Trottier said:
I actually respect posters who have the guts/honesty to say they want a hardcap to "even out talent" across the league. It's a misguided, myopic point of view IMO. But at least these folks have the courage to admit that they only want a CBA that will help their otherwise middling team masquerade as a contender, every year (while deconstructing other, superior run/better financed franchises.)
Isnt that the reason everyone wants a cap? To help their team compete or have its team keep an edge over the competition? Are there any posters who arent arguing for or against based on their feelings?.
I might be the only one who wants a cap because its good for the league. I think having a cap would allow the league to sell hope. Every fan could, in theory, could have a chance to win in any given year.
Could the NHL really get any more boring then the current crap product that is put on the ice? The eighties and early to mid nineties were far more entertaining.
Bring in the cap, sell the fans on hope, open the rules to increase offense. Ive always seen a soft cap with exceptions to keep players the team drafted as the best way to go. I just see that as the best way to sell the product and make more money.
Its all about money. The owners are the NHL. Why shouldnt I support them making more money? This is the business of hockey board is it not? The bottome line is all the anti cappers, especially the totally insane ones, will be right in line buying tickets and merchandise the second the NHL restarts with a cap. How could I not support it.