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Overpaying
by Paul on 08/07/05 at 12:52 AM ET
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So much for a salary cap restraining owners and general managers. The first week of free agency in the new NHL looked more like the old NHL when it comes to bidding for players. For some general managers -- Philadelphia, maybe? -- it was business as usual. For others -- Columbus, Nashville, Atlanta -- it was as if they were kids let loose in the candy store for the first time. And how about the teams that once cried poor -- Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, Edmonton -- all of sudden dipping into their wallets like they had a reserve built up during the lockout. The new lay of the land looks an awful lot like the old landscape -- teams are still overpaying for players. Two things have become crystal clear in the past week -- teams are still trying to understand how to play under a salary cap and owners made a monumental mistake with one clause in the new collective bargaining agreement.
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