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Old 11-17-2009, 11:19 AM   #11
RedsManRick
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Re: Correlation between team payroll and making the playoffs

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Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
I'd love to know where we can find out how much these teams are receiving from revenue sharing. $80mill seems like a lot to me.

A salary cap with a salary floor is the way to go
I'll take a salary floor based on industry revenues and then an expanded luxury tax. I certainly don't want to end up in a spot where teams are making more money and simply pocket it because the cap isn't properly pegged.
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