How much are the Leafs players charging for a goal/assist

It is not a surprise that this season as well, the Toronto Maple Leafs are again fading away from the playoff spot. Most of the Leafs fans blame the coaching staff for that. Some blame the players. The problem lies elsewhere. A look at the stats indicate that the problem lies with the guys who don't even step on ice. Plainly put it lies with the Leafs front office. 

Don't take my word for it. Just look at the stats. The Leafs are paying Phil Kessel $135,000 per point. This is way more expensive than $3.7 M that Chris Kunitz of the Pittsburgh Penguins is getting for his 49 points - approx $76,000 per point. Not just Kessel, the Leafs also has overspent on their other "stars". Lupul, one of the Alternate Captains is earning $5.25M, yet has scored 24 points thus far at almost $219,000 per point. 

By putting together a team of low performers and paying them big, the Leafs cant compete with most of the teams.

Though it is interesting to look at the $$ per point, it is also worth noting that not one of the Leafs has been selected for Team Canada! Goes to tell you the talent that the front office has amassed!

Perhaps the front office has no reason to put a competitive team together. Why should they burn the midnight oil. After all, Toronto Maple Leafs is a business venture. And it is hugely successful. Forbes rated the Leafs as the most valuable NHL franchise. New York Rangers is a distant second.

So the score is pretty simple. Leafs (franchise) is winning. The Leafs fans are losing

Here are the details of how the Leafs players are stacking up as on Jan 13, 2014

Player		Points		Salary		$/Point
Mason Raymond		28		$1,000,000		$35,714
Trevor Smith		9		$550,000		$61,111
Jake Gardiner		13		$875,000		$67,308
Morgan Rielly		12		$894,167		$74,514
Peter Holland		9		$810,000		$90,000
Cody Franson		20		$2,000,000		$100,000
Paul Ranger		9		$1,000,000		$111,111
Nazem Kadri		26		$2,900,000		$111,538
James van Riemsdyk		33		$4,250,000		$128,788
Phil Kessel		40		$5,400,000		$135,000
Joffrey Lupul		24		$5,250,000		$218,750
Tyler Bozak		18		$4,200,000		$233,333
Nikolai Kulemin		11		$2,800,000		$254,545
Jay McClement		5		$1,500,000		$300,000
Dave Bolland		10		$3,375,000		$337,500
Dion Phaneuf		17		$6,500,000		$382,353
Jerry D'Amigo		2		$870,000		$435,000
Carl Gunnarsson		5		$3,150,000		$630,000
David Clarkson		8		$5,250,000		$656,250
Carter Ashton		1		$840,000		$840,000
Mark Fraser		1		$1,275,000		$1,275,000
Colton Orr		0		$925,000		#DIV/0!