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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The NHLPA isn't about the middle and lower paid players in the league, its never promoted itself as that.
Its about getting a more then 50% share of the revenue pool, and then basically they don't care about things like pay equity or sharing amongst brothers and all that union label stuff.
The NHLPA has really been about the top paid players and getting them more and more. the NHLPA has been all about maximum rights of movement to the teams that they want to play for.
But the NHLPA doesn't give a crap about Joe 1.25 million, or Bob 2 million, or Jyrki minimumwageo.
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Getting as big of a chunk of the revenue share helps all the players in a cap system. Each team has a minimum number of players they need to have on their roster and there is a cap floor that needs to be reached, which helps lower paid players get higher salaries. The PA also protects the contracts of every player equally regardless of their salary, unions aren't so much about everybody making the same or "sharing amongst brothers", they are about everybody being treated equally and "support amongst brothers and sisters". This is why you hear about the NHLPA not being in favour of home town discounts, they know other contracts are used as comparables in negotiations and arbitrations so it can potentially reduce the earning potential of another player.