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You keep posting this same thing over and over in hopes of convincing who ?? Its not going to make true by repetition ..cleduc said:If that were true re Goodenow. it doesn't stop the owners from making the players sit another year nor does it stop the players from throwing Goodenow out - which is far more likely.
The cap has aleady been on the table. If the union doesn't want linkage based on principle, the owners have to low ball the cap to cover their asses on uncertain revenues. Linkage makes the most sense now with the uncertain revenues from the lockout.
If the PA don't settle this by June 15th or so, they're looking at about 50 cents on the 2003-4 dollar when play resumes. They're at about 65 cents now. They've been stupid before so there's nothing stopping them from being stupid again.
You seem like an intellectual person so I can't figure out why you are so infatuated with what will happen next week in the form of income ONLY.
This is a 6 year CBA they are talking about not a 1 year. Sure they may lose a few sponsors in this upcoming year as a result but what about years 2-6 ?? Short term loss for long term gain remember .. We all know year 1 is going to be bad and filled with healing and recover .. What is a few more millions now really matter .The owners have been giving us that BS for a while that they intend to lockout the players until they get the deal they want well that same knife cuts both ways ..
If you are planning a 6 year budget for your family .. Are you only concerned what income you are expecting next week and planning all your spending for 6 years on that?? .. I certainly hope not ..
I can also see Goodenow's motive .. This is payback plain and simple for the NHL cancelling the season and his players lost 1.2-1.4 bil in wages .. Now he is going to give them a little taste of their own medicine and if they lose a few sponsors so be it. Prove it, how serious you are.. The owners have just as much opportunity to end this nonsense. Put something on the table the NHLPA can work with and live with and we are in business.
The NHL will not admit Goodenow has has leverage at this time so he is going to prove it to them . NO season ticket drives, no sponsors, not TV deal to live off of and the financial stress hits the NHL Owners. Without linkage no skin off the NHLPA back. However the NHL is in control rather then forcing the NHLPA to take a deal it doesn't like then just like the players did and forfeited wages they can now in turn show their Owner solidarity and it will be required in dealing with Goodenow. A large portion of Renenue comes from other sources, gate receipts, luxury boxes, etc etc outside of sonsors.. The NHLPA just took the last two weeks to find out exactly what that is per team, and measure the damage by each day.
Pro-owners supportors keep using the loss of wages against the players last year as a bad move by Goodenow not looking after their best interest .. Will they be so quick to Blame Bettman for loss of sponsors and other revenue now that the shoe is on the other foot ?? Its the same thing in reverse now .. Players only lose money during the regular season, this is the off season and now its Owners time ..
Goodenow has been in the business a long time and Sponsors and others are just as much his friends then the Owners .. Its the players the sponsors want to promote not the owners or their buildings, because if the players are not the game then sponsors would be flowing in .. We have no way of knowing how many Goodenow has in his pocket that he is using as leverage against the Owners. Players have endorsement deals remember, some of the very same that sponsor the NHL so its a two-way street.. They will come back, or others will take their place..
Endless supply of Sponsors and a lifetime of players still to ahead for years to come ..
One big game of Cat and Mouse to see who cracks first ..
That's just my take on things .. Just my own opinion ..
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