mooseOAK said:
As a fan of a team that is higher profile and could be a more attractive destination I still think that it would be a shame for Nashville to lose players because of something like that because I think they have gone about building their team the right way.
I hear your concern.
But I think that teams like Nashville and Atlanta have a huge advantage right now.
They're young. They've got great prospects. They've got tiny payrolls.
If the NHL wins its cap, they can go out and sign two or three guys and put together some very good teams.
Older teams like Toronto and Detroit are pretty much stuck. They're on the decline. They've got money tied up in older, declining players. They'll have no cap room to improve.
But all that is beside the point.
The owners can't have it both ways.
If they want lockout time to count against the contracts of guys like Yashin and Cujo and Jagr, than they also have to let time count against their rights to unsigned prospects.
By the same token, the players can't have it both ways.
Time counts, or it doesn't.
You can't have your cake and eat it to.
I know this will end up being negotiated in the CBA or by lawyers in the court room, but I think my solution is fair.