Lockout

[Sarcastic]

He doesn't get paid if the players are still locked out. Not sure what's hard to understand about that.

Listen. Will he get paid for the year, while players will not?

NO. HE WON'T BE PAID IF THE PLAYERS ARE STILL LOCKED OUT.

Jesus. It's right there in front of you. He's not getting paid until the players do.

If the season is lost, the players are not going to get paid. Will Fehr still get his $3 million whever they do sign the new CBA?

[Sarcastic]

What if the season is cancelled, but a deal is reached so that there is a season next year? Does Fehr get paid for this year and next year?

That's what I'm trying to get to.

[Sam's Drunk Dog]

What if the season is cancelled, but a deal is reached so that there is a season next year? Does Fehr get paid for this year and next year?

That's what I'm trying to get to.

Trying to mediate this disagreement, because I wasn't sure everyone understood your point.

[Sarcastic]

lol, I know.

[MRandall25]

I would assume Fehr only gets paid when the players do (meaning if the season gets cancelled, he doesn't get paid for it).

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

He gets paid for his time once the CBA is settled.

So yes he will get paid, maybe indirectly but he is not doing this for free unless the lockout is never resolved.

This entire pr push about him not getting paid is stupid, it's just delayed payments since no money is coming in now.

If the season is cancelled the players are out $2 million plus each and Fehr will get paid eventually.

The end.

[interstorm]

btw, I didn't realize he was such a hardass (looking at wiki). What these players expected, I don't know.

Do you think it is by some random chance that Fehr got here?

[no name]

I can't believe Fehr gets the players to follow him so blindly. "what ever you say Don, we are right behind you." They are losing wages they will never see again. I can see if they were working on rewriting the CBA to look totally different, or fighting for a higher cause. But at best they are not going to rework the CBA to be over the top infavor of the players.

Bettman i think knew when dealing with Don he had to play like this. Don hasn't figured Hockey is a totally different beast than baseball, the tactics have to be different.

And DOn has been involved with 3 different sports, how much of a learning curve do you really need to have. 18 months to learn....???

Also Fehr let the NHLPA know he was intrested in the job, they never contacted him. He also informed the players, PA how to get rid of th last leader to pave the way for him.

[MRandall25]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

[shmenguin]

i don't see the relevancy of fehr's compensation. his job is to get the best possible deal for the players. holding out long enough to cancel a season is one of his tactics, but it's not his ultimate goal.

[Pitt87]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

There is no absolution here. No one is working to solve the issues, and players misrepresentation is part of the problem.

[tfrizz]

i don't see the relevancy of fehr's compensation. his job is to get the best possible deal for the players. holding out long enough to cancel a season is one of his tactics, but it's not his ultimate goal.

At least compare it to the $8-million per year Bettman makes.

[MRandall25]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

There is no absolution here. No one is working to solve the issues, and players misrepresentation is part of the problem.

I wouldn't say they're being misrepresented. They want the best deal they can get while, maintaining league health.

[shmenguin]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

it's a good thing this slant doesn't matter at all, or else we wouldn't have a salary cap and this league would still be one giant bag of charcoal.

[shmenguin]

i don't see the relevancy of fehr's compensation. his job is to get the best possible deal for the players. holding out long enough to cancel a season is one of his tactics, but it's not his ultimate goal.

At least compare it to the $8-million per year Bettman makes.

well they both make a lot of money. and whether it's deserved...who knows. but it definitely benefits both of them to NOT cancel the season. this lockout is threatening to undo the progress that bettman worked his butt off to build over the last 8 years. this is probably eating his insides up right now. and Fehr knows that he loses all his leverage the second the season is cancelled.

[MRandall25]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

it's a good thing this slant doesn't matter at all, or else we wouldn't have a salary cap and this league would still be one giant bag of charcoal.

I was more referring to no name's post which said "The players brought this on themselves."

And no, the system would've been the same as last year...

[interstorm]

Bettman i think knew when dealing with Don he had to play like this. Don hasn't figured Hockey is a totally diferent beast than baseball, the tactics have to be different.

I would imagine the end goals for Bettman and the NHL would have been the same regardless of PA rep. To think otherwise is to say the NHL is literally looking to punish the NHLPA.

