NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – July 10, 2025
Golden Knights center Jack Eichel on new teammate Mitch Marner, Rangers winger Alexis Lafreniere looks forward to 2025-26, the Canucks’ goaltending logjam, and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
THE HOCKEY NEWS: Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel said he understands what it’s like to start over with a new NHL club. He’s willing to lend a hand to help new teammate Mitch Marner adjust.
“Having went through the situation of leaving an organization in the city and having a fresh start with Vegas, I think I can relate, to a point, to some of the things he’s going through,” said Eichel. He added that he’s looking forward to continuing getting to know Marner and the opportunity of playing with him.
Vegas Golden Knights center Jack Eichel (NHL Images).
During the “Leafs Morning Take” podcast, Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy said it was difficult to predict if Eichel and Marner would end up on the same line this season, but he is looking forward to seeing the two players together when training camp opens in September.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: It’s possible that Eichel and Marner might not mesh well as linemates. Nevertheless, it won’t be surprising if they’re on the first line when the Golden Knights open their season in October.
RDS.CA: New York Rangers winger Alexis Lafreniere acknowledged he and his teammates didn’t play well last season. His struggles at times made him the subject of trade speculation.
However, Lafreniere expressed optimism for this season, pointing out that the Rangers have a new head coach (Mike Sullivan) and a slightly different roster. He’s hoping to regain the form that saw him net a career-high 57 points in 2023-24.
Lafreniere also indicated that he ignores trade rumors, saying he loves playing in New York.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Lafreniere’s struggles and general manager Chris Drury’s ongoing roster tinkering fueled the trade speculation. However, it seems that Drury still believes the 23-year-old winger fits into his team’s long-range plans. Lafreniere is in the first season of a seven-year contract that he signed last fall.
THE PROVINCE: Arturs Silovs was the 2025 AHL playoff MVP backstopping the Vancouver Canucks’ AHL affiliate win the Calder Cup. However, he’s stuck as the Canucks’ No. 3 goalie behind Thatcher Demko and Kevin Lankinen.
Silovs’s Calder Cup performance and his solid play for the Canucks in the 2024 NHL playoffs could make the 24-year-old goaltender a player of interest for teams seeking depth between the pipes.
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Silovs is no longer exempt from NHL waivers. It’s doubtful he’d pass unclaimed if the Canucks try to return him to Abbotsford before the start of the regular season. With several teams in the market for goalie depth, Silovs could surface in trade rumors during training camp in September.
THE SEATTLE TIMES: Climate Pledge Arena co-developer Tim Leiweke stepped down as CEO of Oak View Group following a grand jury indictment for allegedly rigging a bidding process for an arena project at a public university in Austin, Texas.
Climate Pledge Arena is the home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken. The team released a statement indicating Leiweke’s indictment has nothing to do with the team or the arena and won’t affect their day-to-day operations.
Leiweke is the former CEO and president of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. None of the allegations have been proven in court. If found guilty, he would face up to 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
TSN: NHL player agent Todd Diamond believes the organizational makeup of a team plays a bigger role in where players sign rather than their location.
“I think it’s a red herring,” said Diamond, referring to the issue of teams based in no-tax states. “It’s all about winning and how organizations are treating their players.”
Diamond acknowledged that lifestyle, weather and climate play a role to a certain extent, but pointed out that he has had clients who preferred to re-sign in Pittsburgh and Carolina. “It’s all about the feel and the ability for organizations to compete that are the foremost drivers in deciding where players want to play.”
SPECTOR’S NOTE: A team in a no-tax state has an advantage in re-signing or adding stars for slightly less than market value compared to other states. However, it doesn’t assure that those teams will become Stanley Cup champions.
Some believe it was a key factor behind the Florida Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights and Tampa Bay Lightning winning five of the last six Stanley Cup championships.
Whenever someone raises this issue, they never have a suitable answer for why the Panthers and Lightning had long periods in their history when they failed to reach the playoffs. They can’t explain why the Golden Knights didn’t advance past the second round over the past two years, or why the Lightning haven’t won a playoff round since 2022.
Shrewd management and strong coaching were the real reasons behind the success of those teams.
NEW YORK POST: The employer of former NHL enforcer Nick Tarnasky is looking into a fight he had with another man on an Alberta golf course on July 4. The incident was filmed and subsequently appeared on social media.
