DownFromNJ said:Little known fact: The Pens have one of the best TV contracts in the game. They get huge ratings.
Yet they can't fill the seats. Go figure.
DownFromNJ said:Little known fact: The Pens have one of the best TV contracts in the game. They get huge ratings.
Dolemite said:Yet they can't fill the seats. Go figure.
Raider Zero said:thats because you're asking blue collar workers to spend a few hundred dollars they cant afford to take their family out to dinner and a hockey game. they cant afford it pure and simple. and rebuilding isnt exactly helping the cause either.
Baseball tried collusion once and had to pay out to the players effected. If the current situation of players signing for below market value and not chasing money existed without an impending labor stop I'm sure the NHLPA would be making the same calims.Malefic74 said:Owners can't collude, but agents representing the players can talk to each other all they want for the purpose of comparable salaries. Seems like a slanted playing field to me there.
Agreed. I have no trust in Bettman and co, but I still side with them on this issue. My fondest dream is Bettman puts his resignation on the negotiating table.The only reason that I side with the owners on this one is that they have at least shown some kind of desire to fix things. They recognize that the problem was of their own making and are attempting to rectify the situation. The PA seems to believe, contrary to all evidence that everything was fine and that the gravy train would roll on forever. Time to wake up.
Hasbro said:Agreed. I have no trust in Bettman and co, but I still side with them on this issue. My fondest dream is Bettman puts his resignation on the negotiating table.
Malefic74 said:Owners can't collude, but agents representing the players can talk to each other all they want for the purpose of comparable salaries. Seems like a slanted playing field to me there.
Hasbro said:Agreed. I have no trust in Bettman and co, but I still side with them on this issue. My fondest dream is Bettman puts his resignation on the negotiating table.
Dolemite said:Ok I can appreciate where you're coming from. Again devils advocate here.... What about Parity? Wouldn't you agree a cap would bring more competition and parity to a league who's talent pool isn't as deep or as talented as the NBA or the NFL?
Burke's Evil Spirit said:12 different teams have made the Conference Finals in the last three years. There *is* parity.
CivicSI_JB said:That's exactly the way I feel. Is it the players fault that the owners shove money in their face?
Dolemite said:When was the last time you saw the following teams go deep in the playoffs?
Phoenix
Chicago
Penguins
Habs
Oilers
Burke's Evil Spirit said:There are perpetual bottom-dwellers in every league. You just named a few of them.