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The Return of Dan Bylsma to the NHL?


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That franchise is screwed. Blashill hasn't succeeded in squeezing water from the stone and neither will Bylsma. They have no goalies, no real prospects of any kind. 

Ken Holland was a great GM before the salary cap. He has been a garbage one since

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Ken Holland was a great GM before the salary cap. He has been a garbage one since

Funny how that works... it's almost as if the amount you're willing to spend is directly proportional to the outcome in most cases... which is demonstrated in any league for any sport without a salary cap.. (baseball and non-MLS soccer, really)

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Funny how that works... it's almost as if the amount you're willing to spend is directly proportional to the outcome in most cases... which is demonstrated in any league for any sport without a salary cap.. (baseball and non-MLS soccer, really)

If the baseball season ended today, the following teams would make the playoffs (payroll rank in parentheses)

Yankees (7)

Astros (12)

Indians (16)

Red Sox (1)

Mariners (11)

Brewers (26)

Braves (21)

Diamondbacks (17)

Cubs (5)

Nationals (3)

 

Six of the ten highest payrolls did not make the ten team field (60%)

 

Now here's how the NHL playoffs looked:

Lightening (1)

Bruins (5)

Capitals (2)

Leafs (20)

Penguins (12)

Flyers (7)

Blue Jackets (8)

Devils (3)

Predators (17)

Jets (10)

Golden Knights (6)

Wild (4)

Ducks (11)

Sharks (13)

Kings (14)

Avalanche (25)

 

Four of the sixteen highest payrolls did not make the sixteen team field (25%)

 

Payroll seems to have a much greater effect in hockey than it does in baseball. Which makes complete sense once you think about length of team control and contract structures of the MLB compared to that of the NHL. 

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