all i know is im not spending a dime on the nhl untill this crap is over, and if they strike im not watching and or going to a game for a month, and also not buying nhl 13.
all i know is im not spending a dime on the nhl untill this crap is over, and if they strike im not watching and or going to a game for a month, and also not buying nhl 13.
It sounds like you might single handedly send the NHL finances into a complete tailspin.
It sounds like you might single handedly send the NHL finances into a complete tailspin.
lol
i havent paid to go to a game since the Rangers met the thrashers in the playoffs...cant remember the last time i spent money on anything NHL related outside of NHL Center Ice which i have no choice but to buy if i wanna watch the Rangers. quite frankly the NHL is just too damn expensive in pretty much every aspect.
For the big market clubs: Rangers, Leafs, Canucks, Flyers, Bruins,...so on...
If they felt the same as Dolan, what would prevent them ftom threatening the NHL that they'd leave the league during a lockout.
What would Bettman and his **** buddies do? Fine Dolan?
Without referencing anything, I believe there is something in the league bylaws preventing that. It's probably in the thread about the league stealing the Rangers' website from a few years ago.
My fear is that they are flexing their muscles against revenue sharing. That leaves this terrible path of attacking the definition of revenue and the players' cut to satisfy the poorer clubs.
It's an interesting aspect though. Dolan's pretty blunt about his position on a lockout. I wonder how the rest feel. Playing with the old CBA is a lot more attractive then not playing at all for a majority of clubs, let's see what happens when it gets real.
Just to be specific, the CBA expires midnight heading into Sunday not midnight heading into Saturday. I thought it was latter but Michael Russo just said otherwise on Twitter.
Escrow:
•To ensure the correct revenue split, a percentage of player salaries could be placed in escrow. When total NHL revenues are determined at the end of the season, the escrow account is divided among players and owners to ensure that the target has been met.
It's basically a check against the players getting more than their share of revenue.
I was told by a very good customer of mine who works in the NHL office in NY city that if nothing is signed by Oct 1st we will not see the hockey this season. I hope it's not true cause I have no idea what sport to follow besides hockey.
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I was told by a very good customer of mine who works in the NHL office in NY city that if nothing is signed by Oct 1st we will not see the hockey this season. I hope it's not true cause I have no idea what sport to follow besides hockey.
This is a reliable person I'm assuming? He wasn't just busting you?
I was told by a very good customer of mine who works in the NHL office in NY city that if nothing is signed by Oct 1st we will not see the hockey this season. I hope it's not true cause I have no idea what sport to follow besides hockey.
That will be their PR release when they lock out the players. I doubt it is their strategy, other than their willingness to miss another year of hockey.
Like I said in a thread earlier, I'm not sure how on board the big teams will be with missing significant hockey. There are some powerful owners that make alot of money every season, they aren't in the business of missing out on cash. Between the Winter Classic and the lockout clause in the TV deal, there is a significant amount of money to be lost with a lengthy lockout.
