GDT: Game 30: New York Rangers @ The Blue Notes, 6pm ET , MSG

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LORDE

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Is the NHL the only league with a hard cap?
I think teams from other leagues can pay more as long as they’re willing to pay a penalty?
MLB I think has a lux tax

NFL no guaranteed contracts

But in the end... you're a hockey player. McDavid, Bread & Shesty make A LOT

Hank did also.

Cuyle & the like won't.

It's the way it is.
 
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huerter

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I was sitting next to a scout at UBS during preseason and Laf took that exact shot on the PP with no traffic and I said to the scout, "fans actually want to break up PP1 for him". We laughed. Wasn't so funny tonight though.
 
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Throughout my adult life I’ve done some work for Unions during contract negotiations and the skilled work groups would lose their minds over the unskilled groups making a livable wage. The skilled group felt that they were taking less in income and benefits to subsidize the unskilled group.
In the NHL there appears to be an opposite effect.
There is a finite amount to be divided amongst the players. The Stars take the lions share at the expense of the rest of the group. There are players aged 26 and up who need to uproot themselves and their families every year at less than desirable wages.
So I can only imagine when a player demands that much of the pie, which then causes the organization to move out respected veteran leadership it may bring out resentment whether warranted or not.
It's about to get worse. As the cap goes up that new money is going to the upper level players and the mid to low players will continue to get paid around what they are now. This is going to be a pa issue to manage over the next few years.
 
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OthmannOut

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I was sitting next to a scout at UBS during preseason and Laf took that exact shot on the PP with no traffic and I said to the scout, "fans actually want to break up PP1 for him". We laughed. Wasn't so funny tonight though.
that shot was fine though. it was low and hard and kreider was there for the rebound.
 
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