Comments on: Winners and Losers http://dumpinggrounds.com/2005/08/04/winners-and-losers/ I ought to put a tagline here... any suggestions? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: mmc http://dumpinggrounds.com/2005/08/04/winners-and-losers/#comment-123 mmc Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:44:14 +0000 http://69.39.89.132/~dgadmin/?p=142#comment-123 <p>Very true, but it is worth noting that even the 5.25 mil in the first two years is very much below what Peter Forsberg and Jerome Iginla received.</p> <p>It's actually more on par with what a second teir (although still very good) player like Pavol Demitra received.</p> <p>Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to have him, and I don't think ANYONE making $17M is worthy of pity.</p> <p>I also agree with you that I don't think Mike has 5 years left. His love for the game has been questioned before, and he undoubtedly has plans for his life post-hockey.</p> Very true, but it is worth noting that even the 5.25 mil in the first two years is very much below what Peter Forsberg and Jerome Iginla received.

It’s actually more on par with what a second teir (although still very good) player like Pavol Demitra received.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to have him, and I don’t think ANYONE making $17M is worthy of pity.

I also agree with you that I don’t think Mike has 5 years left. His love for the game has been questioned before, and he undoubtedly has plans for his life post-hockey.

]]> By: Wade Ford http://dumpinggrounds.com/2005/08/04/winners-and-losers/#comment-122 Wade Ford Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:17:03 +0000 http://69.39.89.132/~dgadmin/?p=142#comment-122 <p>But you have look at the way the contract for Mo is structured i.e. about 5.25 mil / year for the first 3 years and then 750k for the following 2 years. Its not a bad deal for him and he likely wont play those last 2 years anyway</p> But you have look at the way the contract for Mo is structured i.e. about 5.25 mil / year for the first 3 years and then 750k for the following 2 years. Its not a bad deal for him and he likely wont play those last 2 years anyway

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