>>149516142
Yeah, Garys statement was a masterclass of psychological manipulation, narrative pushing and deflection. What he was referring to prior was this

>"No you wanted to go to a good organization in a place where you wanted to live (irrelevant) where you wanted to raise your kids (irrelevant) and send them to school (irrelevant), You wanted them to play in a first-class arena (irrelevant) with a first-class training facility (irrelevant). with an owner, an organization, a GM, and a coach. that you were comfortable with (irrelevant) And you wanted to have good teammates so that you would have a shot at winning (irrelevant)"

So the entirety of that statement is useless word vomit that has nothing to do with the state tax question.
>first-class arena with a first-class training facility. with an owner, an organization, a GM, and a coach
All of that already essentially IS equal across all 32 teams, all that stuff is the basic requirement to be an NHL organization so it was Gary frantically trying to deflect the point before admitting that >>149516138 yes the tax free states do have an advantage.

I'll save you the duke nukem response in pic related