Tarnasky coaches Red Deer Minor Hockey’s U17 team. Local authorities looked into the incident, but no charges were laid. Police were dispatched to the golf course following a report of a drunken man starting fights, but the probe was closed when officers arrived and the suspect was gone.
The video shows a man charging at someone who is thought to be Tarnasky, who tossed the assailant into a lake. The individual kept coming after Tarnasky, who threw several punches and then tossed the man to the ground. The man was then led away by his companion.
Is Krakken setting up a golf tournie partnering Leiwekes with Tarnasky to further distance themselves?
Ducks have Granlund, Strome, , Carllsson, McTavish, Poehling, Jenkins, Fabbri, as players who either do play Center OR have played Center
Jackets are similarly constructed: Monoham, Coyle, Fantilli, Voronkov, Jenner, Sillinger, Lunnerstrom and even Kunin. In addition , their AHL roster and prospect pool is stacked with C’s
Centers are in “demand” by other teams.
Why haven’t we heard more about potential trades for C’s involving these teams?
Kunin is no longer a Jacket. And the reason the Jackets aren’t trading one of their centers is because they need most of them as they build into a Stanley Cup contender.
Hi Paul
Yes knew Kunin (as at now) is UFA; was just st going by list on Puckpedia
Noted re keeping C’s in a rebuild; BUT, counting roster AND prospects, Jackets loaded in Cs. They’ll never use all of them.
Could be used in trade to get what other positions they need for that “building”
What’s your asking price for prospect 21 year old Luca Del Bel Beluz?
Looks like he had a taste with Jackets this year and had a big improvement (over 23/24) with Monsters in 24/25— 27-26-53 in 61 GP
Fabbri is an unsigned UFA and is currently recovering from injury, and either wing is what he plays and no longer C.
Also related to Anaheim, Granlund is playing wing as well. Their expected centers will be Leo, McTavish, Strome, Poehling.
A lot of the players mentioned above as centers will rotate in to take some faceoffs or shifts at C if an injury surfaces, but are primarily wingers in how they are actually deployed. Having players with that flexibility C/W flexibility makes them even more valuable to their current team to retain.
Hi Johnny
Yes knew he is mostly wing; but can and has played C
Hi Foley 7
Yes, knew the flex of Granlund at W or C; but if they had him at C and traded McTavish; they’d get a haul
8787 put Boston into the mix for centers with Lindholm,Zacha,Middlestadt,Poitras,Minton,Kastellac,Beecher just to name a few.Why is it that the NHL pigeonholes guys as second and third line centers.
Hadn’t realized that re Bruins.
Didn’t know about Poitras as C; forgot about Minten
Well, Lyle, I have an answer for this debate on non-tax state advantage – which has such currency that it is still responded to by the NHL, and the NHLPA just to mention a few. And it is still live as a topic because it has an effect.
That answer is, of course that it is not the only factor.
No question that the Panthers have got an excellent esprit de corp and a belief they can three peat, a significant factor. Tavares in Toronto, Giroux in Ottawa and Evans in Montreal are other examples where players preferring being where they are. Of course that is important to some. It may be pre-eminent for them.
But is anyone seriously going to say that the net income players like Bennett and Ekblad still get due to being in a non tax state played no factor at all? I’m not going to do the math but it makes a difference of several million over the life of the contract. Of course that makes home town discounts easier to agree to.
To shrug that off as inconsequential is dishonest discourse.
And I point out that not so very long ago complaints about the lack of a playoff cap were dismissed by some, here and elsewhere, as with the non tax site advantage. The non playoff cap advantage of course was fixed in the new agreement.
LJ state tax may be nonexistent in some states which clearly you are aware; however, what about other costs incurred in these “no tax” states? What are their property taxes like in comparison to tax states…it more in non tax states btw. What about other costs or fees…stuff state taxes pay for that in a non tax doesn’t generate?
No one is arguing it makes things easier to put or keep a team together (well not really all together, see Tampa, see Vegas) but it comes down to what it always will, build the team right with the right mix and you’ll be more successful plus it doesn’t hurt when more than half your competitors are either not as bright, not as daring, and not as close as you are.
