NHL Lock-out officially in effect.
strange to see so many NHL GM handing out new longterm deals for big money yet their owners are crying poor yet again.
Scrap the Salary Cap and throw in the Baseball model, spend what you want, but if you go over a set max, you pay a
luxury tax. Teams like
and
could easily spend double what the current cap is, but teams like
are poor and struggle to reach the floor. Since the last Lockout, the cap has risen from 40 to 70M. 16 Players have contracts lasting at least a decade. Wild are saying they were poor, but spent huge money on 2 FA's.
Bettman is a real piece of work too. The guy doesn't care, is going to cancel the
Winter Classic and for sure the whole season. The guy is
ruthless, wants players to take a 20% cut. The owners think they have all the leverage, but the players can just play oversees for this year. BTW, another option:
Revenue sharing has worked out just fine in Baseball, it helps the struggling franchises and allows better parity throughout the league. This will also lead to high cap ceilings and higher player salaries in the long haul. A team like
would have no interest, but maybe it could work better than what they have now.
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