Del Preston
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He didn't join the Red Wings until the salary cap was already in place...
And less than a year ago he was raving about the parity the cap provides.
And less than a year ago he was raving about the parity the cap provides.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12661242/nhl-salary-cap-created-full-parity-leagueThe salary cap has fully spread its wings.
"The parity in this league in unbelievable," Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock told ESPN.com Friday, a day after his team got into the playoffs [for the 24th straight season] in its second-to-last game of the regular season.
"In the 10 years I've been in Detroit, the league has gone from where we used to throw our sticks on the ice and win, to now where we barely make the playoffs," added Babcock, who has coached the only team to make to postseason every season since the lockout.
"The teams that looked like they might be the best in the league at the start of the year, like a Pittsburgh or the New York Islanders, they barely make the playoffs. It's freaking amazing."