I think that it would take a while to establish, but it might cause even more problems getting some young Euro players into the NHL. If the ovechkins (sp?) of the coming drafts have the option of playing in their own country for the same or better money than what is available in the Nhl (due to cap space etc) who knows if they would play here. Once established it could potentially end up poaching star north american players and young N A players.
on the bright side it might kick the NHL into better marketing and availabilty of viewing games. |