https://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/2938980?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Je dis la même chose et c’est vrai. Un grand entraîneur du milieu le dit même publiquement maintenant. Le succès des équipes de Floride n’est qu’une preuve parmi d’autres. Les stars sont aussi très bonnes depuis longtemps, tout comme Vegas, une équipe d’expansion qui a remporté une Coupe très rapidement et qui a toujours été une bonne équipe de playoffs depuis le début. C’est évident, c’est un avantage.
Bien sûr, ce n’est pas le seul avantage, comme certains le diront, mais c’est un gros avantage. Je ne sais pas pourquoi certains ne veulent pas l’admettre, mais c’est comme dire que le salaire d’un joueur n’a pas d’importance, alors que c’est la chose la plus importante qu’ils négocient dans les contrats. C’est une contradiction. Si un joueur gagne 2 millions de plus par an simplement en jouant en Floride au lieu de New York avec les mêmes contrats, c’est une grosse chose.
—
R4vi0981
13 Comments
I mean New York city is also more expensive than damn near anywhere else in the world. It’s one factor of many. Your dollar surely goes farther in Columbus than it does in Miami, but I don’t see a flood of players looking there.
It’s a worthwhile observation, but there isn’t really a practical solution here. Carve out a tax exemption for professional athletes? Abolish the income tax all together just to give slightly more parity in sports? I can’t even try to pretend there is a net societal good to be had there.
Every market has its advantages and disadvantages. Some players like big markets like NY, LA, Toronto, etc. Some players like taking home as much money as possible (Vegas, Florida, Dallas, etc.). Can’t really punish the teams that are in no income tax states.
What if a player signs in Florida but is then traded to Toronto? Those tax savings go away but their contract they signed remains the same. It is what it is.
Advantage is relative for us. Yes it’s more expensive to live in but for a 20 something making millions, nyc is a very attractive place to play.
If you were a Winnipeg or Edmonton fan, this complaint would have some merit.
Income tax is just a part, ok large part of the livability of one area over the next. Is a city dirty/crime ridden/in debt/overrun with homeless/increasingly controlled by a non-American population?? For a player needing to relocate a family or perhaps wanting one these are very important issues. How many of us would want to live in Detroit right now?
🗣️The NHL should have bird rights you should 100 percent be able to go over the cap to keep your players that would even it up a little more.The Rangers shouldn’t have to worry about losing there franchise Goaltender who obviously would not leave leave NY over money the Rangers would Pay in 1 second the only reason Igor’s number makes people question it is not his skill it’s how much of the cap it takes up .They implemented the Cap because The Rangers and Toronto always had an advantage and would sign everyone but now since it helps Gary’s hockey in the heat teams crickets
This is dumb
The NHL should assess a competitive balance fee to all teams located in states with no income tax and/or increase the cap for teams in higher tax locations proportionally
Taxation is theft. Abolish the income tax. Destroy the IRS and Fed. Problem solved.
Okay? And it’s an advantage to live in a city like NYC or LA or Chicago or Toronto etc etc etc. Every team has positives and negatives. Players will always weigh what’s most important: money, location, history, coaching, teammates, etc. We literally have multiple players that basically forced themselves here and yet you’re complaining about a tax advantage.
I hate the offseason. I check this sub every few days and it’s just depressing individuals. Yall are forever complaining about something. One day it’s this, the next it’s players taking less money like Brunson, then we’re on to Trouba, and so on.
Lots of different types of advantages in markets. Tax status is an advantage. Buying power is an advantage. A cool city is an advantage. Good weather is an advantage. Canada vs USA can be an advantage.
Why isn’t this an issue in any other sport? I think the team executives need to stop complaining about fairness and learn how to manage their money better.
I think people who believe there is no advantage to no/low tax state teams have their head in the sand. Sorry, but people aren’t choosing those teams because of nice weather. Taxes are a huge part of the decision.
The real question is what to do, and if to do anything about it.
I also think the NHL is uniquely challenged with income taxes. MLB has no salary cap. NFL has a flexible player contract system with guaranteed/non guaranteed money as well as franchise tags. NBA has a very complicated but flexible system with soft cap, bird rights and other things I don’t really understand lol.
NHL is straight forward to a fault. Everything is guaranteed. Contracts cannot be manipulated. There is a hard cap. There are no bird rights to the original team. Therefore there are no ways to work around team location disadvantages like taxes, location, etc.
I don’t think the league will ever eliminate taxes but they may open up alternative avenues to help out all teams. Im sure Winnipeg and other less favorable locations would welcome a bird right system to retain their players easier.
Remove federal income tax