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by Paul on 07/12/08 at 06:56 AM ET
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But no indignity, real or rumoured, compares with what Draper’s newborn daughter Kamryn – diaperless – did to the Cup in June.
“A week after we won it, I had my newborn daughter in there and she pooped in the Cup,” said Draper. “That was something. We had a pretty good laugh.
“It was, well, clean it out. I still drank out of it that night, so no worries.”
more on Draper with the Cup in Toronto by Kevin McGrath of the Toronto Star…
Another Morning Line added 7:17am…
via Dave Waddell of the Windsor Star,
As for smaller market teams being forced to spend US$40-million to reach the salary cap floor when they’ve traditionally capped expenditures in the mid-to-low 30s, Nill offers one simple question.
“Isn’t that what revenue sharing is for?” Nill said. “Some teams that normally spent about $32-million are getting an additional $10 to $12 million in revenue sharing. That gets them to the $40-million.”
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I was standing with Waddell and Nill when Mr. Nill made that statement, and it was said rather sternly. The Wings don’t like the fact that the league’s smaller markets are crying poor when half their playoff revenues are eaten up to subsidize those teams.
I was very surprised when I asked him about the concept that playoff-based revenue sharing may very well penalize success and encourage parity, and he admitted that, at least to some extent, it’s true.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 07/12/08 at 02:51 PM ET
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Wel, so far this summer the Wings have been responsible for denting the Cup and now pooping in it. Lil’ Gary may never let them have it again...no matter how many times they win it.
Posted by OlderThanChelios from Grand Rapids on 07/12/08 at 02:44 PM ET