TORONTO, ON - JANUARY 18: Kyle Connor #81 of the Winnipeg Jets battles for the puck against Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on January 18. 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Jets 3-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a huge disadvantage when it comes to trading this season, but there’s a solution to fix it.
The NHL has a salary cap for one reason: parity.
If the league wanted to increase revenue and make sure their players got paid their fair price on the open-market, there would be no such thing as a salary cap.