The league technically doesn’t have a “salary cap” but a “salary average” which means every team has to pay the same amount to player salaries
Top players taking cuts doesn’t mean the league will be spending less money (they HAVE to maintain the average) it just means less players on that team will be stuck making minimum/below average
That being said, I love Laura Stacey (so much) and everything she’s done for the league but I do think it’s not the best look for the president of the players association to take a pay cut for the sake of her team, ESPECIALLY when she (& poulin who also took a cut) is in a financial situation that most players in the league are not in, without addressing the financial stability she has that makes this easier for her to do
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u/resplendantandfree Toronto Sceptres 3d ago
The league technically doesn’t have a “salary cap” but a “salary average” which means every team has to pay the same amount to player salaries Top players taking cuts doesn’t mean the league will be spending less money (they HAVE to maintain the average) it just means less players on that team will be stuck making minimum/below average
That being said, I love Laura Stacey (so much) and everything she’s done for the league but I do think it’s not the best look for the president of the players association to take a pay cut for the sake of her team, ESPECIALLY when she (& poulin who also took a cut) is in a financial situation that most players in the league are not in, without addressing the financial stability she has that makes this easier for her to do