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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I think you missed the parts about a finite number of jobs and a finite money pool.
The NHL is a very unique situation (unlike the economy at large).
1) there are 23 x 30 jobs
2) the total amount of money paid out to those 690 players is equal to HRR/2 (no matter how it gets divided up, or to whom)
Whether Voynov takes a slice or not has no effect on the overall impact of NHL salaries because, if he doesn't, that money goes elsewhere.
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Yes, but does Voynov contribute to the HRR more than player x? That is the question.
Voynov is a top notch d-man, and he's a foreigner. Foreign players usually have a legion of fans from their hometown/province that buy jerseys, game center, merch and perhaps make trips to the USA to watch. Russian language media must be paying something to the NHL to have the right to interview it's players I assume. It's impossible to know for sure, but your analysis is a little oversimplified.