Not Disclosed
In the era of the CBA, NHL player salaries are more important than ever. Diehard fans follow every signing and not only how it’ll impact each team on the ice, but figure out how much salary room is available under the cap. Every team won’t hit the cap limit, but payroll ranges are generally known.
I’m still amazed to get so many press releases with lines like this:
In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Fans who want to know terms then flock to the NHLPA‘s website or sites like TSN or Sportsnet.
I copied that line right from the Capitals release about the signing of Jason Morgan. I use the Caps as an example because they’re so good about access and so easy to communicate with (mandatory Ted Leonsis blog link), but still don’t include salary terms in their releases. Perhaps there was a time where such things were considered too personal, or tasteless to have within a release, but that time has passed.
Comments:
1) We have to agree with ya on that one. Last season we at FAUXRUMORS repeatedly asked Ted/other owners, as well as the NHL directly if they would publish each teams salary cap liability so we, the fans/public/ could understand teams’ moves with more clarity
2) After the lockout they tried to see fans that the league would be an open book and allow total access. Well, its time for the league to publish this important stat and update it daily/weekly to reflect signings/trades/call ups-demotions, etc.
So far our calls have fallen on deaf earsPosted by fauxrumors on Jul 24, 2007 at 01:14 PMThere are some teams that have started including contract details, or at least the two big ones: length and salary.
Off the top of my head, the Hurricanes, Stars, and Predators have all included salaries within releases. (Sorry if I missed any).
Posted by David M Singer on Jul 24, 2007 at 10:59 PM
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