Who thinks its stupid that all the teams have to have a limited salary cap,?

Answer 1

I'm not crazy about it. Bettman has ruined the game. Salaries are back up to where they were anyway. Just because it works in football doesn't mean it works in hockey. The owners make more money, they are the only ones that profited. They didn't pass the saving on to the fans with lower ticket prices. Bettman screwed the big market teams to help the small, they are big market teams for a reason. I could care less about parity. Spending the big money doesn't transform to cups anyway, see the NYRangers who missed the play-offs for like 5 straight years while spending the most pre-salary cap. If the owners don't want the salaries to get to high, then don't get in bidding wars.
Just a few thoughts on it.

Answer 2

it's the worst thing that's happened to hockey. if an owner decides he wants to spend $60 million dollars on player salaries, then he should be allowed to. if he wants to win the cup over making a couple million dollars more, then he should be able to do whatever he wants. anyways teams that spend the most money aren't always the best. the rangers are a perfect example.

if small market teams can't compete with the richer teams, then they should drop out of the nhl. florida and atlanta weren't meant to have nhl teams anyways. the people there don't even care. a 24 team league would be much more interesting. it would even promote the rivalry the league wants with the new schedules.

another thing is that the salary cap is only good for small market teams. what are teams like detroit and toronto and philly getting out of this? they've lost their star players. toronto has struggled to make the playoffs when they've made it eight years in a row before the cap. detroit's still a good team but they aren't the team they were a couple years agodominating the leaue like they use to. and philly? they're at the bottom of the league when they should be topping the eastern conference. the cap's suppose to bring more fans and raise attendance and revenue in the small markets. then how come the nhl is struggling with attandance more than before? they can hardly fill up the stands anywhere.

gary bettman has ruined hockey with the salary cap. his dream of selling hockey in usa is hopeless. he should go back to basketball, a sport where his american dream can come true. give the job back to a knowledable canadian, like wayne gretzky.

Answer 3

Please, Hockey had to have a cap linked to revenue, lest it go the way of baseball where small market teams dont compete and people buy championships. Don't believe me? small market NHL teams were going bankrupt under the old CBA while championships were dominated by teams with the largest payrolls (what? 8 out of 10 cup winners those year shad among the top 10 payrolls?). why because they overpaid to get the best players and salary arbitration means that if one idiot owner overpays, then the salary tide goes up. Now, with a cap linked to revenue and the players getting over half (56% i think) of the revenue as salary, the players still get the bulk of the revenue, but the league promises more parity and better competition. For those of you who dislike the cap because you think it's anti freemarket, then why limit roster size? why structure the draft the way they do, why shouldn't the guy with the most money sign whomever he wants for whtever he wants? because it's bad for the league as whole, thats why. and a league without some sort of cap is begging for dominance by wealthy teams.

the NHL needed a cap, they negotiated a good deal for both parties, so lets stop griping owners or high salaries and just enjoy the game, recall, we lost one season already, lets not repeat that.

Answer 4

if teams weren't salary capped Sid Crosby wouldn't be on the Pens and they'd never have been playoff contenders, it evens the playing field. Sure it destroys 'dynasties' but it also makes the game less boring so you're not saying "oh look, the red wings won again" or "can the Rangers ever be stopped?"

but, what do I know?

Answer 5

with the salary cap in place get back to basics now the draft has more importance to it teams like toronto never had to draft well cuz they could bring in anyone and pay thenm same as the wings, rangers and all the money making teams now the importance is back on draft picks. i like the rule put in place to save some of the canadian teams who had to pay in american dollars bringing in canadian funds.I like the salary cap keeps salaries down saves gm's from thereselves and allows small market teams like carolina buffalo tampa florida to add some top superstars to there line up.creates parity

Answer 6

I like the salary cap, no longer are we going to see stacked teams like the Red Wings, Avs, and Rangers used to be.

Answer 7

I like it. I haven't been thrilled with all the changes that have been made, but that's one thing I think was a good move.

The purpose was to keep mid-market teams viable and competing with the traditional power-houses. This presumably brings in casual fans who want to see competitive games and not a few teams with big-name talent beating up on teams who can't afford the same caliber players. It also helps us hardcore fans who support a team that simply wasn't economically competitive with the Detriot-esque teams and the Canadian markets.

Answer 8

Its almost like saying, Who agrees to thier only being 10 teams in the NHL? Lets see... Rangers,Devils,Flyers,Red Wings,Avs,Stars,Lightning,Ducks,and MAYBE two others could actually compete for the playoffs. The rest of the teams might as well go away. There you go The NEW NHL!!!

Answer 9

It was about time !

Salary cap saved the NFL. It's the only fair way to go.

It's against sportsmanship to be able to put a better team because of money.

Next : NFL-type contracts, NFL-like refereeing.

Answer 10

I think everyone does....except the owners who were crying they were losing money.

I would have more sympathy for them IF they didn't create that situation by signing players for ridiculous salaries in the first place.

Nor does spending the most money guarantee you anything. Check out New York Rangers 1998-Present