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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
Along the same lines as the CBA changes to playoff salary cap calculations, I wonder if it would be possible to normalize for tax jurisdictions as well?
Players are going to choose where they play regardless, and nothing the league does is going to change the tax policy of the states / provinces.
But if you were to calculate the salary cap based on the take home pay of the contract signed in the jurisdiction, that would even the playing field substantially.
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I have been thinking about this too. Like if they said the NHL HQ is in NYC and thus all players pay the NYC tax rate regardless of where they are stationed.
Or, if that is not possible then it could become a job of the NHLPA to collect the money on behalf of the players and then distribute it in a way that is adjusted to balance out the salaries regardless of local tax rates. That way a player making $7M per year would take home the same salary regardless of whether they lived in Texas or California.
That would certainly help eliminate the tax advantage that some teams have and further help level the playing field throughout the league.