Originally Posted by
SectionNDeserter
Impossible to prove when these perks were actually promised to the families, which is why the league really has no choice but to punish harshly ANY infraction of this type.
The big deal, is that small-market teams, take Moose Jaw for example, could never possibly hope to fit free flights to the families of their players, into any sort of a believable business model. If left unchecked, this behavior eventually creates a scenario where the teams with large buildings/populations/rich owners are basically just buying all the top players available from North America and abroad.