Curious Hair wrote:
That Marian Hossa's contract structure, in which cap hit = money/years and can be lowered by adding low values to a set, is considered exploiting a loophole speaks to the fact that the NHL salary cap was designed for people who stopped paying attention to math class in fifth grade. That being said, the NHL's system of a hard cap with guaranteed contracts is more restrictive than what other leagues have. It's also a completely awful system whose flaws have already caused a nearly four-month lockout.
Jerry Krause is clearly the best general manager Chicago has had because, again with the grade-school math, 6 > 3, but who has ever sat around arguing over "best general manager in a city" except us when the guy died?
Well, the Hossa contract is more exploitative of the cap than anything Krause did. I'm not even sure what Pittmike is talking about. He's acting like the Bulls were paying luxury taxes and using the Bird rule every year. Nothing could be further from the truth.
I wasn't even making a definitive point the Krause is not the best. I simply said it was easier in the NBA during Krause's time to manage the cap without having to rip apart your team every year. bowman deals with a more restrictive cap that is all. As for the Bulls maybe they were paying tax but they had tools like exceptions and other minor advantages.
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