It's impossible to gauge anything at the moment simply because nothing has happened yet! Maybe judgements about 'wage-caps' (and which clubs are abiding by them) can be better made when the teams have full rosters. If true, the alledged rumour that Legue is going to the Panthers might suggest that the Steelers can't reach agreement on his contract demands - perhaps they can't afford what he is asking and that would suggest they may be working to a budget.
Fans are never going to know the finer details of finances.
Someone suggested earlier on this thread that the Steelers and Devils are different business profiles....and therefore require different attention. The 'business model principles' might be similar, but PR and his team obviously feel it neccessary to give the Steelers some attention and investment (just as happened when the Cardiff Devils was taken over). They have to do it to grow that brand. That does NOT neccessarily mean a bigger player budget! Apart from continuing the great work already achieved in sponsorships/investment/main sponsors and great recruitment, what extra can be done to grow the Devils organisation right now that isn't already being done? Hands are tied, improvements/developments are impaired until the new arena is built.
It's a fact of life that owning several businesses requires time and effort to be split amongst them. No-one was going to be happy that, after months of the focus being on the Devils, that there is now a new aquisition that requires attention.
But where is the proof that the Devils' organisation is being neglected or 'the poor relation'? And for that matter, where is the proof that the Steelers actually do have a bigger wage budget? :?