So with that said, most of the union is in line and say they are much more informed now than in the past. Having players sit in and listen, just for transparency of the proceedings, prevents fractioning basted on wild speculation.

So with the NHL's hard line (more rollbacks), it makes sense for Fehr to be the counter balance to Bettman. I don't like it. I don't like him...but I don't like Bettman either.

I do, however, understand it.

[interstorm]

I always wondered how much they pay the terrorist. Well. It's $3 million dollars a year. I started laughing when I read that because this guy is making $3m and players will probably lose a whole year's worth of salary. lmao.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/feed/2010-08/nhlpa-turns-to-fehr/story/donald-fehrs-election-as-nhla-head-could-be-near

...also (to beat a dead horse a little more) - do the math. If his salary was evenly divided (??), $3 million is only between 4 and 5 thousand a player. That's not really much - especially if he can save rollbacks or get an extra percentage of HRR.

I'm sure many players (when getting paid) drop that on a laid back weekend...

[Pitts]

I always wondered how much they pay the terrorist. Well. It's $3 million dollars a year. I started laughing when I read that because this guy is making $3m and players will probably lose a whole year's worth of salary. lmao.

And yet another person forgets that he's not getting paid until the lockout is over...

Not to mention that he is actually working while the players are not. If I'm doing a job I was hired for, I would expect to get paid.

[BurghersAndDogsSports]

I just find it funny that GB gets bashed for allowing loop holes in the contracts in the last CBA while at the same time sticking to his guns about not allowing those same loop holes this time around.

While I think a 5 year limit is a little bit much I have no problem with the concept.

[no name]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

it's a good thing this slant doesn't matter at all, or else we wouldn't have a salary cap and this league would still be one giant bag of charcoal.

I was more referring to no name's post which said "The players brought this on themselves."

And no, the system would've been the same as last year...

Where did i say that?? LOL

[no name]

Bettman i think knew when dealing with Don he had to play like this. Don hasn't figured Hockey is a totally diferent beast than baseball, the tactics have to be different.

I would imagine the end goals for Bettman and the NHL would have been the same regardless of PA rep. To think otherwise is to say the NHL is literally looking to punish the NHLPA.

So with that said, most of the union is in line and say they are much more informed now than in the past. Having players sit in and listen, just for transparency of the proceedings, prevents fractioning basted on wild speculation.

So with the NHL's hard line (more rollbacks), it makes sense for Fehr to be the counter balance to Bettman. I don't like it. I don't like him...but I don't like Bettman either.

I do, however, understand it.

I understand it, but you have to adjust to your competition, Don is the best thats why he gets this kind of work. Other guys might of engaged earlier, or already made a deal. Fehr has done this on many levels, the biggest stages, the players are in good hands. Its my love of hockey that makes me hate this whole scenerio.

[MRandall25]

As I recall, the owners are locking the players out. The players didn't bring this on themselves.

it's a good thing this slant doesn't matter at all, or else we wouldn't have a salary cap and this league would still be one giant bag of charcoal.

I was more referring to no name's post which said "The players brought this on themselves."

And no, the system would've been the same as last year...

Where did i say that?? LOL

" I can't believe Fehr gets the players to follow him so blindly. "what ever you say Don, we are right behind you." They are losing wages they will never see again."

"Also Fehr let the NHLPA know he was intrested in the job, they never contacted him. He also informed the players, PA how to get rid of th last leader to pave the way for him."

Yo may not have said it directly, but it sure as hell was implied.

[penny lane]

Kevin Paul Dupont ‏@GlobeKPD
NHL owners meet, agree no longer to use term 'lockout', unanimously agree to 'fiscal cliff'.

[Sarcastic]

I always wondered how much they pay the terrorist. Well. It's $3 million dollars a year. I started laughing when I read that because this guy is making $3m and players will probably lose a whole year's worth of salary. lmao.

And yet another person forgets that he's not getting paid until the lockout is over...

Not to mention that he is actually working while the players are not. If I'm doing a job I was hired for, I would expect to get paid.

Do you honestly think he's working? If there is no give on either side and not much contact, then what do they do all day.