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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1212631" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>I know I probably say this every year...</p><p></p><p>And I know this probably sounds like sour grapes, considering the Hawks have three Cups out of the deal...</p><p></p><p>But the NHL's salary cap really sucks. The NFL and NBA both have salary caps, but also have some mechanism that helps teams keep players they've drafted and developed. </p><p></p><p>The Hawks have had to trade away or let go Byfuglien at age 25 (4 All-Stars), Leddy at age 23 (1 All-Star), Versteeg at 24, Ladd at 25 (1 All-star and 5 20+ goal seasons), Saad at 23 (31 goals in his first year away), Brouwer at 26...</p><p></p><p>No other sport forces teams to give away their 20-something talent. They punish you when you try to hoard pricey free agents, but they don't force you to cast off young kids. It's really fan un-friendly in that it discourages fans from becoming invested in their team's young players.</p><p></p><p>But then, "NHL" and "fan-unfriendly" are pretty much synonymous.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1212631, member: 26283"] I know I probably say this every year... And I know this probably sounds like sour grapes, considering the Hawks have three Cups out of the deal... But the NHL's salary cap really sucks. The NFL and NBA both have salary caps, but also have some mechanism that helps teams keep players they've drafted and developed. The Hawks have had to trade away or let go Byfuglien at age 25 (4 All-Stars), Leddy at age 23 (1 All-Star), Versteeg at 24, Ladd at 25 (1 All-star and 5 20+ goal seasons), Saad at 23 (31 goals in his first year away), Brouwer at 26... No other sport forces teams to give away their 20-something talent. They punish you when you try to hoard pricey free agents, but they don't force you to cast off young kids. It's really fan un-friendly in that it discourages fans from becoming invested in their team's young players. But then, "NHL" and "fan-unfriendly" are pretty much synonymous. [/QUOTE]
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