According to Daily Faceoff, It has become increasingly obvious that the teams in the U.S. states without income tax - Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming - have a marked advantage over their competition, particularly the franchises playing under heavy taxation in Canada.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart spoke to the advantages to playing in a state with no tax income and the perks that come with it:
According to Liam McCormick from Oilers Daily, Ottawa Senators Shane Pinto who recently signed a new contract explains that he understands why players had self play due to this advantage And that the NHS needs to find a way to help level the playing field.
NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly spoke to the concerns over the advantages in the American market:
«Having said that, obviously there's chatter out there specifically in the Canadian media that the Canadian franchises are disadvantaged,» Daly said. «We take that chatter seriously and we always look for ways to make the system better. I don't have any obvious answers to it.»
On the whole, though: while Daly acknowledged that some teams have an appetite for a change, he also doesn't think enough data has been collected to mandate one.
«We continue to be satisfied with the level of competition and we'll continue to monitor it,» Dally said. «If we can make it better we willIf we have the next 10 years similar to the last five, then maybe it's something that needs to be addressed.»
source: Daily FaceoffComplaints about the ‘no state income tax advantage' are real. Will NHL address it?
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11 SEPTEMBRE | 77 ANSWERS American NHL teams have an advantage over Canadians Will the NHL address the issue? | ||
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No | 50 | 64.9 % |
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