NHL and NHLPA to meet on Wednesday and Thursday in Toronto

[Lanny MacDonald*]

Yup .. Thursday should do it ..

After the US long weekend, everyone comes back well rested and in no time at all the two sides should agree on a new CBA.

Thats the way I see it to ..

They got most of the Big Issues out of the way .. Now they are only left with deciding if they are going to go with $50 Mil cap the NHLPA wants or the $30 mil the NHL wants .. How long could that take to resolve realistically ??

Really? I thought poked your head out of your hole, saw your shadow, and predicted another 18 months before a resolution was reached?

 

[FLYLine27*]

Werent they going to meet Wednesday & Thursday....guess they just cancelled the Wednesday meeting.

 

[Kritter471]

Werent they going to meet Wednesday & Thursday....guess they just cancelled the Wednesday meeting.

Huh?

And upon looking at the TSN website, you're right.

5/29/2005 9:00:47 PM

TORONTO (CP) - Talks will resume Thursday in Toronto between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=126432

Interesting. I seem to recall reading somewhere Goodenow and Bettman weren't scheduled to be at the Wednesday meeting anyway and that it was to be another financial review session. If that's been cancelled, that could be percieved as negative (don't want to talk, don't think they're close) or positive (have settled the accounting issues they've been debating).

Will be interesting to see what happens...

 

[Seachd]

It just seems to me that if they were really serious, they'd be meeting more than twice a week.

 

[GirardIsStupid]

It just seems to me that if they were really serious, they'd be meeting more than twice a week.

there's got to be a lot of planning and reporting back to constituents that probably occurs between meetings. i think both sides are anxious to see each other as often as possible.

 

[King'sPawn]

Really? I thought poked your head out of your hole, saw your shadow, and predicted another 18 months before a resolution was reached?

Why would he be hiding? You're quick to forget that this entire CBA is EXACTLY how Goodenow planned it. Kinda like the black knight in Monty Python... after his arms and legs have been cut off, "All right... we'll call it a draw!"

So, Messenger is holding his head up high, not hiding at all, because of the genius and firm leadership of Bob Goodenow; whose wisdom is freeing the slaves we call NHL players!

 

[sveiglar]

So, Messenger is holding his head up high, not hiding at all, because of the genius and firm leadership of Bob Goodenow; whose wisdom is freeing the slaves we call NHL players!

Remember, they're not slaves; they're auto workers (Todd Marchant notwithstanding).

 

[RangerBoy]

Werent they going to meet Wednesday & Thursday....guess they just cancelled the Wednesday meeting.

The Wednesday meeting is/was going to be another small group meeting going over each team's finances.When they finished their last meeting last Thursday,Daly indicated they were almost finished going over the finances but they needed one more meeting to complete the process.Maybe they didn't need to meet in person and finished those talks over the phone

 

[X-SHARKIE]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=126432

Now it's Wed and Thursday again.

 

[FLYLine27*]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=126432

Now it's Wed and Thursday again.

Media has no idea whats going on it looks like. Make up your minds!

 

[Hockeyfan02]

well why didnt that do that from the start

Because that would have made too much sense.

 

[Larionov]

well why didnt that do that from the start

Because the 'PA wasn't willing to talk cap until February, and wasn't willing to talk linkage until very recently. The League had to starve them out in order to reach this stage.

The meetings back in the Fall and Winter went something like this:

NHL: "You guys willing to play under a cap?"

'PA: "No."

NHL: (pause)..."OK, how about now?"

'PA: "No."

NHL: "OK, when should we meet again?"

'PA: "When you guys stop talking cap."

...and on it went. One side had to cave, and it ended up being the players. Thus, we are where we are.

 

[joepeps]

Bob Goodenow.

keep your dumb comments to yourself........

just because you hate the guy for your own personally reasons.. doesn't mean you were there and hear and seen what happend

how can you accuse a guy when you don't know..

I can easily say... it was because of Gary Bettman...

Grow up.....

 

[kingbrath]

keep your dumb comments to yourself........

just because you hate the guy for your own personally reasons.. doesn't mean you were there and hear and seen what happend

how can you accuse a guy when you don't know..

I can easily say... it was because of Gary Bettman...

Grow up.....

wow, lets try to calm down a bit now

 

[Lobstertainment]

Whoa WHOA

There is far too much animosity in here.

lets keep it civil.

if you need to lash out just direct it towards me instead, I'll take one for the team and be the verbal punching bag.

direct all insults, slander, and other rude comments to me.

 

[Mess]

Whoa WHOA

There is far too much animosity in here.

lets keep it civil.

if you need to lash out just direct it towards me instead, I'll take one for the team and be the verbal punching bag.

direct all insults, slander, and other rude comments to me.

Your in box is full SSJ ..

You need to address those cards and letters quicker .. Maybe put a Hard Cap limit on the number of big market fans that can send in comments, to give the smaller markets a chance, basically creating a little in-box parity if you prefer ..

 

[mooseOAK*]

if only they did, we would be watching the playoffs

dr

If the owners stuck to their budgets and were putting a lot of money in their pockets under the old CBA then we would be looking at a strike now instead of a lockout.

 

[Mess]

If the owners stuck to their budgets and were putting a lot of money in their pockets under the old CBA then we would be looking at a strike now instead of a lockout.

Or we would be talking about the Maple Leafs and MLSE.

Both of those are possiblities if the talk is about budgets, can't rule either out.

 

[Mess]

Really? I thought poked your head out of your hole, saw your shadow, and predicted another 18 months before a resolution was reached?

You're insufferable.

Now they are only left with deciding if they are going to go with $50 Mil cap the NHLPA wants or the $30 mil the NHL wants ..

How long could that take to resolve realistically ??

http://www.hfboards.com/showpost.php?p=2905444&postcount=15

 

[Lobstertainment]

Your in box is full SSJ ..

You need to address those cards and letters quicker .. Maybe put a Hard Cap limit on the number of big market fans that can send in comments, to give the smaller markets a chance, basically creating a little in-box parity if you prefer ..

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