Making the assumption that this article is close to accurate and the athletes playing for these teams are paying that tax rate, that gives the Flames and Oilers a huge advantage. For players signing as free agents, after-tax dollars would be their primary focus (city, team & family aside). PK Subban's new $9M/year deal in Montreal would be the equivalent of $6.7M/year in Alberta.
Using a $69M cap in 2014/15 we could convert this to an 'after tax' salary cap of:
Calgary $42.4M
Edmonton $42.4M
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Anaheim $32.4M
LA $32.4M
San Jose $32.4M
Montreal $31.7M
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