The Toronto Maple Leafs are often criticized for having 4 x forwards making a combined $40 million.
However, this criticism shows a major misunderstanding in how NHL games are won, and how teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs, should approach team building in a salary cap system.
You will often see people arguing the difference between say, Matthew Tkachuk making $9 million, and William Nylander asking for the same amount.
You’ll see people say things like “$9 million is fair, but let him walk if he wants $10 million.”
And you will also see people talk about how Marner is overpaid by half a million, or that Tavares is a million overpaid, etc.