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Tampa Bay can’t compete in a salary cap world because they’ve got too much money tied up in three players. Let’s debunk this myth forever. The Bolts aren’t buckling because of how much money they’re paying Vincent Lecavalier, Brad Richards and Martin St-Louis. Between them, they’ve claimed Hart, Art Ross, Conn Smythe and Rocket Richard Trophies. Do you think they’re going to take Enron stock options as payment? No, those boys deserve their big bucks. The reason Tampa Bay could be drafting the, uh, next Michael Jordan of hockey (remember that Art Williams gem from 1998?) come June has a lot more to do with how much it’s paying its bad players. The cumulative cap hit for Richards, St-Louis and Lecavalier is $19.925 million. Detroit, the best team in the league, has $20.3 million committed to its three highest-paid players,... [read full story]
