Comments on: Report: NHL comes off $60 million cap for 2013-14

By: bdawkins2

bdawkins2 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:39:54 +0000

Dude, $25,000? You should spend the time you make dumb comments on the internet learning some skills so you can get a job with a real paycheck.

By: kitshky

kitshky — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:32:44 +0000

@bhawksrule ..

Of course the previous CBA is relevant, its the only true starting point where this negotiation should have started, anything else is just arbitrary.

By: kitshky

kitshky — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:30:12 +0000

No.

It’s as if we’re partners in business and we both agree you get 57%, and then I come back and pretend that now anything more than 47% is a massive concession on my part…

Good enough?

By: jtrain1966

jtrain1966 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:15:24 +0000

If you would, that would be GREAT !

By: jtrain1966

jtrain1966 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:13:17 +0000

Go antkowiak666 Go, I love the comment, NEWS FLASH : crosberries, those kind of comments aren’t a fixture to one local, if that’s the case then we need to rename St. Louis, Missouri ; Philadelphia, Missouri . Because, that kind of comment flys around here like flies on a turd !

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 01:06:35 +0000

Antikowak, I can guarantee the owners felt very little setback because of this economy. Nor the players. It’s the people that work for a living that take the hit. Not the morons at the top twiddling thier thumbs fing everything up.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:57:38 +0000

There are no details in this article because it is just a rerun of someone elses reporting. Just post a link so you have more time to actually do your job.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:48:08 +0000

Where do you morons keep coming from?

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:47:33 +0000

Yes because the track record of pro leagues without union representation was great. I recommend reading some literature on the subject instead of sounding like an idiot.

By: sunderlanding

sunderlanding — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:25:07 +0000

That argument doesn’t work because we aren’t in business together. It would be more like “business is bad in order for us to make this worthwhile we’re cutting your share” “ok we’ll split it 50/50″ “still not good enough?”.

By: sportsinhd

sportsinhd — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:15:12 +0000

I’d love to see how you’d react if your boss came up to you and said “hey, you know that amount of money I agreed to pay you, well I’d like to lower that significantly. Actually it’s not even that I’d like to lower it, I’m just going to lower it. I know I said we made record amounts of money last year, but I still need to throw out the contract the two of us agreed to.”

Yeah, the owners are the good guys. I’m completely baffled by attitudes on this board sometimes.

By: sportsinhd

sportsinhd — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:12:19 +0000

Really? You think the owners would agree to no limit on contract lengths and no salary cap? Do unicorns poop ice-cream in your world too?

By: bigbadbruins77

bigbadbruins77 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:26:52 +0000

That would be huuugeee. Fingers crossed.

By: mp1131211

mp1131211 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:26:20 +0000

This argument makes NO SENSE as revenues in the NHL have never been higher. Should the baker take a hit because the florist’s numbers are down? If the NHL was struggling because of the economy, then it didn’t show.

By: crosberries

crosberries — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:17:56 +0000

Your from philthy I get it any other response then that I would of been shocked hahaha

By: kitshky

kitshky — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:04:53 +0000

That is the most flawed “logic” yet …

The owners have only made concessions off of their artificial, self imposed, and totally arbitrary starting point. They started with a ludicrous offer that nobody was ever going to accept and have simply moved off it to give the impression they’ve given something to the players.

Once again, that’s like saying “I demand you give me $1,000. Ok, just give me $800 ….why not I just gave you $200!?”

By: jpat2424

jpat2424 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:02:12 +0000

NHL players not coming off looking well. Stick to your guns Owners.

By: jimw81

jimw81 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:54:34 +0000

looks like we are in for a very long night

By: ndscott50

ndscott50 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:43:23 +0000

I wonder if the top pro players in North America will eventually come to the conclusion that the union does not help them. If they get rid of the union you could be a true free agent. No draft, no limit on contract lengths, no salary cap. When you are good enough to play in the league you go to the highest bidder. This would not be good for the small market teams but the big market teams could buy a winner. For all the complaining the owners do about the union I suspect most fear the alternative more.

By: shotzongoal

shotzongoal — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:42:21 +0000

Up until recently the players have had to giveback or hold. On the the remaining issues the PA will not be happy with a give and take situation.

By: bcflyfishing

bcflyfishing — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:35:48 +0000

wow a concession…must be a season coming oh thats sarcasm…just it done!!!

By: kegmen7

kegmen7 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:18:55 +0000

thats because their starting position was so extreme as they assumed the players would break before they would….

By: russianrangers

russianrangers — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:18:52 +0000

Screw the union! What kind of union can be among players making millions anyway? Taking sides in this fight for greed is like rooting for Donald Trump to win a lottery. The only side that lost is us fans, but who gives a s..t?

By: chuchie414

chuchie414 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:03:41 +0000

True but all of the concessions are being made from the ridiculous first offer the pissed the PA off so much.

By: esracerx46

esracerx46 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:03:05 +0000

Im very anti-union as a rule. Always have been. Im on the owners side, however, the players had 72 mil for this year regardless of how good the last cba was for them. Theyre asking for 65 mil. 7 million between what 22 guys….that sounds like a pretty big concession. Open your eyes a we bit

By: bhawksrule

bhawksrule — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:02:26 +0000

I still don’t see how anything on the previous CBA is relevant.
It’s EXPIRED.
We’re not playing hockey because there’s NO CBA.
There isn’t a “current” CBA that they will be getting less from, there IS NO CBA.

Nothing from the previous CBA is relevant. They aren’t losing 7% of anything.
They are gaining 50% HRR from 0% HRR.

By: ravenscaps48

ravenscaps48 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:00:35 +0000

Get. It. Done

By: antkowiak666

antkowiak666 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:40:02 +0000

your mommy would have told you the same,but she had my d@#$ in her mouth,so she couldn’t.

By: antkowiak666

antkowiak666 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:38:06 +0000

the economy has changed for the worse over the last few years,so why shouldn’t everyone feel the pinch.
i make a measly $25,000 a year and am grateful for everything i have.i know others out there have it worse then me,so i consider myself lucky.

By: isithockeyseasonyet

isithockeyseasonyet — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 21:35:56 +0000

Just get it done so we can start talking trash about each others teams again