A brief analysis of what may constitute a fair settlement deal for Kyle Beach

24 hours ago, a Chicago Blackhawks lawyer issued a letter to the lawyer of Kyle Beach, the former Black Ace who
in 2010, brought up sexual assault allegations against then Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich.

The letter was essentially to request that Beach and his lawyer agree to allow the NHL to bring in a mediator who could help the two sides reach a settlement agreement that works for both sides. At this point, the gap between the two parties is reportedly quite large.

Earl Schwartz of The Leafs Nation took some time, with the help of CapFriendly, to determine what Beach's actual career earnings were in relation to what other former 11th overall draft picks have been able to amass over the course of their careers. The numbers are staggering.

According to Schwartz, via CapFriendly, the 11th overall draft picks from 2003-2007, along with the 11th overall draft picks 2009-2013 (5 years before and 5 years after Beach was drafted) have been able to average career earnings of approximately $31.5M.

Schwartz also points out that 8/10 of those players are still active in today's NHL and will earn over $30M this season, collectively.

It's going to be quite tricky to determine, even with a mediator, what might constitute a fair settlement, because even if you use the average, there's really no way to know whether Beach would have been on the higher end of the spectrum in terms of potential career earnings, or the lower end.

An example that Schwartz had used to show the parity between contracts coming out of an ELC was Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter, who both signed deals at opposite ends of that spectrum coming out of their entry-level deals. Kopitar for $47.6M and Carter for just $15M.

It's going to be interesting to see how large of a settlement Beach might get for what he has had to endure over these last 11 years, suffering in silence. I just hope that the number is large enough that he feels as though justice will have been served and that will allow him to move on with his life knowing that the organization got off light for what they did to him and what they had allowed to happen under their watch.

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