NHL Owners: ‘We Complain About Contracts We Negotiate. Is That a Problem?’
The NHL owners said they lost nearly US$300 million last season.
Larry Brooks at the Post doesn’t believe them. He says he’d like to see their formulas. He also points out how a salary cap won’t make team more competitive, since a lot of teams already spend less the proposed $32 million cap.
Tim Panaccio at the Philadelphia Inquirer seems to partially blame player greed, citing Dallas’ Marty Turco as an example.
But the thing is, Turco has the right to ask for as much money as he wants. That doesn’t mean Dallas had to give it to him. If he wants to sit out, he can. Dallas can just take the money they were going to use on him and use it on another goalie. Hell. They might have even been able to get Curtis Joseph. Detroit is probably resigned to eating part of his contract.
The owners have no spine. That’s their problem. If they don’t want to pay a player, they shouldn’t. But the second they cave in to salary demands, they lose all right to complain.
If any of us made outrageous salary demands at our jobs, we’d be laughed right out. Why is it different in the sports world? Why do owners feel the need to give in to those demands?
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