Comments on: NHL IDIOCRACY: NHL’s Fat Cats Getting Richer vs The NHLPA Plan

By: BDGallof

BDGallof — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:25:40 +0000

thanks… and if you were not a bot i’d take it to heart. :)

By: Chandan Sehgal

Chandan Sehgal — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:11:26 +0000

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By: jethro09

jethro09 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:20:42 +0000

The only thing thing in the CBA that needs to change (from a financial perspective) is tie front-loading of contracts nonsense. That is the one financial issue that will continue to separate the haves from the have-nots.

The hard cap is fine. There should be a hard floor as well. The long term deals are fine. (If owners don’t like them, then they should stop giving them out). The players should tell the owners to shove the rollback of players’ salaries up their collective asses. If owners don’t want to pay high salaries, then don’t offer them.

There will be a lockout: three weeks leading to an abbreviated training camp and possibly a delay of a week or two to the season.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:21:15 +0000

Do you think getting rid of the cap floor would help? In my opinion it would help keep the contracts at a more reasonable price. If mid-level player A gets 4.5 million from a team who needs help getting to the floor. Then above average player B is looking for 7 million. Which leaves star player C asking for 10 million. If the team that player A is getting overpaid for does not have to get their contracts to the floor they can save money by offering uninflated contracts.

This would help the small market teams save money. Then the large market teams dont have to give away as much of their revenue which makes them happy.