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Originally Posted by butterfly
The reason why that happens is because of the cap. You have to spend huge money on stars and fill out the rest of the roster with cheap players, so some players realize this and go make more money in European leagues.
The best 640 hockey players on earth are not all in the NHL.
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I realize that but most of those players are playing in their home countries and may not bother coming over anyways.
There are other things that go into this line of thinking as well. Some players who play in Europe are not suited for the N.A. game even if you could argue they are better players than many players in the NHL.