Ron, I acknowledge again that there are many factors involved in a player’s choice. My pushback has been that the non-tax advantage is given short shrift, to the point where it has been dismissed (specifically referring to the NHL here for everyone’s clarity).
Here is an excerpt from Forbes magazine on the topic. This quote involves pro football players but it applies to all pro athletes:
“When wide receiver Tyreek Hill moved from the New York Jets to the Miami Dolphins last fall, the seven-time Pro Bowler made clear that state income taxes were a factor.
Hill said a renewed contract with the Jets “was very close to happening.” What prevented that, Hill explained, were “those state taxes.” Hill said that forced him to “make a grown-up decision,” one rooted in basic arithmetic.
“Playing for Miami will save him an estimated $2.7 million in state and local taxes this season alone,” writes Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects at the Tax Foundation. “Had he played for the Jets this year, he would have owed an estimated $3,191,968, of which $2,984,409 would go to New Jersey and $207,559 would go to other states. Playing for the Dolphins, he will not owe any income taxes to Florida (which doesn’t have an income tax), but his away games will yield an estimated $474,519 in liability elsewhere on the $30 million he’ll make this year.”
Is it just pro football?
“Research has been conducted looking into the advantage that professional sports teams in low-tax states have over opposing teams based in high-tax states. ‘State Income Taxes and Team Performance: Do Teams Bear the Burden?,’ a 2018 study by Erik Hembre, an economist at the University of Illinois-Chicago, looked into “the effect of income tax rates on professional team performance using data from professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey leagues.”
“Regressing income tax rates on winning percentage between 1995 and 2017,” Hembre found “robust evidence of a negative income tax effect on team performance.”
The full article can be read here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2023/07/20/high-income-tax-rates-drive-top-athletes-out-of-blue-states/
I can’t speak to Canada, but the state payroll withholding taxes in the US average about 3.5%. So Florida (for example) can assume on average a 3.5% save, but only for home games, so really half of the salary.
For rough math, on a $1M salary, the player could save approx $17,600 in taxes annually.
You must also consider that states with no state payroll taxes often have higher property taxes and/or sales taxes, which could offset savings on the payroll side.
All this is to say that taxes are a factor, but I believe a VERY SMALL factor when players weight where they live, teammates, and what organization/management they play for.
I’m not sure why this ALWAYS comes up when discussing NHL players, but never comes up in the other US sports when free agents move around.
I think the tax “issue” has risen in the NHL because of the success Florida has had recently. But then why aren’t we having the same arguments around Nashville and Seattle? Or even the Florida teams for DECADES before this recent run of great management?
Come on, Lyle. There is no basis for you to feel personally attacked.
LJ, there was no basis for you to accuse me of “dishonest discourse.” That implies I’m lying, or at the very least, being deliberately deceptive. I don’t mind that you disagree with me, and I don’t mind having a debate with you, but there was no reason for you to levy that accusation at me simply because you disagree with me.
For the last time, I did not call you dishonest. You read an inference I did not write.
With all due respect to Forbes (which of course, means no respect), Tyreek Hill never played for the Jets. So all those numbers about what would go to New Jersey are baloney. And if you live in one of the no-tax states, you better be prepared to pay private school tuition for your kids…
LJ, I stated quite clearly that teams in a no-tax state have an advantage in re-signing or adding stars.
Dishonest discourse? Really? So you’re calling me untrustworthy? What part of my statements were dishonest?
The issue is the insinuation that it was a key factor in their success, especially the Panthers, since their recent success is what brought this issue to the fore in the first place.
You mention Bennett, overlooking the fact that he received what he was projected to receive. Reinhart would be a better example for your argument.
However, the Panthers also had the second-highest-paid goaltender in the league. Their captain has been among the highest-paid forwards in the league. Surely to goodness, they should’ve taken less money with a no-tax team?
The bottom line, LJ, is the Panthers’ success is based on Bill Zito being a very smart general manager, and Paul Maurice being an outstanding coach.
And again, if being a no-state tax team was a key factor in building a champion, why did the Panthers suck on toast from 1993-94 through 2019-20, making the playoffs only six times during that period? After all, they had this great advantage, and yet they were a laughingstock throughout that period?
Why haven’t the Seattle Kraken become an instant powerhouse? Why didn’t the Nashville Predators make the playoffs despite their “advantage”?
