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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
Its likely only a matter of time before the NHL cries poor again when teams like Florida and Phoenix can't manage to get up to the cap floor (even after revenue sharing and TV money). Its fine tying wages to revenue, but if the revenue isn't shared equally there are still going to be issues when the cap goes up and up over the years.
So yes, the NHL got salaries tied to revenue but eventually you will get to a point where teams can't spend to the floor without losing significant dollars.
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Dreger commented on twitter:
"Some NHL teams could receive $45 mil when $20 mil in TV rights, $20 mil in rev share + $5 mil in escrow is factored. Floor is $52 mil. Unlikely there would be more than 5 teams that would qualify..."
I'm not really up on my CBA crap, but if I'm understanding Dreger the bottom feeders (Florida/Carolina/Nashville/Columbus/LongIsland) should receive more than enough money from the league to turn a profit.
Should.