If|The success stories of the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning started a heated debate about whether the NHL should rein in clubs that benefit from light taxation. Is this a real problem or is it an attempt by Canadian clubs to explain away their poor success?
Unfairdistorting competition. This needs to be fixed immediately!
During the summer and fall, the headlines of Canadian puck publications in particular demanded that the NHL intervene in the income tax problem that “disparages” the clubs.
In short, it’s about the fact that players who play for NHL teams in Canada and some US states have to pay more taxes on their salary than those players who live and play in cities with no state-specific income tax at all.