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Originally Posted by nfotiu
The NHL business model is kind of terrible. Almost a third of the teams are losing money with no hope of every making money. Business wise, the salary cap has been a windfall for the Rangers, Leafs, etc, but has made it very hard for the bottom third revenue teams to make ends meet. Add in the fact that players hate it, and they are headed towards even more labor stoppages, I don't get how anyone can see it as anything but broken.
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Not to mention, the writer is correct that salary caps make for a more boring league/story
Leagues need superteams and villians. In the NFL, even with a cap, it works because 1 player (QB) can so dramatically influence a game, and Tom Brady takes below market to win.
The NBA is the only sport with increasesing rating. They have Cleveland and GS. It forced other teams to try and also become 'super'
MLB has the Yankees and Boston (Soon to be Dodgers and Cubs as well) Now baseball may have an issue now that big market teams have smartened their operations.
A strict cap with no overages and luxury taxes makes the league more competitive, but it does make it more boring to an extent.
A salary cap with luxury tax for overages, similar to basketball setup, would work better IMO