i am dave
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NorthOiler said:Salaries for 2004:
$20 to $30 Million - 5 Teams; predators, penguins, wild, panthers, thrashers
$30 to $40 Million - 11 Teams; Blackhawks, Sabres, Oilers, Jackets, Lightning, Sharks, Hurricanes, Flames, Coyotes, Senators, Canadians
$40 to $50 Million - 4 Teams; Islanders, Canucks, Bruins, Devils
$50 to $60 Million - 3 Teams; Capitals, Ducks, Kings
$60 to $70 Million - 5 Teams; Leafs, Blues, Avalanche, Flyers, Stars
$70 to $80 Million - 2 Teams; Rangers, Wings
16 of the 30 NHL teams have a salary below $40 Million - many were losing money under the previous CBA. This proposal does nothing to address the current problem facing the majority of NHL teams. A 50 Million hard cap plus a franchise player is comforting for the few "money teams" but not the majority of the NHL. This proposal is affordable for 10 of the 30 NHL teams based on 2004 salaries.
Nothing would change under this proposal - small market teams remain farm teams. When you have disparity in team salaries - Predators $21,932,500 to the Wings $77,856,109 - you have a problem.
How does lowering the salary of Team B stop Team A from losing money? If your answer implies that payroll = performance = playoff run, I ask you to look at the Rangers and Capitals over the past three years.