Big Dollars for Top UFAs?
With the NHL free-agent bonanza poised to kick off on July 1, the question you got to ask is how high will a team be willing to go to snap one of the top stars such as Daniel Briere, Chris Drury, Ryan Smyth or Scott Gomez.
With the salary-cap expected to climb to $50-million and teams able to allocate 20% of the cap to one player, is a $10-million a player out of the question?
If the Montreal Canadiens are serious about luring Briere back to Quebec maybe it will take $10-million to pull it off, especially given Montreal’s difficulties in attracting UFA in recent years (Brenden Shanahan, for example, turned down a higher offer from the Canadiens last year to sign with the Rangers).
For more thoughts, check out today’s Globe & Mail. As well, ESPN’s Scott Burnside has an extensive look at the top free-agent forwards and where they might end up.
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