Report: Goodenow still firm against cap

[John Flyers Fan]

Owners are the ones who take ALL the risks, owners are the ones who have been losing crapload of money and it's owners who are offering us NHL games.

Players are nothing but extremely highly paid employees who have completely lost the touch with reality and when they say they can't work with an average salary of 1.4M, the fans who work hard to get to see them play get angry.

It's ok for you to be pro-PA but wake up for crying out loud! You're living in some dream world.

If owners are in such desparate straights ... and on the brink of disaster ... and realize that the NHL is a horrible business then why did they:

#1. Continue to pay out slaries that they supposedly couldn't afford

#2. Buy NHL franchises ??? (by my quick count 20 of the 30 NHL teams have new ownership, or were expansion teams since 1994)

 

[Pepper]

Name one owner whose career has been cut short by concussion.

Name the player whose career has been cut short and has not received more than reasonable insurance compensation?

 

[Pepper]

If owners are in such desparate straights ... and on the brink of disaster ... and realize that the NHL is a horrible business then why did they:

#1. Continue to pay out slaries that they supposedly couldn't afford

#2. Buy NHL franchises ??? (by my quick count 20 of the 30 NHL teams have new ownership, or were expansion teams since 1994)

1) Because they had to remain even remotely competitive, otherwise we would have 15 Penguins in the league.

2) All the purchases in recent years have been made with the expected salary cap in mind. Some of the purchases were done by billionaires who were ready to make a short-term investment.

 

[Iceman23]

If owners are in such desparate straights ... and on the brink of disaster ... and realize that the NHL is a horrible business then why did they:

#1. Continue to pay out slaries that they supposedly couldn't afford

#2. Buy NHL franchises ??? (by my quick count 20 of the 30 NHL teams have new ownership, or were expansion teams since 1994)

Response to #1, some teams are profitable. So they pay the huge salaries thus inflating the asking price of comparable players on other teams. The other teams either pony up the dough or face backlash in the community for being perceived as cheap.

As for #2, I have no clue. Especially when the league has been bleeding red the last few years. Perhaps someone thought that they could turn a profit in a league that generates 2.1 billion dollars a year.

I figure that unless Goodenow comes up with a dollar for dollar tax or something of the like, we are going to see an awful short meeting followed by the press conference that no one ever wanted to hear.

 

[i am dave]

We all know the fans of the rich teams like Detroit, Philly, T.O are pro-player..we get that.

I'm not. I'm pro-owner. I'm for a cap. I'm just not for a $42 million cap. I think a cap is possible to be negotiated if that number goes up. I think a cap is necessary to provide cost certainty, and I think cost certainty is necessary to keep the League alive as a whole. That being said, as a Flyers fan, I have no problems with waking up tomorrow to find that the previous CBA has been renewed. But you know, I just have this knack for looking out for more than just me...

 

[ti-vite]

Heaven forbid a business owner should turn a profit. Thats rediculous. And if he makes too much of a proifit, the players want a piece...why?

The 20 new owners bought the franchises after consulting Bettman, telling him that they can make profit if the major operating cost (player salaries) is curbed.

Bettman made 20 promises. I dont remember how many times Gillett said that publicly.

 

[Other Dave]

Name the player whose career has been cut short and has not received more than reasonable insurance compensation?

Do you think that reasonable insurance compensation totally negates the debilitating effects of lifelong disabilities?

 

[Ar-too]

Response to #1, some teams are profitable. So they pay the huge salaries thus inflating the asking price of comparable players on other teams. The other teams either pony up the dough or face backlash in the community for being perceived as cheap.

Arbitration sucks.

 

[Other Dave]

Arbitration sucks.

It's better than a low age for unrestricted free agency.