Lockout Reported Over! 6 year deal

[Lanny MacDonald*]

This is going to put added pressure on teams with their marketing. No more excuses on why all 30 teams are not profitable. This is their bed they are making and now they can't blame everyone else for their mistakes.

This is going to put pressure on ALL parties to market the game. The teams have a responsibility and so do the players. Everyone gets blamed now if money isn't made, no outs for anyone.

 

[ranold26]

McKenzie just confirmed it on sportcenter. Details added to first part of thread.

 

[McLlwain]

``We met all night,'' NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said in an e-mail. ``Nothing yet but getting closer.''


http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050713/APS/507130731

Hmmmmmm.....

 

[barnburner]

This is going to put added pressure on teams with their marketing. No more excuses on why all 30 teams are not profitable. This is their bed they are making and now they can't blame everyone else for their mistakes.

Nothing wrong with that. Now that they have an environment that gives every team an opportunity to compete without going broke, any team that can't cut it, deserves to fall by the wayside.

 

[HockeyCritter]

``We met all night,'' NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said in an e-mail. ``Nothing yet but getting closer.''


http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050713/APS/507130731

Hmmmmmm.....

Even though that article is dated today ----- the same phrase has been reprinted in every article for the past two or three weeks . . . . .

 

[Nomad]

Because he has gotten good at saying it. No need to change it up.

 

[The G Man]

Did they mention anything about Sidney Crosby being awarded to the Islanders?

 

[Sixty Six]

Did they mention anything about Sidney Crosby being awarded to the Islanders?

They were contracted, sorry

 

[Tuggy]

They were contracted, sorry

 

[sveiglar]

Sid's gonna play on the "NHL" franchise, on a line with Bob Bannerman and Jim Gregory.

 

[HSHS]

My 2 cents

 

[Motown Beatdown]

Wow great news to wake up to. But i sure would be nice hearing the words "it's over" from someone in the NHL or NHLPA

 

[avalanche_country]

this is the most lock happy message board I have ever seen ....

8 locks on the first page

it aint done till there is a press conference

 

[Motown Beatdown]

players to have a conference call at noon to vote on the deal (fan 590)

 

[Grandpabuzz]

players to have a conference call at noon to vote on the deal (fan 590)

You serious? I don't believe it.

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

players to have a conference call at noon to vote on the deal (fan 590)

Wow, if they ratified it today that would be amazing.

I go out for a nice run, and come back to this. Great.

 

[GKJ]

this is the most lock happy message board I have ever seen ....

8 locks on the first page

it aint done till there is a press conference

or unti TSN says so.



So far, TSN says the deal will be done but it isn't done yet...

 

[kasper11]

players to have a conference call at noon to vote on the deal (fan 590)

huh? They are supposed to vote on a 600 page document a couple of hours after it is written? I thought only the US congress worked that way

 

[EroCaps]

huh? They are supposed to vote on a 600 page document a couple of hours after it is written? I thought only the US congress worked that way

 

[The Mars Volchenkov]

huh? They are supposed to vote on a 600 page document a couple of hours after it is written? I thought only the US congress worked that way

Hey-Oh!

 

[bcrt2000]

i hate stickys, i usually ignore them because theres 4-5 other stickys at the top of the forums.. ah well

gord & bob mckenzie headed sportscentre at 11, they just gave a run down of everything we know about the CBA so far (including latest cap numbers they've heard being 21.5M-39M).. and that the players can extend the deal to a 7th year

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

or unti TSN says so.



So far, TSN says the deal will be done but it isn't done yet...

On sportscenter, McKenzie said there were some minor secondary issues that should be done today, and that there is an excellent chance the deal will be done today.

 

[Motown Beatdown]

huh? They are supposed to vote on a 600 page document a couple of hours after it is written? I thought only the US congress worked that way

Thats what they said, i like DR said in another thread, how do you have a conference call with 600 players?

I think they meant to say the team reps will have a conference call. But who knows

 

[kasper11]

players to have a conference call at noon to vote on the deal (fan 590)

According to the front page of sportsnet.ca

The NHLPA has scheduled a noon ET conference call with the player reps to discuss the details of the impending deal.

so it is not for a vote, that will probably happen in a few days.

 

[bcrt2000]

i'm guessing the CBA will be posted online within hours of it's completion-- its the only way everyone in the league can digest the information in a timely manner