This story in the Buffalo News got me thinking. It talks about Chris Taylor whom I gather is the lowest paid guy in the NHL. He has to take the same 24% hit that Jagr does which doesn't seem right. Sure Jagr pays a lot more into the pot, but why couldn't the NHLPA make the rich pay disproportionately more? Guys like Taylor should pay nothing - they're not the problem. Maybe under a million pays nothing, $1million to $3 million pay 10%, on up to the top guys paying 33% to get to the 24% average. Hell, if it's based on how they perform, Holik ought to give back 50% since he's about worth $4.5 million, not 9.
Just seems unfair that once again the NHLPA is favoring the stars over the little guys.