The differences are very overhyped. There is a difference but it isn't millions per year per player.
A rough equivalent of 9.5M in Tampa is 10-10.25M in Toronto. (I swear to god if someone tried to use the clearly wrong CF calculator as proof it's more I'm gonna be so disappointed). If someone doesn't, believe me, I can (yet again) run through the numbers. If you read some of the Brayden Point Threads on the Trade Board, I've gone over the differences.
Also, the salary cap is for cost certainty, not for parity, so at the end of the day, fairness doesn't matter.
1.) parity one hundred percent is a part of the cap. That’s why all teams have the same cap number.
Otherwise. They could allow teams to buy cap space off other teams. Or allow big market teams to take up more of it. As long as the HRR cap adds to 50% it doesn’t matter that small market teams get less cap. It’s still cost certainty. That’s against the rules for a reason.
If Toronto got 101.5 million in cap. And Tampa got 61.5 million. That’s still cost certainty. But it’s not parity. Which is part of it.
2.) I left it in the other thread not to derail it. But you have to understand it’s ridiculous that you think that you are the sole authority on tax laws. More than actual accountants. Industry professionals. NHL presidents and GMs
You have your opinion. Based on Your understanding of it. Do you honestly think you know more than actual professionals? There is NO possibility in your mind that maybe. Just maybe you don’t know everything? There Might be something you are missing in your calculations.
Like when you didn’t know stamkos has full max bonuses instead of 50%.
Like you got to the point where you were disagreeing with actual people looking at their actual paycheques.
We get it. It’s a hobby for you. But it’s million dollar business and actual lively hood for some.
They have repeatedly said about 700k for 5 million ish contract. Which would work out to about a 1.4-1.5 ish deduction on a 10 million hit. Which adds up with multiple. Cap calculators. Multiple accountants and the words of players. And it makes sense.
Just roughly. If you look at all the big contracts and add about 1.5 to duchene. Stamkos. Kucherov. Hedman. That seems about right for market value.
Duchene took 1.5 less than skinner in a tax free market
Stamkos took 1.5-2 million less than kopitar. Kane. Toews.
Hedman took about 1.5 less than comparable D.
It kinda adds up.
You can believe it’s smaller based on Your calculations. Others can believe it’s bigger based on the word of industry professionals who do it for real with million dollar clients.
