The tax issue isn’t that important for players getting drafted since they don’t get huge contracts to start with. It’s a much bigger deal in free agency.
It was because the last two were in South Korea and then China, which is too far for them...
Remember you’re asking this question to 18 year old kids. Winnipeg is barren and frigid and there’s not much to do.
Toronto and Montreal pile insane and unwanted amounts of pressure on players.
Calgary, Ottawa, and Vancouver are all poorly run...
And for transparency, I don’t succeed in following the 50/30/20 myself. I have a great job but I also have child and spousal support obligations that eat a substantial % of my after tax income. My mortgage is under 1/3 of my income, but I don’t...