Yup, that high a cap leaves a lot of room for disparity between the
teams. But if that was a real issue for the league, why were the
NHLPA the only ones who seemed to be talking seriously about revenue
sharing and luxury taxes underneath the hard cap?


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:11:33 -0800 (PST), GW Mercure
<gwmercure@...> wrote:
>
> I don't see how small market teams like Pittsburgh could have competed in a 49
million per team ball park. I really don't. I want to see a league where Detroit
and Philadelphia can't purchase success every year while Edmonton and Pittsburgh
can't possibly compete. When every team behaves about like New Jersey and
Boston, this will be a good game.
>
> THis is a big deal in Canada, no doubt. But no one cares in the US. (I care.
I'm really pissed.)


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