shayne
Registered User
The Yanks under a luxury tax system have to pay $25 million penalty, do they care...NO. The are going to make the Randy Johnson trade that will see their payroll rise to $205 million.
The Jays and 1/2 the league are under $60 million( i have not actually checked, but a decent guess i think)
The NHLPA wants a luxury tax, NO KIDDING they want that, the tax does nothing.
I do not want to see that much disparity amongs payrolls , it is not good for the NHL or any league.
I could see a cap set high enough that the money making teams with currently high payrolls will continue to have a financial advantage over their competitors.
A $42 million cap as an example, Nashville, Florida, Calgary etc cannot go up to those levels so the Flyers, Wings, Leafs etc still have a financial advantage.
The difference here is that the disparity can't get stupid, teams can still have a $10 to $15 million dollar edge and that is not chump change but they can't have a $150 million dollar edge.
I think the players should accept a cap for the health of the sport but owners should up the levels so the players still do very well and deservedly so.
A deal is out there but it will have to include a cap, the PA should negotiate their best deal under those parameters.
Cheers in '05
The Jays and 1/2 the league are under $60 million( i have not actually checked, but a decent guess i think)
The NHLPA wants a luxury tax, NO KIDDING they want that, the tax does nothing.
I do not want to see that much disparity amongs payrolls , it is not good for the NHL or any league.
I could see a cap set high enough that the money making teams with currently high payrolls will continue to have a financial advantage over their competitors.
A $42 million cap as an example, Nashville, Florida, Calgary etc cannot go up to those levels so the Flyers, Wings, Leafs etc still have a financial advantage.
The difference here is that the disparity can't get stupid, teams can still have a $10 to $15 million dollar edge and that is not chump change but they can't have a $150 million dollar edge.
I think the players should accept a cap for the health of the sport but owners should up the levels so the players still do very well and deservedly so.
A deal is out there but it will have to include a cap, the PA should negotiate their best deal under those parameters.
Cheers in '05