Claude_Verret Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 For a team with a $31 MM payroll this year it took until late in the ECF before they got into the black. In today's N&O Rutherford says he expects the team payroll to rise to about $40 MM. To me this says it's time for "Caniacs" to put up or shut up next year. It might be a good idea for the Canes to launch an ad campaign to remind about 30% of them that season actually begins in October, not April. We shall see. The Hurricanes entered the season with a payroll of about $28 million, which rose to about $31 million following the deals for Weight and Recchi, Rutherford said. Last year's salary cap of $39 million is projected to increase to $44 million in the 2006-07 season, and Rutherford expects Carolina's payroll to rise to about $40 million. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 It will be interesting to see what happens to Carolina's revenues as a result of winning the Cup. I'm still trying to find such data about recent Cup winners. You would assume it means a small fortune. But, yes, all things being equal, whatever the hell that means, small non-hockey market Carolina spending 40 million certainly raises some, uh, interesting questions for Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fushetti Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Those sons a just spent another 18 mil for 5 years on 36 yr old Brind'Amour... I'm not looking to the #%^$#!ing Canes for salary cap advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Maybe some advice on winning the Cup then? We have Brind'Amour, we are still hung over from the Cup party right now. Period. End of thread. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad1 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Maybe some advice on winning the Cup then? We have Brind'Amour, we are still hung over from the Cup party right now. Period. End of thread. :) Does he play defense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Uh, he just won the Selke Trophy. What do you think? PASabreFan just shakes his head... ...at his own stupidity. I was going to edit my post, but I figured I would just leave it there for all to enjoy. :) No, he doesn't play defense, but he did score a ton of timely goals, won a bunch of faceoffs and gave his team inspired leadership at crunch time. He was the difference in the series, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad1 Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Uh, he just won the Selke Trophy. What do you think? PASabreFan just shakes his head... ...at his own stupidity. I was going to edit my post, but I figured I would just leave it there for all to enjoy. :) No, he doesn't play defense, but he did score a ton of timely goals, won a bunch of faceoffs and gave his team inspired leadership at crunch time. He was the difference in the series, IMHO. I know he's a great player, but I believe that if Buffalo didn't lose Tallinder or McKee in that series, the Sabres win it going away. Brind'Amour played a great series, but there should be no doubt that the difference in the series were the injuries suffered by the Sabres, especially after game 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Forget woulda coulda shoulda. As the series played out in reality, Brind'Amour was the difference. I don't disagree that if we are healthy, we win the series. And if the Canes had Cole... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmwolf21 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'll take those odds - give them Cole & we get back Kalinin, Teppo, Tallinder, McKee and Timmy for the whole 7-game series...and I bet we win that series nine times out of ten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude_Verret Posted June 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'll take those odds - give them Cole & we get back Kalinin, Teppo, Tallinder, McKee and Timmy for the whole 7-game series...and I bet we win that series nine times out of ten. Stop it. That's crazy talk. Those Canes were gutsy! <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 They sure were. You heard Aaron Ward's story, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDS Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 They sure were. You heard Aaron Ward's story, right? didn't he have a bad case of indigestion and only Mylanta would ease the pain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Why don't you take your banana and study your avatar for awhile? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'd like to study his avatar, too. Scott - do you have any shots of her from the other side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcrusho Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 I'd like to see that picture.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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