New Contract Structures Could Provide Future Financial Challenges for Players
With all the hopes, and dreams that accompany the beginning of a new NHL season let me for a moment bring to your attention a growing trend around the league. I’ve come across a few articles concerning recently-signed long-term contracts, most notably an article by Chris Johnston of SportsNet, which discusses the growing trend of NHL long-term contracts to pay out significant amounts of their annual salarys by means of signing bonuses, as opposed to base salary. This growing