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Boondock Saint said:Wrong.
One of the proposals contained a luxury tax, which if made in any way effective, is thrown under the player's "salary cap" blanket....
Another contained a proposal where players would negotiate their contracts with the league, which contained no salary cap, however the player disagreed.
All 6 of the proposals DID NOT contain hard caps. However, the NHLPA calls any system that links revenues to expenses a hard cap and refuses to look at it.
So the owners would accept a luxury tax???
Really thats not what Bettman and Daly say...
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2004-09-09-nhl-players-talks_x.htm
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NHLPA has said from the beginning of negotiations that it would not give in to a salary cap, and Commissioner Gary Bettman has said a luxury tax system would not solve the league's financial problems.
And if the owners would accept a salary cap, why haven't they countered the players last offer? If the players are offering it up (albeit a weak on) and the owners would accept one, why aren't they talking working on it?