Comments on: League, union set to meet again Wednesday

By: chiadam

chiadam — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:34:15 +0000

Remove Bettman from the equation and then I might have more faith. The NHL has lost a season and a half of hockey under his “leadership.” His comical and indefensible expansion has created the bulk of the issues the league is about to lose more games over. He’s guided the league to the brink of irrelevance time and time again. Now, he gets to finish the league off once and for all, which is exactly what I think he’ll do.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:13:49 +0000

I’m not sure where you’ve heard the league is planning for a lockout but both sides should be prepared in case of a lockout; they’re paying their respective representation to prepare for possible outcomes.

The opinions coming out in 2004 were far different than what is being talked about today. The game has seen incredible growth and it appears as though both sides are aware of how crippling any stoppage could be.

By: chiadam

chiadam — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:36:17 +0000

True enough, but this is exactly what the league did in 2004 (when they got the major, crippling players concessions that they ****ed up already). They made one absurd opening proposal, barely budged, and then murdered a season. Don’t be shocked if the Winter Classic opens the season, because the league is ALREADY PLANNING for a lockout. The Premiere Games overseas were killed. One rookie tournament was killed. Another might be soon. The lockout is coming.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:54:25 +0000

They’re processing complex, legally binding contracts. It does take time to develop them so they’re accurate.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:53:35 +0000

It’s negotiating and it certainly isn’t the end of the world if they differ on opinions now

By: therealjr

therealjr — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:26:17 +0000

Why should they? Because if the NHL were reduced to six teams do you think the Leafs would be making the same pile of money? I don’t.

By: northstars17

northstars17 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:39:05 +0000

the hecks this all about?????

bah blah blabah blah

JUST PLAY HOCKEY!!!

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 01:56:28 +0000

If they’re going to base the salary cap, and much more importantly the salary floor on league revenues then they have to have revenue sharing of some sort. Toronto makes way more money than any other team and that forces up the salary floor, but that forces other teams that could just be scraping by into the position where they’re forced to lose money in order to get to this salary floor.

The NHL isn’t the NFL, there’s no massive tv deal, instead revenue is driven by ticket sales, you can’t have a runaway salary cap and floor under the current system.

By: mclovinhockey

mclovinhockey — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:43:09 +0000

They need to meet every day… Not once a week. If there is a lockout it helps no one.

By: adlent

adlent — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:40:54 +0000

Revenue sharing just seems like a logical choice. Not every team in a league is going to be in a market making oogles of money. Share some revenue and everyone benefits. Seems to have worked pretty well for the NFL.