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Originally Posted by Kanonfodder
100 million contracts have very little to do with this...the pie is 70 million large if your top 3 players make say 20 mill that leaves 50 mill for the other 20 players ( if you spend to the cap ) the players want to keep the majority of the NHL revenue..anyone hear own a business where YOU assume all the risk pay all the bills and then give your EMPLOYEES 57% of the revenue generated?
On the owners side on this they want to close the loopholes that SOME owners are exploiting
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Tend not to agree. Why should the owner profit from jersey sales etc with the name Crosby on the back? It is the Crosby name selling those jerseys so should he not profit from that as well? Say Eberle on one jersey and Katz on the other, which one is going to generate more revenue? Why should Katz get that additional revenue when it is Jordan's name generating it?
Owners risks, what their taxpayer funded arenas may burn down? Taxpayers may request repayment of monies loaned to build the arenas? How many concussions did Ed Snyder endure in Philly? How many knee operations did the Bruins owner endure during Orr's career? How many tickets sell for each game to watch the owner sit in their suite? Owners do not assume all that much risk.