Have any burning questions about the NHL’s CBA, salary cap, or any sort of transaction? Ask away.
We’re opening up questions for the second edition of our Salary Cap/Transactions FAQ, which we ran for the first time back in August. Now that we’re in-season, it’s a good time to clear up any confusion or uncertainty regarding the rationale behind some day-to-day moves or explain some larger concepts. Anything is fair game, although you can check out the first two editions of the FAQ to see if what you’re wondering about has already been answered.
Submit your questions in the comment section below, or contact us directly using this form. The next edition will run on Friday.
Has the league had any meaningful talks about some kind of cap equalization for differences in income tax in different territories? I’ve heard quite often that the reason many Canadian teams can’t get top talent is because the income taxes are higher, while Florida and Tennessee are popular destinations because the taxes are lower.
To me, it makes sense to modify the cap based on these numbers. IE, if income tax is 25% in Ontario, the salary cap ought to be 25% higher so the real pay given to players is equivalent.