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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Because (a) it’s been reported they don’t want to pay much in salary and the reason is (b) because they’ve already spent so much to get in.
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I haven't seen that report. Mind pointing me at a source?
I still say it makes absolutely no business sense, having spent over a billion dollars up front on a new enterprise, to deliberately make your product worse by cheaping out over a few million.
EDIT: While I don't have an Athletic subscription (money way too tight), I see MSN quoting an Athletic article supporting my view of the matter:
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In a Q&A post with The Athletic’s Ryan S. Clark Friday, Seattle Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke said that he’s encouraged general manager Ron Francis to spend to the salary cap, if possible, in order to build a contending roster out of the gate.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl...cap/ar-AALIfIr
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