To be fair, not all owners are crying poor; just the ones that can't sustain their franchise competitively minus Toronto.
The point still stands that if this current CBA is so bad why are so many teams jumping to re-sign their guys a year early before the new CBA goes into effect?
The point still stands that if this current CBA is so bad why are so many teams jumping to re-sign their guys a year early before the new CBA goes into effect?
I think the idea is that the richer teams (Philly, Original Six Teams, etc) don't want the not-so-right teams (Phoenix, NYI, etc) to fold because of financial problems, which would be bad for the league as a whole. That being said, the rich teams that do in fact like the CBA I'm sure want to take advantage of it as it stands now, and the not-so-rich teams probably do too so they can reap the benefits they DO like of the current CBA before a new one is put in place (i.e. Eberle's long and IMO reasonable deal).
I like the game but if they lockout i really will not care. The NFL season has started and i have an active social life. If the NHL locks out they will lose all those new casual fans that have took interest within the last couple of years. So they can go ahead and play with that fire. With the other mainstream sports starting up nobody will care if the NHL is locked out but hardcore hockey fans.
I like the game but if they lockout i really will not care. The NFL season has started and i have an active social life. If the NHL locks out they will lose all those new casual fans that have took interest within the last couple of years. So they can go ahead and play with that fire. With the other mainstream sports starting up nobody will care if the NHL is locked out but hardcore hockey fans.
I as well have a social life and like other sports, but it'll kill me. I actually wasn't a football fan at all until the 2004 lockout, and now I religiously watch the Eagles, Pitt football (my alumni, though we're awful) and SEC football. And I am forced to watch the Steelers because I live in Pittsburgh and have working eyeballs.
But still, a lockout will kill me. I love football the way I love my best friends, I love pro hockey the way you love a soulmate.
were scrwed, i hope they work during the weekend or continue to work, but its a see saw back and forth and this season is looking like it will be delayed
Dan Rosen @drosennhl
Fehr: Owners said if players not willing to talk about an immediate reduction in salary than they're not willing to talk about latest offer.
I as well have a social life and like other sports, but it'll kill me. I actually wasn't a football fan at all until the 2004 lockout, and now I religiously watch the Eagles, Pitt football (my alumni, though we're awful) and SEC football. And I am forced to watch the Steelers because I live in Pittsburgh and have working eyeballs.
But still, a lockout will kill me. I love football the way I love my best friends, I love pro hockey the way you love a soulmate.
I understand. The last lockout has just made me feel like whatever. Life goes on. The league has some real structural problems that need to be fixed. They are killing the game by having these lockouts.
Thats when theses to greedy sides will get down to some serious talk when no one is making money or getting paid.Right now both sides are trying to screw each other either side cares about the fans..
It is a shame it has come down to this. But in reality we all knew(or should have) this was coming. This has the writing of a lost season all over again where the only ones who lose are "us" the fans. For me, it looks like I will be spending $ on things like the OHL,QMJHL, and the WHL. Yes I love my football but the game of hockey has been a big part of my life as far as hobbies go, and I cannot stand bass fishing in the winter! Oh well let's keep our fingers crossed and maybe we get lucky and these two knuckleheads can get their act together and come to a agreement.
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman: what started as a promising week, ends in disappointment
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman: NHLPA did not offer, in his view, a counter-proposal.
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman: revenue sharing talk is a distraction. NHL focused on what they pay out.
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman: when either of us has something to say, we'll pick up the phone.
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman basically scoffs at NHLPA idea of 3-year plus one term CBA. Says NHL wants more. Have proposed 6. @SBJSBD
Rob Rossi @RobRossi_Trib
Bettman says #nhlpa not moving at all on position of economics #nhl
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman says characterization of NHL reccessing CBA talks is "inaccurate and unfair."
Chris Botta @ChrisBottaNHL
Bettman: NHLPA "stonewalled" and did not move off latest proposal.
Owners poisoned the well with those absurd initial proposals. The NHLPA is in an almost impossible position: they probably recognize that their share is going to come down a bit, but as soon as they make a proposal that includes any reduction, the owners lose any incentive to move at all of their demands re: the split.
Asking the players to accept both a sharp reduction in their share of HRR and the owner's truncated version of HRR doesn't seem like a good-faith offer, to be honest.
This is 90/10 on the owners--and I'm not even sure whether I could tell you what I'm blaming the players for. I guess they are waiting for a serious proposal to respond to seriously--but I'm afraid it might be a while.
