shakes said:so they want the cap AND the 24% rollback? Those owners sure know how to bargain.
Its the only way to start on solid base.shakes said:so they want the cap AND the 24% rollback? Those owners sure know how to bargain.
sveiglar said:So they gave it to the union and an hour later throw it up on the website for the world to see? I'm very much pro-owner in this, but this reeks of PR. Don't see much for the union in it.
BTW.. payroll tax at the union's sole discretion:
PA: "We'd like a tax; no cap."
NHL: "Here's our cap proposal.. and just because you wanted it, here's a tax within it so teams pay extra to reach the top of the cap. No need to thank us."
shakes said:so they want the cap AND the 24% rollback? Those owners sure know how to bargain.
Burny said:Max contract length of 3 years? WTF? Why?
shakes said:I thought the same thing.. i wonder what's taking the NHLPA so long to reject it.
Chinook said:I'm betting that it's a MUCH better deal than the NHL has offered in the past. I think that there's a good chance that the union knows it has lost, and will have to make a stand somewhere.
jcpenny said:Its the only way to start on solid base.
Habsfan 32 said:This offer can't be worse then the last offer by the league.
Scugs said:You need that to bring the teams down under the cap. Or close enough to it so that they dont need to completely tear up their current rosters.
That's exactly my feeling on this, the stupid players never had leverge to begin with and now if there is no season do they really expect to have any more than what they didn't have going into next fall. The owners position will only get stronger from this inevtiable cancellation, the players have to know this or they really are clueless.craig1 said:I read the full proposal and the comparison to the last one.
Honestly, I like it. If the players walk away, they are fools. Plain and simple. It is not going to get much better than this. There is not much, if any, more that I see the league compromising on. At this point, they are just wasting away salary and careers. The league has made the specific framework they will take very clear. Don't like it? Go play in Europe.