Modifié 16 févr. à 20 h 14
Quoting: CakeEaterBanks
So why would I pay the same for a top pairing dman.
Even the highest paid players are all centres because it’s more valuable.
No the highest paid players aren't all centers. Just in the top 10 salaries (which is 12 players) only 4 of them are, that's 1/3rd, the other 2/3rds are mostly wingers with 2 defensemen and 1 goalie.
1. Nathan MacKinnon C $12,600,000
2. Connor McDavid C $12,500,000
3. Artemi Panarin LW $11,642,857
4. Auston Matthews C $11,640,250
5. Erik Karlsson D $11,500,000
6. David Pastrnak RW $11,250,000
7. John Tavares C $11,000,000
Drew Doughty D $11,000,000
9. Mitchell Marner RW $10,903,000
10. Jonathan Huberdeau $10,500,000
Carey Price G $10,500,000
That small sample alone has 2 defensemen who get paid more than all but 4 centers in the entire league, including 28 1st line centers. In fact Karlsson gets paid more than all but 3 centers.
Mind you most of the players on that list are overpaid, many of them by several million/year.