Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman on Saturday Headlines on the usage of LTIR and the benefit of being in a sunbelt or no-tax state.
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Ron MacLean: “I might say do you Elliott, Kelly McCrimmon is turning into to common managers with the late Roger Neilson was to coaches by way of innovation. Now he didn’t invent LTIR however he’s finished effectively with it for positive.
And there’s additionally that speak we had within the first intermission about Sunbelt benefit. When you’re finally hour, eleventh hour coping with commerce deadline and in opposition to the clock, it’s important to decide to persuade somebody to maneuver. Not dangerous to try to persuade them to go south. What do you consider all that?”
Friedman: “Effectively, to begin with on the on the LTIR factor. Like, like I’ll say this, I discover it very troublesome to criticize Vegas on this as a result of if I used to be a supervisor, I might do the very same factor. And I believe there’s a whole lot of managers who really feel very equally that if they’d the type of benefit to do it, they might do the very same factor.
I believe if I heard something that folks may need to change at present, it’s that there’s there’s a few managers who stated they simply don’t, or they’re not 100% comfy with the concept that somebody can’t play sport 82, however then is okay two or three days later to play Sport One of many playoffs.
Now, you possibly can’t do something about it beneath this CBA, it’s collectively bargained, however I believe they’re going to be curious to see if we get to the following CBA, if there’s any dialogue about if you happen to can’t return within the common season, is there a sure period of time that you just’re going to must miss within the playoffs?
I don’t know the way a lot assist this can have. It could have none it might have so much. However I believe if there was any grievance, it wasn’t even about Vegas, it was simply concerning the common scenario. Is it does appear bizarre you can’t play Sport 82 of the common season and two days later, you’re okay to play within the playoffs. That’s why a few guys stated to me.”
MacLean: “What concerning the southern benefit?”
Friedman: “, you realize, I’ve to say this that it’s not the southern benefit. I believe is the cap rises, Ron, I used to be listening to what you stated I used to be speaking about it with somebody. I believe there’s positively a realization.
I don’t even know if something may be finished about it, that the six groups or which are within the know tax states, they’re gonna have an enormous benefit particularly because the cap rises. However I don’t know if something can actually be finished about it.”
