Do owners would rather keep their own players or provide other team players?
Dennis Bernstein, a Phase 4 broadcast, was asked why there weren’t so many sheets this off-season. Bernstein believes that owners spend more money to keep players rather than paying for players from other teams.
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Host: “So it’s summer, but as you know, in Montreal, we talk about hockey every show. We’ve been doing this at three o’clock, especially because we’ve also been in football and baseball talks. But a lot of people are expecting Dennis to see the quotes this summer, especially the salary caps, and what some of the numbers on those numbers will look like.
Now, obviously, there are some reports that the owners have stepped in and told the general manager not to expand the offer paper because they are worried about salary inflation. ”
Dennis Bernstein: “Yes, well, they always worry about salary inflation. How do you make money? What is one of the ways to reduce costs? Don’t pay high time wages. Also, you probably don’t pay that money on the business, but you’re going to pay for that, because that number will pay?
Like Adrian Kempe, right? He is in the year of a deal. He might get $10 million a year, right? Five or six years ago, what did he get, six, six and a half. So everyone thinks it’s a hat, oh, free agents will be great. You know what’s going on, and everyone has enough hat room to keep their guys. So I think that goes back to the idea of the old school, well, we don’t have to pay a high price or give up the draft pick, we can develop our guys, pay them and leave it in town.
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That’s why you’ll see a goalkeeper situation like Edmonton. Jake Allen’s best goalkeeper is Jake Allen. Jake Allen is a good goalkeeper, not very good. He won’t make any difference. So I don’t think Gallo is shocked for that matter. Let’s be real here, this is not a highly used weapon, right?
How many people have been able to rely on one side of the effect over the past five years, and that’s because as you know, (Doug) Armstrong did everything with two Oilers players, and that changed everything. So I understand. I understand why this is not a tool to keep a salary, but it is not that common in this league right now. If I told you, oh yes, every team will have to make a quote sheet every offseason. That’s 32 sheets, that’s a problem.
So I understand that side of the business, but on the other hand, you pay more to stay true to elite players. ”
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