Comparing the state tax issue to LTIR is apples to oranges. One is an issue created by the NHL that they have addressed through a consensus with their owners and the players via collective bargaining. The other is based on state governments, which the league has no control over.
100% behind you Lyle. People that “need” to make an arguement for state tax being such an issue are just looking for a scapegoat for another reason why their team sucks.
Exactly right.
Lyle, I have been visiting your site almost daily for several years. A couple of years ago I decided to join the conversation and every now and then I decide to comment. I appreciate and respect all the time and effort you put into this site and also enjoy reading the comments of all of those who post on your site. Being a Habs fan, I enjoy reading what my fellow Habs fans have to say. In all the years I have visited your site, I have never read a negative post from LJ. He is very knowledgeable and articulate with an appropriate sense of humor. Here’s hoping cooler heads prevail.
Slim pickings among the remaining UFA heap. Here’s the “best” of what’s left by position, last team, age, size, scoring record and expireds cap hit
C
Michael Carcone – Utah – 29y/o – 5’ 9” 185lbs GP53 G7 A12 19PTS – $775,000
Craig Smith – Det – 35y/o – 6’ 1” 205lbs GP59 (Chi & Det) G9 A9 18pts – $1,000,000
Luke Kunin – Clb – 27y/o – 6’ 196lbs GP75 (SJ & Clb) G11 A7 18PTS – $2,750,000
Robby Fabri – Ana – 29y/o – 5’ 11” 185lbs GP44 G8 A8 16PTS – $4,000,000
Trevor Lewis – L.A, – 38y/o – 6’ 1” 205lbs GP60 G6 A6 12PTS – $800,000
Kevin Rooney – Cgy – 32y/o – 6’ 2” 200lbs GP70 G5 A5 10PTS – $1,300,000
Luke Glendening – Tampa – 36y/o – 5’ 11” 190lbs GP77 G4 A3 7PTS – $800,000
Christian Fischer – Clb – 28y/o – 6’ 2” 215lbs – GP46 (Det & Clb) G1 A6 7PTS – $1,125,000
Jakub Lauko – Bos – 25y/o – 6’ 196lbs GP38 G3 A3 6PTS – $787,500
LW
Victor Olofsson – Veg – 29y/o – 5’ 11” 183lbs GP56 G15 A14 29PTS – $1,075,000
Jeff Skinner – Edm – 33y/o – 5’ 11” 200lbs GP72 G16 A13 29PTS – $3,000,000
Joel Kiviranta – Col – 29y/o – 5’ 11” 185lbs 79gp G16 A7 23PTS – $775,000
Nikolai Kovalenko – SJ – 5’ 10” 180lbs GP57 (Col & SJ) G7 A13 20pts – $896,250
Max Pacioretty – Tor – 36y/o – 6’ 2” 216lbs GP37 G5 A8 13PTS – $873,770
Jakub Vrana – Nash – 29y/o – 6’ 196lbs GP37 (Wash & Nash) G8 A5 13PTS – $775,000
Tyler Motte – Det – 30y/o – 5’ 10” 192lbs GP55 G4 A5 9PTS – $800,000
Jimmy Vesey – Col – 32y/o – 6’ 2” 204lbs GP42 (Col & NYR) G4 A3 7PTS – $800,000
Noah Gregor – SJ – 26y/o – 6’ 190lbs – GP52 (Ott & SJ) G4 A3 7PTS – $800,000
Klim Kostin – SJ – 26y/o – 6’ 4” 230lbs GP35 G1 A6 7PTS – $2,000,000
Matt Nieto – Pitt – 32y/o – 5’ 11” 200lbs GP32 G1 A2 3PTS – $900,000
Brock McGinn – Ana – 31y/o 6’ 192lbs GP26 G4 A4 8PTS – $2,750,000
RW
Jack Roslovic – Car – 28y/o – 6’ 1” 195lbs GP81 G22 A17 39PTS – $2,800,000
Brett Leason – Ana – 26y/o – 6’ 5” 220lbs – GP62 G5 A12 17PTS – $1,050,000
Christian Fischer – Clb – 28y/o – 6’ 2” 215lbs – GP46 (Det & Clb) G1 A6 7PTS – $1,125,000
Nathan Bastian – NJ – 27y/o – 6’ 4” 205lbs GP59 G4 A6 10PTS – $1,350,000
