Re: Show me the money--Players turning pro
I'm not going to dispute this, HOWEVER, I would like to "ask the experts" what happens to the kid that doesn't make it up to the big league. Can you recalculate all of this based on the player that signs, but ends up in the AHL with a few trips up.. If I understand any of this, I know that signing for around $900,000 is based on playing a certain number of games in the NHL, and that this is reduced if the player stays in the AHL.
I'm not advocating that a player should stay in college, nor that they should sign early. This is something that each and every player/family must weigh on their own terms and not what some think is an absolute. Until we are actually in the shoes of someone (player/parent/advisor) it's all just an academic excercise. However, I did like the quote and that's why I posted it. All of this is a journey and what happens, happens..
I'm not going to dispute this, HOWEVER, I would like to "ask the experts" what happens to the kid that doesn't make it up to the big league. Can you recalculate all of this based on the player that signs, but ends up in the AHL with a few trips up.. If I understand any of this, I know that signing for around $900,000 is based on playing a certain number of games in the NHL, and that this is reduced if the player stays in the AHL.
I'm not advocating that a player should stay in college, nor that they should sign early. This is something that each and every player/family must weigh on their own terms and not what some think is an absolute. Until we are actually in the shoes of someone (player/parent/advisor) it's all just an academic excercise. However, I did like the quote and that's why I posted it. All of this is a journey and what happens, happens..
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