viva la ben wrote:All games through Dec 14th and the 2013 ASG have been cancelled.
Fantastic



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viva la ben wrote:All games through Dec 14th and the 2013 ASG have been cancelled.
viva la ben wrote:All games through Dec 14th and the 2013 ASG have been cancelled.
Gaucho wrote:Who cares about the ASG anyway.
Tim Thomasen wrote:I want to believe that if there's another season long lockout, that labor peace will finally to real but I wouldn't put it past this group to have another lockout in 6-7 years or so when the CBA expires again. This will keep going on until both sides learn to work together.
MRandall25 wrote:I better get my ASG deposit back
Hawkeynut wrote:
Here is to a few franchises folding and a few NHLers on the unemployment line!
Whitney understands that going down from 57 percent of the revenue pie to 50 percent was a reality players would have to likely accept after what happened in the NFL and NBA labor deals last season. But like many players, he’s frustrated by the league’s insistence on a number of changes to player contracting rights.
"It’s not fair, to be honest," said Whitney.
Agreeing with Fehr, Whitney said the league’s demands on contracting rights would lead to too restrictive a system, especially with demands such as five-year limit on contracts and a five percent salary variation ceiling.
"There are some incredibly smart GMs out there, guys like Ken Holland and Lou Lamoriello," said Whitney. "They’re not allowed to say anything but what the league is trying to do now is say, 'We don’t trust you GMs, we want to put in a system that tells you how to run your teams now. We’re going to cut your legs out. Kenny, I know you’ve got a genius mind when it comes to contracts and maneuvering things, but we’re not going to allow that anymore. We’re going to make it so the worst GM in the league can compete with you because your hands are tied.'"
To be fair, the league is looking to tighten up the system because costs got out of control in the last CBA, especially on the players’ second contracts, which is why the league wants to push UFA to eight years service or 28 years old and why the league is seeking changes to salary arbitration.
Whitney understands the owners need some fixes but he just wants a fair deal, not an agreement that will crush his side.
"Otherwise, we’ll just be in another work stoppage in five years, which makes no sense," said Whitney. "All of this makes no sense. We could have been playing a long time ago."
tfrizz wrote:Allan Walsh @walsha
$182M over 5 yrs. RT@GinoRedaTSN: The nxt 2 wk cancellation of gms will cost owners $266M, players $126M. Yet they're only $182M apart.
https://twitter.com/walsha/status/272099734267760640
tfrizz wrote:Allan Walsh @walsha
$182M over 5 yrs. RT@GinoRedaTSN: The nxt 2 wk cancellation of gms will cost owners $266M, players $126M. Yet they're only $182M apart.
https://twitter.com/walsha/status/272099734267760640
BurghersAndDogsSports wrote:tfrizz wrote:Allan Walsh @walsha
$182M over 5 yrs. RT@GinoRedaTSN: The nxt 2 wk cancellation of gms will cost owners $266M, players $126M. Yet they're only $182M apart.
https://twitter.com/walsha/status/272099734267760640
Haha, yeah this reminds me of people talking politics and quietly ignoring a major fact.
Like how one side has no expenses and the other does. Changes the math quite a bit.
rarst17 wrote:BurghersAndDogsSports wrote:tfrizz wrote:Allan Walsh @walsha
$182M over 5 yrs. RT@GinoRedaTSN: The nxt 2 wk cancellation of gms will cost owners $266M, players $126M. Yet they're only $182M apart.
https://twitter.com/walsha/status/272099734267760640
Haha, yeah this reminds me of people talking politics and quietly ignoring a major fact.
Like how one side has no expenses and the other does. Changes the math quite a bit.
I think they're also leaving out the fact that those numbers are completely wrong. If the owners got $266m for every $126 million the players get, then I don't think we'd be in this situation.
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