tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post7027046286809694798..comments2023-10-31T09:01:31.435-06:00Comments on Nothing 2 See Here: Are They Really THAT Stupid?YKOilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17691795778800270630noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1321669368617074100.post-76657067420072436362007-03-16T16:07:00.000-06:002007-03-16T16:07:00.000-06:00Good post man. I agree, the excuse that they are o...Good post man. I agree, the excuse that they are only spending 10% to the cap so that they can add 20M dollars worth of salary at the deadline is pretty much retarded. 5% seems like a much more plausible number. <BR/><BR/>One thing though, and this doesn't really take away from anything you are saying, but salary is calculated by day, not by game.<BR/><BR/>EG at this years trade deadline teams could add:<BR/><BR/>Trade Deadline (41 Days Remaining):<BR/><BR/>41 divided by 187 x 100 = 21.9%<BR/><BR/>100 divided by 21.9 = 4.57<BR/><BR/>So a team could add 4.57 x yearly salary.<BR/><BR/>Also, while 10% is certainly too great of a number, the budget can shift quite a bit during a season. If X player gets injured, and their contract is not insured (Horcoff and Hemsky's are not, and I believe Moreau's is) then the minor league replacement salary (450k-945k) is on the books for the duration of the call up.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, 2.4M (5% of the yearly salary if the cap is 48M) would have translated into (2.4 x 4.57) nearly 11M dollars at this years deadline. More than enough to add whoever the hell the Oilers would have wanted.kingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606739495505042320noreply@blogger.com