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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I used to think like that actually. But the thing is, the owners are greedy. I have no problem with players and agents scratching and clawing for more money wherever they can, because if they don't, the money just goes to the owners who are exceedingly wealthy already. The salary cap was a huge win for the owners, and that's why we lost an entire season of hockey (in the middle of Iggy's prime too).
At the end of the day, the players are the product. They should get paid.
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Actually under the collective bargaining agreement the players get 50% no matter what. So whether or not the owners are greedy doesn't really matter. A player competing for a higher Salary is really competing against fellow players for a larger slice of the fixed size pie.
Though the true star players really should push for high dollars because they are worth more to their teams then overpaid 3rd/4th liners.