The New Jersey Devils sent an amended contract to the NHL for review last week, with reports saying the 17-year, $102 million contract had been "edited" to a 15-year, $100 million deal.
On Tuesday, Sportnet's Nick Kypreos tweeted the annual salaries in the new deal, however it appears to be dramatically different than the original deal. Here are the annual salaries reported by Sportsnet:
2010: $6 million
2011: $6 million
2012: $11 million
2013: $11.3 million
2014: $11.3 million
2015: $11.6 million
2016: $11.8 million
2017: $10 million
2018: $7 million
2019: $4 million
2020: $1 million
2021: $1 million
2022: $1 million
2023: $3 million
2024: $4 million
The immediate reaction is that the middle seasons, with annual salaries of over $11M each, are still ridiculously high.
However, the escalating amounts in the final two seasons make a late buyout seem less likely, but the $1M years could still be a sticking point.
New Jersey has deals they will need to make once a deal is approved, so the longer the NHL waits to make a decision, the more intrigue will surround the trade market late in the summer.
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