He is considered too credible in his sources and inside info .. So he was not invited at this time .. However the panel will be discussing the things he has been informing us all on ..go kim johnsson said:probably eklund, too
nyr7andcounting said:But they talked about that for a whole week, and if they have that solved than I think the rest is somewhat easy.
Well I think both sides know the owners owe some concessions to players and that will probably be two of them. QO are easy, arbitration might take a long meeting to settle but other than that, if revenues and the linkage/cap are settled everything else is give and take.go kim johnsson said:don't be so sure. Qualfiying offers and arbitration are also major sticking points.
nyrmessier011 said:What the hell is this site. $45 mil cap range. I don't believe a word this jackass is talking about. Who the hell owns this site anyway...an actual newspaper? I could write better **** then this. What a joke to believe this site. A deal could be close, but this site is just some moron guessing and trying to be right because he might be.
Jaded-Fan said:From a google search:
DelcoTimes.com is the web site of the Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times
newspaper, which covers news, sports and features in Delaware County, PA.
I said when I posted it 'for what it is worth.' However it is a legit newspaper and not one horse town variety, Delaware County is just outside of Philly, sort of a suburb I think.
John Flyers Fan said:Delaware County is just outside of Philadelphia, and the guy that wrote the article has been covering the Phantoms all year. It wasn't a fact based story, just him throwing out a rumor, and adding a bit of his opinion.
Mr Bugg said:I think we should e-mail Eklund about this. He might have some insight, if he's not too busy interviewing Gomez in Alaska or something.
nyr7andcounting said:Well I think both sides know the owners owe some concessions to players and that will probably be two of them. QO are easy, arbitration might take a long meeting to settle but other than that, if revenues and the linkage/cap are settled everything else is give and take.
RLC said:A 45mill cap ??
only if a lux tax at 1-1 starts at 32mill with an added penilty of a 1st rounder at 37 and 2 first rounders at 42mil.
With a lux tax you could give the players a 100 mill cap.
1-1 at 35 mil
1-1.5 at 40mil
1-2 at 45mil
1-2.5 at 50mil. ( Kovalev at 4 mill costs as much as 4+10mil = 14 mil)
No sane GM would go for Kovalev above that 35 mil threshhold.
But of course the NHLPA want to have a way of letting insane GM's bid of a top name player.
Now understanding that both side don't want to lose face, the idea of a higher cap but with huge lux tax means the NHLPA could say they got a 45-50mil cap.
THe NHL could say that with the extremely high lux tax, their ain't no way any GM will pay a Kovalev 10-15 mil + draft choices.
now crunch the numbers so both sides feel comfortable.
but the lux tax must be setup that only insane GM's would bid above a certain level. If the NHLPA still dont like it then it's clear again just who is insane.
DARKSIDE said:I'm sorry, but are you proposing using draft picks as a penalty for go over the cap or is this something the is being proposed by the NHL?
DARKSIDE said:I'm sorry I don't understand, is it you proposing using draft picks as a penalty for go over the cap or is this something the is being dicussed by the NHL?
Jaded-Fan said:From a google search:
DelcoTimes.com is the web site of the Delaware County Daily and Sunday Times
newspaper, which covers news, sports and features in Delaware County, PA.
I said when I posted it 'for what it is worth.' However it is a legit newspaper and not one horse town variety, Delaware County is just outside of Philly, sort of a suburb I think.
I've always been in favor of incorporating draft pick penalties as part of a luxury tax system.RLC said:I dont know anything.
I am just proposing that penilty because to some clubs money seems to mean nothing ( they can afford it) but if we add a penitly of draft picks or two, now that will discurage the big spenders to hold back a bit.
As far as I know no such penilty has been talked about at any meeting.
EndBoards said:I've always been in favor of incorporating draft pick penalties as part of a luxury tax system.
Part of the reason owner's have overspent is because fans have always griped and yelled 'cheapskate' when an owner lets a popular player walk. It's easy for the fans to spend someone else's (the owner's) money.
On the other hand, if the fans know that signing a particular guy at the price he's asking puts the team over a salary threshold and will cost them in the draft, then the owner would have at least some of the fan base on his side.
The Iconoclast said:I have never liked nor considered that aspect of the whole "draft pick penalty" concept, but now that you mention it in that contect it might help curb one of the biggest contributors to the over-spending done by some owners, that being fan pressure. I don't mind that now. Consider me a convert.