GDT: 2/4/05 NHL & NHLPA Meetings

[creative giant*]

Meeting over according to Mojo radio in Vancouver.

 

[WhitePony]

Time to talk has ended....this is judgement day

 

[two out of three*]

A couple days ago.

mojo radio in Vancouver reporting "talks are over"

This is it folks.
I have a bad feeling.

Fan590 reported it too.

 

[chiavsfan]

TSN has it too

 

[Crows*]

THe short meeting gives me a bad feeling.

UNless they have something to announce at 3:30 or something.

PLEASE CALLA JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE.

 

[MagnusJondus]

Possible but unlikely that Goodenow was pushed by the union to get the best deal possible and now realizes this is the best deal he's going to get.

Could be putting it to a vote maybe?

 

[davidwii]

This is like a fregin movie...I'm actually nervous....haha....

 

[Flyboy34]

Does anybody suspect a joint proposal is being put to a player vote? Or am I being too optimistic?

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

My bet is that the season is finished.

 

[two out of three*]

F*ck.

 

[gobuds]

No Progress- no meetings planned- BG back to Toronto!

 

[rekrul]

well its done.... goodby NHL see ya in 2006

 

[struckmatch]

Goodenow is pissed apparently.

 

[VAN-HAB]

This is the second time you have said something like this. Is there any particular reason you think this???

I was right wasn't I?

 

[two out of three*]

Maybe BG got fired?

 

[davidwii]

13 F***** HOURS AND NO PROGRESS????????????????

HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. Please someone gang tackle him on the way to the airport and make him see what he is doing....NY Style....

 

[Thornton97]

Goodenow said afterwards that no progress was made in the past two days and the Players' Association is on its way back to Toronto.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=113764

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Goodenow is pissed apparently.

Hmm, I wonder what happened.

 

[neelynugs]

it's ok- plenty of time for a season still...they'll talk in a few weeks

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

Well, no season I guess. My bet is that they don't negotiate until September.

 

[davidwii]

Goodenow is pissed apparently.

How can 13 hours = no progress....honestly.

Maybe he's pissed because he's done. Maybe he knows he can't get what he wants and he's about to have mutiny on his hands...

Hold on to your seats boys and girls...the rides about to get a little bumpy....

I predict that if this isn't going to go back to a vote that players and owners are gonna starting coming outta the woodwork in mass talking trash.....not so much about each other..but about their leaders....

 

[gobuds]

Canadian Press reporting today's meeting went very poorly

 

[chiavsfan]

With some of the big name players coming out and saying they wouldn't mind playing for a cap...why wouldn't it go up for vote?

It won't granted and the season is most likely over, but still....

 

[Vic Rattlehead*]

This is the end of the NHL as we know it....

 

[Schlep Rock]

Well, no season I guess. My bet is that they don't negotiate until September.

The offer is only going to get worse and worse over time.

What I don't like... NHL revenues will drop, let's say it ends up at $1.5 billion for 2005-06. 55% of that equals an $27.5 million salary cap... how the heck are they going to work that one??