Jazz
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Here's his latest thoughts.
He discusses
- Go to http://www.cknw.com/audiovault/audiovault.cfm
- Select "THU JAN 13" under date: and "11pm" under hour and hit "GO".
Windows Media player will open up. - Adjust the scroll on the bottom to "15:20".
He discusses
- Russ Conway's proposal,
- thoughts on a newspaper article outlining a March-madness style tournament starting in March to save the Stanley Cup Playoffs,
- and his own proposal that he delivered on TSN earlier this week,
- Mike Modano's and Peter Karmanos' statements,
- Markus Näslund's potentially permanent return to Örnsköldsvik to play for Modo
RangerBoy said:He has two proposals.
1. A meaningful luxury tax of .75 cents on the dollar and have it start at a payroll of $38 million. The union has proposed a 20 percent tax starting at $40 million and it won't have any deterring effect on spending.
2. Maximize entry-level system bonuses at $300,000. If a player comes in and tears it up as a rookie, he can make some meaningful money - but not the millions and millions that so many young players have made. Pay that to the veterans.
3. Amend the arbitration system. Change it so that a player or a team can file, and only once every three years. If a two-year deal is awarded, they can only do it every four years. Go to a high-low system that's fair, keep the walk-away/walk-back option, but amend the arbitration.
4. Reduce the regular season schedule to 72 games. The league and the players play too many games - a fact that has been lost in the shuffle. In my mind, this is a meaningful thing for our fans that have been suffering through this. We play too many games, and the product suffers as a result.
5. Move buyouts to .50 cents on the dollar. Right now, it's either .33 cents or .66 cents. Make it simple at .50 cents.
6. Make qualifying offers at 75 percent. The union's proposal to re-tool it is meaningless in my opinion.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=110994
