Tortorella's Rant Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 First of all, when Crosby is on IR, his cap hit doesn't apply. Lack of insurance just means they'll have to pay the salary dollars. But it doesn't affect the cap (other than in the offseason, or when he is healthy and on their roster). Secondly, there are two sides to this. Off course for the team a 2-3 year deal would be better. However, Crosby (the person) knows there are questions about his health. The reason he may be willing to accept a contract with virtually no raise is because it is long enough to give him security. In his condition, you don't mess around with 1-2 year deals, because if it goes sideways, you lose out financially, BIG-TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Holy crap Crosby is gonna be unbelievabley rich. His current contract, what he makes from sponsors, and now a $90 million extension. Me seriously jelly His Gatorade and Reebok endorsements alone have probably made him pretty loaded already. Me jelly also I wonder how a contract negotiation with a player like Crosby works. The Penguins don't have a choice here - if Crosby doesn't re-sign they lose their entire fanbase. But Crosby is a good guy who wouldn't want to cap strap his team with a bad contract. What if he was selfish and was asking for an egregious amount of money - what would the Pens do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velocity Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Chump change for an athlete of his calibre Tiger Woods: "anyone remember which pair of pants i put that million dollars in? God dammit i think i put them through the wash" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merci Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 For everyone complaining about investing $8 million in 2 of the best goalies in the league, its deals like this that make them justifiable. Crosby is one player, and as good as he is, he is no where near as valuable as having 2 great goalies playing at their peak (due to lack of fatigue) every single night. Ice hockey is a goalie's game, and like it or not the goalie is pretty much the same as football's quaterback - he is the most important player out there, plays 60 minutes of every single game of the season (well, 2 would) and his mistakes show up a lot more than the mistakes of another forward who plays 20 minutes a game for possibly not the entire season. Crosby may be involved in 1.5 goals a game over the season, but 2 goalies playing every minute of the game are involved in 2 to 3 goals a game. Goalies are hence far more important than forwards, so it baffles me why star forwards can earn $9 million and a star goalie like even Lundqvist is around the $6 million mark, despite being FAR more important to his team than any forward ever would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnsey Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 i would sign him to a 2-3 year deal first. Just to see what his health is like. You wouldn't want to invest 10 years in a player that could potentially sit for big chunks of the season (like Lemiuex as the article referred back to). But nonetheless keeping the top player in the NHL is obviously a must for any team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Depending on the CBA, I can see there being some sort of "out clause" in the deal. Or you could make it an "option" deal (MLB style). It would be a (for example sake) 6 year deal worth 9 million annually (totalling 54 million), with 4 option years attached worth another 36 million. But the hitch would be, the Penguins have to exercise all 4 of the option years at the same time. The contract still give Crosby a guaranteed 54 million, and also gives the Penguins a safety net if the concussions persist An example of this: http://sports.yahoo....ug=ycn-10311275 Adam Wainwright(notes)is trying to recover from elbow surgery in February, but he just got a nice get-well gift from the St. Louis Cardinals. The team decided to pick up a two-year contract option for the pitcher , keeping him in Cardinal red for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niklas Jensen Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 hey Sid, screw the Pens management, hit the open market... I mean, if David Jones, David freakin Jones get 4 mil a season, Sidney freakin Crosby is worth at least 12 mil. You will get that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sundin gets $10M. Crosby might be getting $9M. Sounds right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudson bay rules Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ten years at nine mill per. Wonder what the insurance premiums are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
votrechien Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 $9 mil is a steal for Crosby. There's a bunch of teams that probably wouldn't hesitate to offer him in the $12mil range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Doctor Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sounds about right. He will have to change his game a little to stay healthy but Gretzky had to do the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMelvin Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Headcase for 90 mill....lol enjoy Pen's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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