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i am from edmonton , and ryan smyth was offered 5.4 mil a year and he was trying to get 5.7 mil a year a deal couldnt get done, and he wouldve been a free agent so he was traded so at least oilers got something, but it is crazy how someone can turn down 5.4 million

2007-02-28 15:04:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports Hockey

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They sell a product, advertising. Those ads on the boards cost someone money. Players bring people into the arena to watch, which makes money for the owner, which also pays the people who work the stands, ticket booths, etc, as well as players. So, if these players are bringing this much money for someone, they are getting rewarded for it.

And the argument about teachers, etc makes me ill to no end. I know teachers who don't even deserve what they are making now because they don't teach, don't try to teach, and just don't care. And this isn't the exception or rule, it's closely split in my experience. My doctor is GUESSING what my sickness is without really doing anything to look into it. Do these examples deserve outrageous salaries. ANd besides, my taxes are high enough without every teacher making millions, and my health costs are high enough without having to pay more. Sports, I have an option to go or not, which makes it more justifiable rather than having to pay thousands this kind of money without a choice.

2007-03-01 13:25:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kaotik29 4 · 1 0

Zdeno Chara earns about 7 million dollars to do what? Fight someone? Screen the goalie? Take a slap shot from the point and have a player like Sheldon Souray who is deserves more money than him score more, assist more, and STILL make less money? Also, the 5.4 million, that's not that big of a deal of a turn down. If you think that is crazy, let's look at the sport with no salary cap. I'll only bring up one to player that proves my point.. Alex Rodriguez. I'm a Yankees fan and all, but CMON. Who is so good that they can earn 21 million dollars PER YEAR?? Even though I'm a Yankees fan, he blows in the playoffs, and he is so unclutch in the playoffs. Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa (even though they very likely took steroids), didn't even earn 21 million per year, and they hit 70 HRs? 75? HRs? It's just stupid sometimes, but Ryan Smyth, he shouldn't be so picky unless you're one a really bad team. He was on the team that made it to the Stanley Cup last season, and got traded to a team that might not even make the playoffs. Gotta learn to be less picky.

2007-03-01 01:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by jkc3953 3 · 0 0

Every few days someone says the same old thing. Perhaps before the lock out this might be a valid statement, but that was the GM's and owners fault as they had been given the option of having a salary cap and has vehemently turned it down. Then the owners claimed they were not making money so they had to have a salary cap and every player in the league (except the rookies and other lower salaries) got a cut in pay - the owners won the lock out big time.

Of course teachers and policemen and firemen and nurses deserve to make a better wage than they are. And as soon as the general public start buying seats to watch them do their work, they'll all get one.

If the NHL players can get every seat in the barn warm, they deserve to be paid for it. It's the way of the world - always has been, always will be.

2007-03-01 04:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 0 1

Salaries out of hand? No.

Fans out of hand? You bet.

Owners out of hand? Most definately.

If there was nobody paying it, then nobody would be getting it. Just like you and me in "real life", if someone was willing to give me a raise, I would grab it.

Realize that this is a business, and not a sport. How many hockey team owners ever played the game? Not many. What does that tell you?

Business men determined that every player in the NHL was worth their current contract. Some of them proved their worth, and some did not. Some owners made out well, and some did not.

When the fans stop going to games and buying jerseys, the ticket prices and the salaires will drop due to lack of income to the owners.

YOU determine players salaries, too, ya know.

2007-03-04 05:08:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tim C 2 · 0 0

You would have to abolish Capitalism and the rules of supply & demand which is the best way of determinig what a person is worth. It's like everyones been saying owners pay huge salaries and revenue comes from TV, Corporations, ticket sales, and merchandise, Look nobody ever held a gun to Phil Knights head when he paid LeBron James $90 million to endorse Nike.

Another area you can examine is private booster clubs paying huge salaries for college coaches if you oppose this then boycott it. Otherwise thousands of people choose of their own freewill to enjoy sports just like movies and any other form of entertainment.

2007-03-01 08:08:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Well I mean its part of the entertainment industry. These guys go out there night after night and put their bodies on the line to entertain the 1000s who show up to see them play. I don't think its any different then lets say a movie star or a singer. They make a lot of money because people pay good money to see them act or sing. I mean hell Bill Gates makes more then most of these players in a day and he sits his *** at home. Its not the players fault, we set them up for it. They know people will pay a ton of money to watch the game, if no one went to the games, ticket sales would drop and players would make a hell of a lot less money.

Another Note: Thats why they instated a salary cap. Smaller market teams are able to compete now because of revenue sharing. The NHL almost went under due to outragous player salaries.

2007-02-28 17:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by PhyzicsOfHockey 2 · 1 0

I could not agree more. the average person will NEVER be offered anything close to 1 million dollars. i know being an athlete is hard work on your body, it takes up a lot of time, and for professionals its basically an all year job. but they play the game for one of two reason. 1) they like the sport they are playing or 2) they dont know how to do anything else.

But really....when sports players are getting paid more to run around on a field or a sheet of ice or a wooden floor than our school teachers, police officers and even the PRESIDENT...something is seriously OUT OF CONTROL!

2007-02-28 15:48:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I think it is very difficult to truly quantify any pro-athlete's "worth". People aren't buying the tickets, merchandise, etc because the doofus in the suit that owns the team is cool. I sincerely believe that the players make the sport (any sport) and they should be making the money, above the costs of running the arenas, it's truly theirs. People who whine about a pro-athlete's salary have envy/jealousy issues. If they were in the same boat they'd be the same way, period. All that whining about a salary cap, and players aren't loyal to their teams...now look! Nobody can stay anywhere even if they want to. Personally, I think what happened to Darius Kasparitis was entirely because of the new "economics" very sad, and very unfair.

2007-03-02 08:02:57 · answer #8 · answered by Icewomanblockstheshot 6 · 1 0

Many mightnt like it, i mean who likes to see actors and sports stars outearn teachers, scientists, doctors, etc. I don't. However, as devils advocate I will argue that as long as a league has some sort of cap linked to revenues, then the players earn their share. It's a business deal, the dollars are there, why shouldn't the players get about half and the owners get the other half? seems fair to me.

If so many don't like it, stop going to the games, stop watching them, and stop buying the products that advertise during the games. reduce the revenues and salaries will come down.

now a league without a cap, like baseball, is a joke.

2007-02-28 16:10:52 · answer #9 · answered by seannixon36 2 · 1 0

It's disgusting. No one is worth that much to play a game, sell jerseys, or pack arena's. I don't know how teams like the Oilers, Pens, and Coyotes, make it. Its really out of control. I hope Edmonton can hold on to the Oilers.

2007-02-28 18:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 0 0

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