CBJWerenski8
Formerly CBJWennberg10 (RIP Kivi)
- Jun 13, 2009
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Do we really need MORE playoff teams?
I think that means splitting of playoff profits.
Do we really need MORE playoff teams?
Do we really need MORE playoff teams?
Thought so, great job Mr Fehr...by the way, Goodenow is on line 1 Donnie...0.00b
Yes you will. Careers are at stake now. Soon they will be fighting with each other. This season is lost and I can guarantee to the high heavens we see extreme backlash against the union. Many are still staying quiet because they think the NHL won't cancel... but when it comes time to do so, some will step up.
That's not to say Bettman won't cancel the season, because I think he absolutely will. Fehr is leading the players down a terrible road and it's sad to watch. Because I love this game, and the players will never win this battle. Never.
Renaud Lavoie@RenLavoieRDS
Still the major issues for PA on contracts are: Maximum 5 year contract. Arbitration and UFA push one year. That's what the NHL want.
That's the point though. The players don't want a good relationship with the peeps who sign their check. Hiring Fehr was ALWAYS about getting revenge for the last CBA. Is the idea of revenge as a way to operate dumb? Of course. But the players aren't exactly being rational here.
Do we really need MORE playoff teams?
It's not like the NHL are even asking for much.........Fehr is such a clown.
When really, they won the last CBA. They were taking home 57% of what the league made. 57 ****ing percent. They won that CBA hands down. Yes, they had to take a hit at the beginning, but 90% of the players in the league weren't even part of that CBA. They say they are fighting for the future of the NHL, but also say just honor our contracts. Really, which is it? Either you are looking out for the future, or you are looking out for yourselves. In my opinion, they are looking out for themselves. Because really, $7.9 mill. per season is such a drastic step down from $8.0 mill? They are lead by a egotistical idiot who for some reason has brainwashed them to follow him, which in reality is leading them down a road of more losses than they would've gotten if they would've just signed the 50/50 deal. I shake my head at the stupidity of the players. It's mind boggling.
He’s still a player at heart, even though he’s not like today’s player.
"The game has changed," Fleury said Sunday at the HHOF Legends game at Air Canada Centre. "There’s a lot more money on the table. I think the players are a lot more business-orientated than we ever were. I was the guy that always said, 'Drop the puck, let’s play hockey.' But here’s how I see it: I do a lot of events all across Canada and I run into guys like Gordie Howe and Johnny Bower, who are still doing events. And I say, 'Why are you guys here?' They need to be there to make money. So I have no sympathy for the owners because of that. Because those are the icons of the game, the guys that I looked up to and wanted to emulate myself after. I’m fully behind the players and what they’re trying to accomplish."
They did win the last CBA, not the cap, but they won on all the details, so here we are now...When really, they won the last CBA. They were taking home 57% of what the league made. 57 ****ing percent. They won that CBA hands down. Yes, they had to take a hit at the beginning, but 90% of the players in the league weren't even part of that CBA. They say they are fighting for the future of the NHL, but also say just honor our contracts. Really, which is it? Either you are looking out for the future, or you are looking out for yourselves. In my opinion, they are looking out for themselves. Because really, $7.9 mill. per season is such a drastic step down from $8.0 mill? They are lead by a egotistical idiot who for some reason has brainwashed them to follow him, which in reality is leading them down a road of more losses than they would've gotten if they would've just signed the 50/50 deal. I shake my head at the stupidity of the players. It's mind boggling.
No one would be surprised or make a big deal out of it if they didn't lie and said, "we're doing this for ourselves". Instead they come up with an opaque lie, "we're doing this for the future of the game".When really, they won the last CBA. They were taking home 57% of what the league made. 57 ****ing percent. They won that CBA hands down. Yes, they had to take a hit at the beginning, but 90% of the players in the league weren't even part of that CBA. They say they are fighting for the future of the NHL, but also say just honor our contracts. Really, which is it? Either you are looking out for the future, or you are looking out for yourselves. In my opinion, they are looking out for themselves. Because really, $7.9 mill. per season is such a drastic step down from $8.0 mill? They are lead by a egotistical idiot who for some reason has brainwashed them to follow him, which in reality is leading them down a road of more losses than they would've gotten if they would've just signed the 50/50 deal. I shake my head at the stupidity of the players. It's mind boggling.
decrease to 50/50, 5 year maximum player contract, gains to team/owners regarding player arbitration, ufa delayed.
It actually is asking a lot.. but in negotiations.. compromise needs to be met, win on some things, lose on others.
Yes, until they say, "Season cancelled!". Than wait for the player quotes on twitter.
Is that you Don? Remember when the league tried to negotiate last year, you said no thanks...One of Fehrs strengths is his communication with the players and keeping the union informed, strong, and united. When the league is trying to suggest that he isnt communicating, they are showing they are desperate. Perhaps Fehrs objective of aligning the players with the small markets is really starting to crack the owners. Maybe that's why Bettman is feeling pressure to negotiate still.
But the players have long maintained that they dont think they will see the owners best offer until December and obviously Bettman will not expect to see the PA's best offer until then either. That is the negotiation dance and style that the owners set up when they kept Bettman on, and the players know it, and so we will wait. Is that frustrating the little general? Well too bad, payback is a bummer eh. Maybe you should've given this offer last summer.
I'm kind've hoping that some players will start to criticise the PA because I truly believe that some information is being withheld. I can't see a season now.
They did win the last CBA, not the cap, but they won on all the details, so here we are now...
Maybe the PA shouldn't have given the phony excuse, "We can't negotiate while we're playing" and in the Fall after they're locked out say, "we just want to play and negotiate at the same time!"One of Fehrs strengths is his communication with the players and keeping the union informed, strong, and united. When the league is trying to suggest that he isnt communicating, they are showing they are desperate. Perhaps Fehrs objective of aligning the players with the small markets is really starting to crack the owners. Maybe that's why Bettman is feeling pressure to negotiate still.
But the players have long maintained that they dont think they will see the owners best offer until December and obviously Bettman will not expect to see the PA's best offer until then either. That is the negotiation dance and style that the owners set up when they kept Bettman on, and the players know it, and so we will wait. Is that frustrating the little general? Well too bad, payback is a bummer eh. Maybe you should've given this offer last summer.