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Sergei Samsonov Florida Panthers 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing left winger and wearing number 14, Sergei Samsonov played for the Florida Panthers during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $2,800,000. The total team salary for the Florida Panthers was reportedly $35,302,500, so his salary represented 7.9% of that total team payroll. We can compare his salary to the other players on his team. The median salary for a player on the Florida Panthers was $900,000, while the average salary was $1,604,659. He played a total of 78 games that season, with 13 goals and 27 assists - a total of 40 points. If we divide his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $35,897.44 per game played. Sergei Samsonov had a plus/minus of -2, 14 PIM (penalties in minutes), 4 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 123 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 10.60%. We can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists), if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly on offense. His salary per goal scored was $215,385 and his salary per point was $70,000.
But then, there are taxes. Each hockey season is played during two calendar years, however, given an annual salary in the U.S. of $2,800,000 we can estimate that he would have to pay $955,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 117 median high school teachers, 133 median police officers, or 189 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,844,716 left over. However, he may still have to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.