Isles72 said:deal aint done til she's ratified
Zack Attack said:Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Thunderstruck said:Congrats on firing the first shot in the spinfest we all know is coming from the PA supporters.
Should make for highly amusing reading.
EndBoards said:According to the reports, this deal contains a $39M cap w/o the $2.2M 'other costs' being included..
The deal in February was a $42.5M cap, but that included the $2.2 in 'other costs', so the actual cap was $40.3M..
So in the end, the cap difference is only $1.3M per team, but the PA gained in plenty of other areas - notably revenue sharing, exclusion of a lux tax, UFA age, QO's, Arbitration, and so forth..
EndBoards said:According to the reports, this deal contains a $39M cap w/o the $2.2M 'other costs' being included..
The deal in February was a $42.5M cap, but that included the $2.2 in 'other costs', so the actual cap was $40.3M..
So in the end, the cap difference is only $1.3M per team, but the PA gained in plenty of other areas - notably revenue sharing, exclusion of a lux tax, UFA age, QO's, Arbitration, and so forth..
EndBoards said:According to the reports, this deal contains a $39M cap w/o the $2.2M 'other costs' being included..
The deal in February was a $42.5M cap, but that included the $2.2 in 'other costs', so the actual cap was $40.3M..
So in the end, the cap difference is only $1.3M per team, but the PA gained in plenty of other areas - notably revenue sharing, exclusion of a lux tax, UFA age, QO's, Arbitration, and so forth..
The Iconoclast said:I'm not sure what you're reading, but the $39M is inclusive of all player costs. As well I really have to questuion your "spin" on the wins by the PA. Revenue sharing, exclusion of a lux tax, UFA age, QO's and arbitration have been in every offer put forward by the NHL. Heck, the NHL now has more rights in those areas than they did in the last CBA, and the players have less, so it seems like a step backward, not forward. But hey, if spinning "straw into gold" is what turns you on, keep at it Rumplestilskin.
shakes said:About as funny as posts are going to be when favorite players are bought out or not resigned.
Really.. anything the players received in this negotiation, a negotiation everyone here knew the players had no chance of winning is a good thing.
To fire the first reply (?) to the much anticipated first spin attempt by pro-PA posters:EndBoards said:According to the reports, this deal contains a $39M cap w/o the $2.2M 'other costs' being included..
The deal in February was a $42.5M cap, but that included the $2.2 in 'other costs', so the actual cap was $40.3M..
So in the end, the cap difference is only $1.3M per team, but the PA gained in plenty of other areas - notably revenue sharing, exclusion of a lux tax, UFA age, QO's, Arbitration, and so forth..
The Iconoclast said:What the players received? You better think about that statement for a while. The players lost ground on pretty well every single front from what they had in the last CBA. THAT is the bottom line if you're going to keep score.
shakes said:About as funny as posts are going to be when favorite players are bought out or not resigned.
joepeps said:small market teams say good bye to your stars after 7 years..... tehre your cap for you....
gscarpenter2002 said:To fire the first reply (?) to the much anticipated first spin attempt by pro-PA posters:
This has been corrected at least 4 or 5 times by me alone, and by other posters as well.
The $42.5 was EXCLUSIVE of benefits of $2.2 million. So the difference using your numbers would be $5.7 million.
Secondly, the "other areas" do not mean a thing financially, since the 54% is written in stone - no more, no less. It might allow players to play where they want to play, but the 54% is the only relevant fiancial number. None of the other ares allow the players as a whole to make more money, which is all the NHL ever wanted.
Montrealer said:Did I miss something? Are big market teams exempt from the cap?
How else will they steal all the small market players away?
Montrealer said:Did I miss something? Are big market teams exempt from the cap?
How else will they steal all the small market players away?
oil slick said:And how will this be worse than the past 15 years as an Oiler fan?
joepeps said:no but they can become UFA at 25... or latest 28......
sign with Columbus where I make 3-4 mill and no market for me... no extra money coming in.. or sign in Detroit for 3-4 mill get publicity sales from merchandise and other options... what would you pick?
joepeps said:no but they can become UFA at 25... or latest 28......
sign with Columbus where I make 3-4 mill and no market for me... no extra money coming in.. or sign in Detroit for 3-4 mill get publicity sales from merchandise and other options... what would you pick?
joepeps said:no but they can become UFA at 25... or latest 28......
sign with Columbus where I make 3-4 mill and no market for me... no extra money coming in.. or sign in Detroit for 3-4 mill get publicity sales from merchandise and other options... what would you pick?
joepeps said:sign with Columbus where I make 3-4 mill and no market for me... no extra money coming in.. or sign in Detroit for 3-4 mill get publicity sales from merchandise and other options... what would you pick?
TORONTO/NEW YORK (July 13, 2005): The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Details of the new Agreement will not be made available publicly pending the formal ratification process by NHLPA Members and the NHL Board of Governors. It is anticipated that the ratification process will be completed next week, at which time the parties will be prepared to discuss the details of the Agreement and plans for next season. No further comment will be made until then.