bargain-basement

But in the wake of Carpenter’s hugely successful “Halloween,” Cunningham put together a bargain-basement team of mostly unknowns and directed 1980’s workmanlike “Friday the 13th,” as much in the firmament as any slasher.

Struggling California vineyards are having to compete with bargain-basement wine prices from overseas growers, due to global oversupply.

Now, struggling California growers have found themselves having to compete with bargain-basement wine prices from overseas growers eager to rid themselves of aging supplies.

At the other end of the spectrum is the bargain-basement deal the Pittsburgh Steelers are getting on quarterback Russell Wilson, whose one-year contract will pay him $1.21 million for the 2024 season.

All have more recent playing time than Driedger, whose salary isn’t exactly bargain-basement for teams pressed up against the NHL’s salary cap ceiling of $83.5 million.