Proposal: Something has to Change - Net Salary Advantages to select NHL teams, and Disadvantages to others

[Hockey Outsider]

And, again, I don't think even the owners of higher tax teams would even be in favor of changing the set-up--it would just lead to more money coming out of their pockets.

Exactly. My best estimate is (as someone who works in this industry), in order to have an accurate estimate of each player's after tax earnings, the league would have to pay about $800K to $1M annually, to engage accountants or lawyers to prepare the calculation. Why would the owners possibly be willingly pay that much money? It's an added cost, with no clear benefit to the league.