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.
If I were the NHLPA, I would renegotiate the rollback into something smaller like 10-15% across the board if I'm accepting a cap. I also ask for free agency to be moved down to 28 instead of 30. The max length clause could either be extended to 4/5 years, or removed altogether.
That said, I'm not on the NHLPA's side or the owner's side. I just want to see some damn hockey.