Pepper said:
Why is it that PA hasn't made a single proposal since early december (2months ago) while NHL has made atleast 4 in the same time?
PA only keeps rejecting all the proposals but they haven't made any proposals themselves. League has so far compromised quite considerably (33% increase in the hard cap, several other concessions) but PA's only real offer is still the ridiculous december 9th offer.
It seems to me that only one side is really interested in getting a deal and it most certainly isn't PA.
Bettman's latest offer was a good basis, let's go with PA's proposals as long as it works, if it doesn't work let's go with NHL's model. Now they only have to work out the triggers.
So where are the counter-proposals???
Nothing to counter propose .. The sides are are polar opposites and any NHLPA proposal will not contain cost certainty and have a luxuary tax so its just a waste of time .. Until they find common ground they should just meet .. Proposals are immediatly rejected anyway on both sids ..
The NHLPA could just as easy flip it around and say we start with the NHL proposal and then flip to the NHLPA one when it fails and have similar triggers that virtually guarantee that the NHL one will fail .. For example the NHL suggested a 32 min - 42 max range ..
The NHLPA could say if any 3 teams fall below the $ 32 mil min mark in salary we switch to the NHLPA proposal .. That is no different then what the NHL did .. They said if 3 or more teams exceed $ 42 million we roll over .. and as on right now after a rollback included .. Philly, Toronto, Detroit and NJ are over .. In the flip side .. immediately Boston , Pittsburgh, Florida, Atlanta are way under the $32 min amount, and the NHL proposal has failed immediately as well.. Anyone that can't see both sides is being a Hypocrite ..because it really is the same from both sides .. Bettman would reject that proposal outright and we would hear the same nonsense that Bettman didn't even accept his own proposal or thought it wouldn't work ..
Why would it be different .. The NHLPA is even using Bettman's own numbers in the triggers against him with 100% guaranteed failure immediately .. ??
But what would that serve ??