That Walsh interview is interesting, but he ends that segment going off on a tangent about the salary cap which is the reason why I'm blocked by him on Twitter.
He argues that the reason we can't retain stars is because of "Gary's Cap." But we all know what happened prior to the salary cap for teams like Calgary, and Florida.. the moment a player had the ability to leave and get paid a bonkers salary by a team like the NYR that could afford a $100M payroll while a team like Calgary could only afford $30M in salary.
The cap evened that playing field from a perspective of talent distribution. So if that's a message for fans we have to ask ourselves, what's more important - having talented players that change teams - or a more even chance to win the Stanley Cup. The best versions of the Flames that I've seen are all post-cap era. Yes, teams like 88 - 94 were better, but that was also a completely different era.
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