I am not a real fan of taking away anybodies team, so I would go with a market deciding the teams fate if the fans support it tehn fine if not it can go. Look at a team like Columbus who would be considered a non traditional hockey market, yet it is heavily supported.
The singles best way to improve the game is Have a hard cap of $42.5 as the owners suggest, but with a $ 30 mi floor payroll and significant revenue sharing that the players suggested. The cap would be linked to revenues based on 2003/04 but linked both ways, so if the league grows beyone the $2.1 billion of that year then the cap rises and if it shrinks then the cap drops. Hire 3 independant auditers to asses teh revenues and any team caught cheating will sacrifice 5 1st round picks. Offer a $1 million dollar anonymous tip bonus at all three auditor firms and then let the greedy owners try and break that system.
The only way to make it viable would be to take 50% of all revenue from each team and put it in a pool then split it 30 ways. Teams would have to have minimum season tickets and luxery boxes ect or they only get 25%. For the big teams they would save money on payroll costs as they would be icing a team for much less but would be throwing more money into the pot. The money saved on payroll costs would be offset by the revenue sharing so would still leave tehm with healthy profits. The Small teams would be getting an influx of $10-20 million dollars and then they can afford the floor and more. The growth in the nhl would come in the form of more seats sold among the teams making sure to get their full percentage of the revenue pool. The competiveness of this league would grow the game.
Rule changes:
Remove the Redline to break the trap
No touch icing to eliminate injuries, but no line change if you ice the puck.
Shoot out. the fans deserve a winner
3 points for a regulation win 2 points for overtime and shootout winners 1 pt tie or ot loser
No instigator rule. This is a man's game and if the US public can watch boxing why not an hockey fight or 3.
The winner of the allstar game gets home ice in the playoffs to make that game have meaning.
Ban carbonite sticks and let the goalies go back in equipment sizes.
The playoff format as it stands now is greeat and can you imagine the dog fight for playoff spots under this system where no team will be running away with it 3 months early.
NHL commisioner Brian Burke
NHLPA leader Mike gartner
The singles best way to improve the game is Have a hard cap of $42.5 as the owners suggest, but with a $ 30 mi floor payroll and significant revenue sharing that the players suggested. The cap would be linked to revenues based on 2003/04 but linked both ways, so if the league grows beyone the $2.1 billion of that year then the cap rises and if it shrinks then the cap drops. Hire 3 independant auditers to asses teh revenues and any team caught cheating will sacrifice 5 1st round picks. Offer a $1 million dollar anonymous tip bonus at all three auditor firms and then let the greedy owners try and break that system.
The only way to make it viable would be to take 50% of all revenue from each team and put it in a pool then split it 30 ways. Teams would have to have minimum season tickets and luxery boxes ect or they only get 25%. For the big teams they would save money on payroll costs as they would be icing a team for much less but would be throwing more money into the pot. The money saved on payroll costs would be offset by the revenue sharing so would still leave tehm with healthy profits. The Small teams would be getting an influx of $10-20 million dollars and then they can afford the floor and more. The growth in the nhl would come in the form of more seats sold among the teams making sure to get their full percentage of the revenue pool. The competiveness of this league would grow the game.
Rule changes:
Remove the Redline to break the trap
No touch icing to eliminate injuries, but no line change if you ice the puck.
Shoot out. the fans deserve a winner
3 points for a regulation win 2 points for overtime and shootout winners 1 pt tie or ot loser
No instigator rule. This is a man's game and if the US public can watch boxing why not an hockey fight or 3.
The winner of the allstar game gets home ice in the playoffs to make that game have meaning.
Ban carbonite sticks and let the goalies go back in equipment sizes.
The playoff format as it stands now is greeat and can you imagine the dog fight for playoff spots under this system where no team will be running away with it 3 months early.
NHL commisioner Brian Burke
NHLPA leader Mike gartner