NHLPA Offer said:We propose three alternatives to the NHL. The first redistributes $65 Million from high revenue Clubs to low revenue Clubs; the second redistributes $124 M illion; and the third redistributes $190 Million. All three alternatives are acceptable to us.
Which would the owners prefer? With the new low salaries, Ottawa for example lost $5mil on a $41mil payroll. They now receive $1.5mil in revenue sharing money because of low revenues, plus they get a $10mil reduction in payroll. So at a $31mil payroll, we would be making money again.
As the revenues exploded 3-400% in the last decade, the revenue disparities grew even faster. Wouldnt a partnership of NHL teams work to equalize that themselves?