Cam Atkinson – Tampa – 36y/o – 5’ 8” 179lbs GP39 G4 A5 9PTS – $900,000
Daniel Sprong – NJ – 28y/o – 6’ 195lbs GP30 (Van-Sea-NJ) G2 A5 7PTS – $975,000
Hudson Fasching – NYI – 29y/o – 6’ 3” 205lbs GP40 G1 A2 3PTS – $775,000
Christian Fischer – Clb – 28y/o – 6’ 2” 215lbs – GP46 (Det & Clb) G1 A6 7PTS – $1,125,000
LD
Matt Grzelcyk – Pitt – 31y/o – 5’ 10” 180lbs GPGP82 G1 A39 40PTS – $2,750,000
Ryan Suter – St.L – 40y/o – 6’ 1” 205lbs GP82 G2 A13 15PTS – $775,000
Calvin De Haan – NYR – 34y/o – 6’ 1” 194lbs GP47 (Col & NYR) G0 A8 8PTS – $800,000
Brendan Smith – Dal – 36y/o – 6’ 2” 200lbs GP32 G1 A5 6PTS – $1,000,000
Jack Johnson – Clb – 38y/o 6’ 1” 225lbs GP41 G0 A6 6PTS – $775,000
Jon Merrill – Min – 33y/o – 6’ 3” 205lbs GP70 G2 A4 6PTS – $1,200,000
Oliver Kylington – Ana – 28y/o – 6’ 1 85lbs GP19 (Col & Ana) G1 A4 5PTS – $1,050,000
RD
Jan Rutta – SJ – 34y/o – 6’ 3” 205lbs GP54 G3 A6 9PTS – $2,750,000
Erik Johnson – Col – 37y/o – 6’ 4” 225lbs GP36 (Pha & Col) G2 A3 5PTS – $1,000,000
Travis Hamonic – Ott – 34y/o – 6’ 2” 205lbs GP59 G1 A5 6PTS – $1,100,000
Robert Bortuzzo – Utah – 36y/o – 6’ 4” 205lbs GP17 G0 A2 2PTS – $775,000
Jani Hakanpaa – Tor – 33y/o – 6’ 7” 225lbs GP2 G0 A0 0pts – $1,470,000
Tucker Poolman – Col – 32y/o – 6’ 2” 200lbs did not play IR – $2,500,000
G
Ilya Samsonov – Veg – 28y/o – 6’ 3” 205lbs GP29 2.82gaa 0.891 save % – $1,800,000
James Reimer – Buf – 37y/o – 6’ 2” 200lbs GP24 (Buf & Ana) – 2.90gaa 0.901 save %
Chris Driedger – Wpg – 31y/o – 6’ 4” 205lbs – did not play – $795,000
Alexander Georgiev – SJ – 29y/o – 6’ 1” 180lbs – GP49 (Col & SJ) 3.85gaa 0.875 save% – $3,400,000
Georgii Romanov – SJ – 25y/o – 6’ 5” 207lbs – GP8 3.890gaa 0.877 save%
A couple of corrections George.
You can add two more available centers. Joe Veleno who’s a UFA because he was bought out and Evgeny Kuznetsov hoping. To return from the KHL.
You also have Christian Fischer listed at C and RW. He’s decided to retire,
Thanks, Howard. I was consolidating what Puckpedia shows for each team … and so far that includes Fischer. I guess the reason is, they don’t make any changes until the papers are filed or whatever.
And although they do list unsigned UFAs for some teams, I guess, too, that Veleno is not included because he was bought out by Seattle.
As for Kuznetsov, since he didn’t play in the NHL this past season Puckpedia doesn’t list him, so naturally I missed him.
Panthers with 5 ex Bruin players on roster adding Jakub Lauko just might happen
The quantity of centers that teams have isn’t in question, it’s whether they have all the roles filled and most do not.
1,2,3,and 4C all require different talents and abilities.
Habs have a lot of centers, a 1C a 4C no 2C and a bunch of 3Cs.
Trades will come as rosters come together in training camp and where teams are 10 games in.
Would like to see the Oilers make a trade with the Bruins
Oilers get Korpisalo
Bruins get a 3rd pick
Joe do it right now,with Edmonton taking on 2 million of his salary.That leaves Boston and Ottawa on the hook for 1 million each.
