The Arbritrator will likely award a contract nearer to what the Panthers offered than what Luongo wants.
It won't be nearer, it'll be exact. That was one of the new things in the CBA. The Arbitrator does not have the authority to choose a number between the two contracts. He/she must choose one number or the other. So he'll eiter get exactly what his agent is looking for or he'll get exactly what the team is looking for.
It won't be nearer, it'll be exact. That was one of the new things in the CBA. The Arbitrator does not have the authority to choose a number between the two contracts. He/she must choose one number or the other. So he'll eiter get exactly what his agent is looking for or he'll get exactly what the team is looking for.
I don't think the NHL adopted baseball's form of arbitration which is what you're describing. The only changes that the NHL announced regarding arbitration were teams could take players to arbitration and a player had to be in the league for 4 yrs instead of 3. Where did you get your info?
In the past, the arbitrator usually takes 3-4 players' contracts and uses them to base a decision on. I think you'll see this is what will happen....but most of the contracts are still around what the Panthers were offering.
I don't think the NHL adopted baseball's form of arbitration which is what you're describing. The only changes that the NHL announced regarding arbitration were teams could take players to arbitration and a player had to be in the league for 4 yrs instead of 3. Where did you get your info?
In the past, the arbitrator usually takes 3-4 players' contracts and uses them to base a decision on. I think you'll see this is what will happen....but most of the contracts are still around what the Panthers were offering.
I might be mistaken Coolburn. I could've sworn that I heard the arbitration system was going to be an "up-down" system more like the MLB.
What I see happening is what happens with a lot of free agents. ALMO will sign with a team that wasn't even rumored to be in the running for him, leaving Florida empty handed.
