They should, but they won’t.
No, and the mere suggestion of such a notion is ludicrous. You want to give multi-millionaires who play a game for a living tax breaks? Why? Anyone who thinks this would be a good idea is [mod], unless you’re one of the players themselves, or someone else with a direct vested interest (agents, owners) - then it’s just the usual greed and entitlement.
Sure. And teams like Nashville were operating at like a $90m difference than teams like NYR, Toronto, Wings, etc prior to the cap.
Totally legit number. Cap is approaching $100mm. Floridas top players have around 90% of their salary paid out in bonus which is NOT subject to a state or city tax.
You do realize barkov and tkachuk only have $1mm salaries each right? So the other 90% of their contract has ZEROOOOOO state or city tax as its paid in florida in a lump sum
21 contracts over like 700 NHL players is in no way shape or form “a lot”
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Adjusting for cost of living...same as taxes...it all balances out.
Just IMO, but the "unfair financial advantage" isn't hugely material. My estimate is the tax free states have somewhere around 2% advantage on normal cost municipalities (IL, PA, OH, NC, etc) and 7% on high tax municipalities (NY, CAL, TOR, etc). To me, that's not overly significant in relation to where people want to play.
It is not an "unfair advantage" because -- as has been written about at least a million times here on HF boards -- the purpose of the cap is for financial budgeting purposes and not to ensure competitive equality.
Whether it's a consideration for some players or not isn't the point, and very few (maybe none) of the posters pointing out how stupid this whole thing is are saying that no player ever takes this into consideration. But keep talking past people and building strawmen
If that’s the case, then GMs of those well run teams should go to Northern teams and try to win where their efforts would be appreciated by 10x the population. Winning in Canadian cities would make them well known in the city. Something tells me that they know how good they have it with the advantages southern markets have and won’t consider this.
So like Yzerman? Except he did not think in that way, that's an insane train of thought, why would anyone EVER think that way. BUT like all contract job opportunities involved, there are other factors involved. There are more than 1 singular factor to a decision being made. Yzerman choose to go back to Michigan for family & yeah legacy of likely taking over Detroit soon was probably a factor. Yzerman certainly didn't make that choice because he wants to be more appreciated for his work or well known. Silliness.
21 contracts over like 700 NHL players is in no way shape or form “a lot”
Datsyuk does not apply to this btw, no idea what you’re talking about there
Once again, the only team who benefitted with this with actual Cup wins was Chicago. Who once again, beat other state taxed teams. You have zero leg to stand on by completely ignoring the results of the playoffs pre 2016.
The single only reason you’re doing so is it completely nullifies your entire argument.
Very simple question is why would the rich teams ever agree to this cap if the problem was as big as you’re suggesting. It’s such a minuscule detail that no one other than fans of teams who suck are complaining about.
Why weren’t any of these southern teams winning anything from 2006-2020?
So how do you adjust the cap for players signing below market value in Toronto because they’re from Toronto ?I don’t know what “21 contracts” that poster is referring to. He didn’t put up a list.
Unlike how I Actually quoted specific GMs.
You just take 21 contracts as gospel. Interesting.
Articles have put zetterberg, franzen, Weber, subban, hossa. Keith. Carter, luongo, quick as the contracts.
And yes. Having multiple players on the same team with cheater contracts is an advantage. There are lots of cups/finalists.
Also. Rich teams don’t have to agree to the specific equal cap. They only get one vote.
Sharks GM Grier Would Favor An NHL Tax Equalization Plan, But Would It Be Easy?
The issue of taxes on NHL players is important, and Sharks GM Mike Grier has come out to say he'd hypothetically support a tax equalization plan. But will it happen?ca.sports.yahoo.com
Here is Grier talking about how he would support tax equalization
Here is trotz admitting he has a “much easier time retaining and signing players” due to taxes.
Kevyn Adam’s said he had high taxes and no palm trees.
So it’s clearly being considered. You are just wrong again.
Show me one gm that says it’s not an issue?
No. Forcing teams to all have the same cap is for competitive equality. Or parity as they call it.
But not every player gets 90% of their payroll paid via signing bonus. The examples I use are for the vast majority of NHL players.
If you want fair, then coaching, scouting and front office costs should also be included in the salary cap. Also, every team should spend to the midpoint and not 20% over.
Those have nothing to do with the current issue. I don’t “want fair”
Any advantages that Toronto has are earned and deserved. Any advantages Florida or any other warmer/nicer place has are illegitimate and need to be taken away from them.
