Habs 2005-06 Salaries Updated

[habscout]

After today's announcement of two new signings [Kovalev & Dandenault] here is an updated list of the Habs salaries for the next season, including a mix of actual numbers, and estimates. The estimates are based on last year's salaries for the RFA's including a qualifying offer raise if necessary. As per the new CBA those raises are based on a 110% increase if the salary was <$660 K, 105% increase if the salary was > $660 K and < $1M, and 100% match of the last salary if it was > $1M. I've also included a guess on some salaries, as I believe the Habs will reward players like Ribiero & Ryder for their last outstanding breakthrough season for the Habs.

Dandenault $1750000

Rivet $2280000

Souray $212800

Markov $1350000 (1)

Komisarek $735000 (1)

Bouillon $60000

Hainsey $570000

Kovalev $4500000

Koivu $3370000 (1)

Bonk $2394000

Zednik $1824000

Ryder $1500000 (2)

Ribeiro $1500000 (2)

Bulis $1000000 (1)

Sundstrom $988000

Begin $608000

Dagenias $450000 (1)

Perezhogin $858800

Plekanec $682000

Hossa $817000

Theodore $4500000

Huet $456000

TOTAL: $34,710,800

(1) based on RFA's qualifying offer

(2) based on a guess

There are 22 players listed here: 2 goalies, 7 defencemen, and 13 forwards. If they wanted to get an inexpensive 4th line banger, I'd love to see them sign P.J. Stock. He would be an excellent fit to go along with Begin, as they play a similar style. He's small, but pretty quick & likes to hit. I remember the Habs defencemen always had troubles with his forechecking. His salary should be similar to Begin's too. Stock was born in Montreal, so he may have some extra incentive to play for the Habs. Those signings would put the Habs payroll around $34.4 M. Chris Higgins is also another option, but his contract would be slightly higher at $896800. I believe that the roster limit is 23, but I thought the new CBA brought it down to 22. I haven't been able to confirm that number, as the nhl.com website did not explain that issue fully.

The figures drawn partly from a previous Habsworld article, and are subject to some error, but I expect they should be close to the truth.

http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=806

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[Fanpuck33_]

You don't remember PJ Stock playing for the Habs a few years ago? I agree he'd be good, I always liked him, but I don't see him returning to the Habs.

[habscout]

Yeah I remember Stock, and thought he was a good, effective player; he was one of the very few acquisitions from Houle that were good. I also thought he improved a little during his stay with Boston and the Rangers, especially when he played against Montreal. He was always a thorn for the Habs defencemen with his tenacious checking.