Habs13 said:anybody else sick to death of this mess yet?
I'll never get sick of it. It beats Basketball anyday.Habs13 said:anybody else sick to death of this mess yet?
Not good. Linden said the owners want it all or nothing as far as a cap goes. Linden isn't too optimistic, and thinks any offer put forward now would simply be a PR move.Los Tiburones said:For those of us at work who can't listen, can we get semi-regular updates on what he's saying.
GodZillaAteMyZamboni said:Not good. Linden said the owners want it all or nothing as far as a cap goes. Linden isn't too optimistic, and thinks any offer put forward now would simply be a PR move.
417 TO MTL said:So the owners want it all or nothing? To me, they just want a cap, they'll negotiate on anything else...
GregStack said:He said the owners want it all or nothing as far as the cap goes.
The problem is is that the cap is the ONLY issue, I don't think the players care about any of the other stuff that much, just as the owners don't.
417 TO MTL said:I understand...
The 1 question i'd like to ask anyone here, or any NHLPA member is, what's the reason why you don't want a cap? what's so wrong about having a salary cap?
The owners have outlined the reason why not having a cap and continuing down the road we've been on could do to the game, but what about the players, what effect will this have on them that they can't just accept it?
ChiHawks468 said:He also went on to say that the time for a new proposal has passed" and that they need to sit down and continue to negotiate based on what is already on the table.
417 TO MTL said:I understand...
The 1 question i'd like to ask anyone here, or any NHLPA member is, what's the reason why you don't want a cap? what's so wrong about having a salary cap?
The owners have outlined the reason why not having a cap and continuing down the road we've been on could do to the game, but what about the players, what effect will this have on them that they can't just accept it?
417 TO MTL said:I understand...
The 1 question i'd like to ask anyone here, or any NHLPA member is, what's the reason why you don't want a cap? what's so wrong about having a salary cap?
The owners have outlined the reason why not having a cap and continuing down the road we've been on could do to the game, but what about the players, what effect will this have on them that they can't just accept it?
Top Shelf said:I would like to know the answer to that very same question as well. Evertime I have heard a player asked that question they have either danced around it, deferred to Goodenow/Saksin or brought up non-guranteed contracts. The non-guranteed contracts argument was shot down by the NHL saying that a cap can exist w/ guranteed contracts.
417 TO MTL said:I understand...
The 1 question i'd like to ask anyone here, or any NHLPA member is, what's the reason why you don't want a cap? what's so wrong about having a salary cap?
The owners have outlined the reason why not having a cap and continuing down the road we've been on could do to the game, but what about the players, what effect will this have on them that they can't just accept it?
JWI19 said:Basically the players are saying there is no reason for a cap. Pay us what the market determines we are worth and what you can afford.