Bauer83
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- Aug 27, 2004
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crossxcheck said:I just dont see how something like 100% tax over $40m, 150% tax over $45m and a 200% tax over $50m wouldn't be ok for the league. I'm not the most knowledgable on this subject, so please feel free to shoot holes in this.
I have wondered that as well, and I can only come to the conclusion that allowing other teams to spend over the cap limit to sign the big name players, would cause other players asking for similar salaries. Someone in Edmonton or Calgary or Minnesota can't tell an arbitrator that the salary someone recieves in New york can't be compared to us, and hence the inflation begins again. Part of the reason for salary cap is to get the stars to all of the smaller markets, to hopefully grow the game. Whether or not this will fully work, who knows. But I know we cheered for a long time when Peter Nedved was in Edmonton, and he is barely even a star anymore. Whether it would have the same effect in the states, who knows. But that is the only reason why I cannot see a harsh luxury tax working, and that is just my take on the subject.