It is hard to blame Max Talbot for refusing to sign a $1.7 million per year contract with the Maple Leafs if traded. Other comparable players are signing deals worth north of $2 million per year this off-season.
Rick Moldovanyi from Houses of the Hockey takes a look at Talbot’s, and other free agents, worth.
When teams like the Florida Panthers and Phoenix Coyotes need to spend almost $20 million to reach the new cap floor, there is money to be made by mediocre free agents.