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Originally Posted by Locke
I have to disagree.
The owners and GMs are doing exactly what is in their nature and leveraging anything and everything the can to their advantage.
In the Boardroom these guys are all on the same team. Once they step out of that boardroom however they are competing against each other all the time.
You can bitch and moan about the GM and owners handing out stupid contracts, and thats very valid, but those people feel thats the best thing to do for their team at that moment in accordance with their own particular criteria. We're all very aware that each team and manager has a different set of directives from their ownership.
In that respect it makes a lot of sense to level the playing field from a managerial standpoint and remove certain incentives that offer unfair advantages to some franchises depending on their unique circumstances.
Its really not much different than making laws to save some people from themselves.
Personally, I really like the structure that the NHL has. Out of all the sports it seems like the most thorough and orderly especially when compared to the sheer anarchy that is World Soccer.
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Yes soccer is insane.
But taking the 4 NA sports, i still prefer the baseball system. You can build a team however you want and not give players absolutely everything. Why can they control themselves but NHL owners can't? Why can they have a FA sit for months and lower their demands. I know it sounds crazy but when Bryce Harper signed for $330 mill, he originally wanted over $400 mill. NHL would sign him July 1st for anything AND give them no trade clauses!