Good thing the guy Nick Tarnasky was fighting wasn’t Milan Lucic …
I believe the Big Ticket UFAs are staying away from Boston is because of the state being labeled as Taxachusetts
Joe, if Massachusetts is such a tax hell, why did Patrice Bergeron spend his entire career there for considerably less than market value? Why did David Pastrnak and Jeremy Swayman accept expensive long-term contracts to stay there. Why did Elias Lindholm sign there last summer, when he was one of the notable UFAs? Why did Hampus Lindholm see a long-term deal with the Bruins after they acquired him? Why did Brad Marchand try to re-sign with them before he finally accepted a trade to Florida?
You’d think that one of these players would have tossed their Venti oat milk cinnamon caramel double shot macchiato into the Boston Harbor by now, wouldn’t you?
Lyle they all love the restaurants in Boston s famous North End.
Yeah, that’s gotta be it! 😉
I’ll try why not
Bergeron gave the Bruins a home team discount thought his whole career even playing for peanuts his last season
Pasta has been known to say the Bruins are the only team he ever wants to play for .. it’s in print
Marchand leaving the Bruins wasn’t about $$ per it was length of contract
Lindholms were both overpaid and nobody was giving Sway a contract like he got
Joe: So why did Bergeron give the Bruins a hometown discount when they’re located in a high-tax state? Why did Pastrnak want to stay in Boston when Massachusetts is such a tax hell? Why did Marchand attempt to negotiate an extension with the Bruins when he could’ve just taken off to a no-tax state in the first place, rather than wasting his time trying to stay? Regardless of how much the Lindholms were paid, why didn’t they try to sign in states with lower or no state taxes? And your claim that no one would’ve paid Swayman that contract was laughable considering he was coming off two strong seasons, including two excellent playoff performances?
You claimed that stars were staying away from the Bruins because they’re located in “Taxachussets”. I’ve yet to see a reasonable explanation from you to support that theory.
Joe see starsfan comment. Nothing more simple than that.
All you need to do is go back thru the years and look at the biggest UFA signings the Bruins have made .. it won’t take long the list is short
BTW .. 3 years ago the state of MA implemented a millionaire tax .
In the last 10 years who were the Big Ticket UFA players that signed with the Bruins ? In Big Ticket I’m saying money and UFA rankings …
I’m talking UFA not RFA or Trades
The main reason is the Bruins maintained a deep roster core throughout most of those years. A quick review on Sportrac shows they had Bergeron, Krejci, Rask, Marchand, Chara, Krug, and Pastrnak taking up a significant chunk of their cap space, with McAvoy and Carlo soon added to that list. That left little room for big UFA signings during that period.
Most of their significant roster additions were via trades during that period: Rick Nash, Charlie Coyle, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Pavel Zacha. However, they did sign David Backes (ranked fourth overall among 2016 UFAs), Linus Ullmark (ranked seventh among 2021 UFAs), and Elias Lindholm in 2024.
Bottom line was the Bruins had a lot of money tied up in their roster core over most of the last decade, leaving little to pursue big-ticket free agents.
C&P
Massachusetts’s tax structure, including a 5% flat income tax>> and an additional 4% surtax on income over $1 million>> (the “millionaire’s tax”), has become a subject of debate regarding its potential impact on attracting and retaining professional athletes. While Boston sports teams have generally seen success in recent years, some argue that the higher tax burden may deter top talent from considering playing in Massachusetts.
Specifically, the 4% surtax>>, in particular, may make Massachusetts less appealing to high-earning athletes compared to states with no income tax, like Florida or Texas, or those with lower income tax rates. According to one business advocacy group, the Mass Opportunity Alliance>>, this could result in significant differences in take-home pay for players. They point to examples like David Pastrnak, a Bruins player who reportedly took home significantly less than he would have in a lower-tax state. Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick>> has also voiced concerns about the tax structure potentially affecting the Patriots’ ability to attract talent.
While the full extent of the impact of the tax structure on athletes’ decisions to play in Massachusetts is difficult to definitively quantify, it remains a point of discussion and concern among those involved in professional sports in the state.
Joe Belicheck was looking for excuses because of his horrendous draft choices and free agent signings.If Brady didn t play there no one would know who Belicheck is!