**For SMJHL players: Rookie contracts range from 1-3 million dollars...in 150 words or more, choose some players on your team and explain what there salaries should be worth and what makes them worth that amount? (*tag all players involved)


I will be looking at a few rookie contracts on the Minnesota Chiefs. Most of the players have decent contracts based on the current ELC parameters. One that stands out to me as strange is the contract of Jerry Mander. For a player that has lead the SMJHL in hit for two consecutive seasons, 1 Million for 2 years seems like an under payment. I would be paying 2.5 and looking for max term for an active player of that caliber. @GCool

I would also look at Nicolas Klaus's contract which currently has 2 years left at 2M. For last years top scorer in the SMJHL and a solid performer that was a major reason for Kelowna's first place finish. Klaus should be earning a max value contract. @Noble

I think a bigger reason for the underpayments that occur with rookie contracts are more due to the tight cap space for any SHL team that has more than a handful of prospects. With only 8M specifically allocated for send-downs, the 7 contracts account for 15.5 Million at almost double the normal allocation. This makes it hard for a team to properly value the players it drafts without forcing current players to take discounts.