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by Paul on 11/25/09 at 12:55 PM ET
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Pierre LeBrun answers some fan mail…
The Washington Capitals are again poised to be one the most injury-plagued teams in the league after finishing with the fourth-most games lost last year. The problem wouldn’t be so dramatic if Michael Nylander and his ridiculous contract were over in the KHL right now. When (if ever) is something going to happen on this front and allow the Capitals to bring up the talent they really want to bring up from Hershey?...
...the Nylander situation certainly continues to drag itself out. Last week, it looked like there might be a resolution with a KHL team in Russia, but somehow that fell through. Caps GM George McPhee told me this weekend the KHL remains the target solution, but it’s a delicate and difficult process. But if you’re frustrated now, wait until this summer when Alexander Semin and Nicklas Backstrom become restricted free agents.
It’s becoming harder and harder for the Caps to keep all these terrific young players. That’s the thing about the salary cap, you can’t keep everyone….
more plus numerous aswers from Pierre…
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The salary cap is just spreading the misery equally among all teams. Now teams can’t compete against the KHL. And on top of that mess is the plummeting value of the dollar. Why wouldn’t a player go to the KHL, get paid more and tax free? Isn’t that right Jiri Hudler?
I hope this is meant to be sarcastic and not serious.
The best players in the world are mostly going to want to play in the best league in the world. One that doesn’t offer substandard medical care or potentially bouncing paychecks. You may lose a few Europeans and Russians over time, and that would be unfortunate, but I can’t see too many players the NHL really wants playing there long-term until the KHL does some serious upgrading.
Of the arguments against the salary cap, worrying about the KHL is one that makes the least sense to me.
Nothing like a good ole salary cap that puts a limitation on the potential of the NHL. It not only limits what a team can do, it also limits what the NHL can do.
It limits what teams can do only by challenging them to build the best team they can without the advantage of an unlimited payroll that tilts the ice wildly. If you think a salary cap is a bad idea, you probably think major league baseball is the world’s greatest sport.
Posted by Rochellerian on 11/25/09 at 02:57 PM ET
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Yup. Nothing like a good ole salary cap that puts a limitation on the potential of the NHL. It not only limits what a team can do, it also limits what the NHL can do. The NHL can’t compete on the world stage now because of the stupid salary cap.
The salary cap is just spreading the misery equally among all teams. Now teams can’t compete against the KHL. And on top of that mess is the plummeting value of the dollar. Why wouldn’t a player go to the KHL, get paid more and tax free? Isn’t that right Jiri Hudler?
Posted by Simian on 11/25/09 at 01:37 PM ET