Is it just me?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2149049

Or do like 95% of the writers who loathe the idea of parity in the NHL hail from big revenue hockey markets like NY, Toronto, or in Terry Frei's case, Denver, Colorado?

Personally, I'm sick and tired of writers from big revenue markets saying that parity is a bad thing. The last time I checked, the NFL had economic and competitive parity and it was one of the main reasons that it is the success that it is today.

Besides, the take isn't even fresh and new. It's the same garbage that has been spewed by big market writers for well over a year.

And let's look at the pro sports league that does as much as it can to avoid parity: MLB. Now there is a model for the NHL to follow, huh?

Well, it is if you hail from NY or Boston. But ask fans in Kansas City what they think of MLB's system.

Or better yet, let people in Pittsburgh decide. They are educated in both the ways of the NFL and MLB. They have the Steelers and the Pirates, along with the Penguins, in their backyard. And I wonder which way they would favor.

Given the signings by the Penguins this offseason, I have an idea which way they would vote.