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Originally Posted by GioforPM
It was pretty well known in the era you talk about that the Flames paid a lot of money to players, compared to some other teams. And then the dollar fell, and things changed. In a cap world the Flames don't have an ability to overpay as much as they used to. If they do, they end up like Edmonton or Toronto, with a highly paid top line and a bunch of scrubs below. Compared to certain US teams the overpayment has to also reflect taxes (and yes, I have seen the accountants' arguments that the difference isn't as great but I think players don't see it that way).
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You hear it so frequently as well. I think that I've heard multiple executives mention it recently. Burke comes to mind saying that taxes are a big issue in the league.