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Smail said:Our opinions differ. There will always be a market for hockey, regardless if it's now or in 5 years. In 5 years, if it's a relaunch, maybe they can only do so with a $15M salary cap, maybe $10M. The salaries would have to adjust to the demand. That's why the players have more to lose by sitting; they get the bulk of the income, so the more it shrinks, the less they get. The owners aren't making money, so whether they lose $1M in a $30M operation or $1M in a $60M operation doesn't change anything to them.
Great post! By not playing hockey, NHL owners in total are losing less money than they did last year. (It should be noted that that is not true for all NHL franchises, but should be true for the NHL in total if you believe the Leavitt report).
I believe that the owners are going to do whatever they have to do to get a hard salary cap. If that's the case, the longer the lockout lasts the more damage is done to the fanbase, and the smaller the revenue pot will be to split. It would surprise me a bit to see a 10-20% decrease in attendance accross the league after the NHL starts back up. That's going to directly impact the total revenue "pie" to split between the owners & players.