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Originally Posted by InternationalVillager
The point I'm trying to convey is that the player mindsets have changed a lot in the last 10 years. You will see more and more players leaving their original teams that drafted them. Of course this favours the large market teams. However, in the past this wasn't as big of an issue due to cap constraints except now more and more players will choose to sign discounts with those large market teams and then those large market teams will also benefit through this "double retention" trade strategy because star players on expiring (RFA/UFA) contracts mostly have NTC/NMC will pick and choose their teams.
No player is taking a discount to stay with a small market team.
No player is choosing a small market team at the deadline if they have NMC/NTC.
The salary cap structure is starting to fail in front of our eyes and over time- there will be complaints from the owners amongst each other. The whole reason salary cap was implemented was to level the playing field in the first place.
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I know he's not a star - he's barely a roster play - but Michael Stone refuses to play for anyone other than Calgary. There are some players that prefer big markets, and some who prefer small. Look at Johnny Gaudreau - Columbus isn't New York. Basically, you're wrong. There are plenty of players who will be happy to play on an NHL team no matter where it is. Big metropolitan centers will *always* have a draw for some, and short of running a league with teams only in those locations, not much can be done about it. Quit whining.