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Will Remaining UFAs Be Forced To Take A Discount?
by Paul on 07/06/09 at 01:50 PM ET
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from Spector at Fox Sports,
Among the notable are Saku Koivu, Sergei Zubov, Alex Tanguay, Francois Beauchemin, Martin Biron, Derek Morris, Alex Kovalev, Paul Mara and Mike Comrie….
Of the remaining teams with $10 million or more in available cap space, the Dallas Stars, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders and Phoenix Coyotes are expected to keep their respective payrolls for next season between the mandated salary cap floor of $40.8 million and $50 million.
That could force most of the top available free agents into accepting less than their perceived market value.
For example, it’s been reported Beauchemin and Biron were seeking salaries worth $4.5 million and $5 million respectively but given how the market slowed in recent days, it’s possible they could be forced to accept considerably less.
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