Almost done

[Chadd 916]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=127314

[Lester8 11]

That’s got to be embarasing. It took this long and the solution is such a simple formula.

[jjtt99 0]

Didn't the leage already propose this, but with a cap of $43 million? My, how quickly $7 million can go.

Looks like Betty and the rest of the owners are getting what they want. I wonder what the players will do to save face. I undestand the little bones being thrown have to do with free agency.

JJ

[Chadd 916]

That’s got to be embarasing. It took this long and the solution is such a simple formula.

That's because of all the lawyers, they couldn't figure out what X= because they had to argue what exactly = means.

[jjtt99 0]

The players are starting to throw in the towel.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouvers...ac-0e7f374ae311

JJ

[ponty 0]

I love this from ESPN:

"The paper reported that a source close to the owners, and another close to both owners and players, said there would be a team-by-team salary cap, based on a percentage of the revenue of each franchise."

Like someone said earlier ... duhhhh!

Simple yet perfect. If the Bruins dont spend near the amout they should they will be yet again exposed as FRAUDS!

[ktang 34]

Didn't the leage already propose this, but with a cap of $43 million? My, how quickly $7 million can go.

Looks like Betty and the rest of the owners are getting what they want. I wonder what the players will do to save face. I undestand the little bones being thrown have to do with free agency.

JJ

Yup, if the PA had taken the February offer the cap would have been +$7 million, plus the players would have had pay from the 2004-2005 season.

But Goodenow had to do his job and see if he could get more than $43 million at the time. If he didn't, the players would have second-guessed him for stonewalling until February, costing them paycheques.

So, Bettman and the league stood their ground and Goodenow lost his gamble and a huge chunk of the players' wages.

I read somewhere (don't remember yet) that the age and/or the time served for unrestricted free agency will come down, bit by bit so that the market is not over-saturated at first.

[Megamandan 0]

Great to see it's almost over!! sorry about the post in the other section guys, didn't see this one it was the same day.

[Jason Harris 31]

The players are starting to throw in the towel.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouvers...ac-0e7f374ae311

JJ

That's interesting that the article quotes Morrison as essentially saying the players figured the owners would crack. It certainly explains why they didn't accept a cap eight to ten months ago, even though it might end up costing them in other concessions today.

[Chadd 916]

The players are starting to throw in the towel.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouvers...ac-0e7f374ae311

JJ

That's interesting that the article quotes Morrison as essentially saying the players figured the owners would crack. It certainly explains why they didn't accept a cap eight to ten months ago, even though it might end up costing them in other concessions today.

Judging from the info that has been floating around, the players didn't lose anything by waiting this long and actually made out a little better. Now if the rumors are true that there was a deal in place at the end of the world cup that Goodenow and Bettman killed, that might be a different story.

[chippa13 1844]

They sure did if there really is a cap tied to revenues. The NHL won't see a deal close to the $60 million ESPN walked away from for next season. And that's just one piece that shrunk. There was a lot of damage done to the gate that will take a few years to repair.

[Eazy_b97 1]

Some rumours are saying they will pick it up a fairly close number and alot of this was to put pressure on the NHL.

[jjtt99 0]

When all is said and done and Linden's career is over I think he should write a book about this whole ordeal. I know I'd buy it!

JJ

[Jason Harris 31]

The players are starting to throw in the towel.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouvers...ac-0e7f374ae311

JJ

That's interesting that the article quotes Morrison as essentially saying the players figured the owners would crack. It certainly explains why they didn't accept a cap eight to ten months ago, even though it might end up costing them in other concessions today.

Judging from the info that has been floating around, the players didn't lose anything by waiting this long and actually made out a little better. Now if the rumors are true that there was a deal in place at the end of the world cup that Goodenow and Bettman killed, that might be a different story.

We don't know whether they may have to give on other issues besides the cap. The prevailing opinion from articles I've read is the longer the lock-out goes, the greater the chance the players might cave on other areas. It will be interesting to see whether that turns out to be true.

[Chadd 916]

The players are starting to throw in the towel.

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouvers...ac-0e7f374ae311

JJ

That's interesting that the article quotes Morrison as essentially saying the players figured the owners would crack. It certainly explains why they didn't accept a cap eight to ten months ago, even though it might end up costing them in other concessions today.

Judging from the info that has been floating around, the players didn't lose anything by waiting this long and actually made out a little better. Now if the rumors are true that there was a deal in place at the end of the world cup that Goodenow and Bettman killed, that might be a different story.

We don't know whether they may have to give on other issues besides the cap. The prevailing opinion from articles I've read is the longer the lock-out goes, the greater the chance the players might cave on other areas. It will be interesting to see whether that turns out to be true.

Considering the owners were offering no arbitration and 75% qualifying offers to RFA as late as the season cancellation, there really isn't any way they could come out worse now than before.

UFA is only going to drop to 29 according to most reports, they may have been able to do better. At least they now have an agreement on what exactly is "hockey revenue" in each city, something they ddn't agree on before.

[ultraman7k 0]

tried to play hardball with the owners...but i guess the really buckled down. either way, i want NHL hockey!!

[hockechamp14 0]

are they having an entry draft? or what's the deal?

[Sven 1]

i didnt read everything but... will we have a season 05-06 ? :D

[kasparaitis 0]

When all is said and done and Linden's career is over I think he should write a book about this whole ordeal.  I know I'd buy it!

JJ

That would be nice, and I bet it would sell like hotcakes. However, I don't see it happening in the near future, the players probably signed non-disclosure agreements. I may be wrong though.

[2048 0]

If I am making sense of this, the structure would not hurt big market teams as much as I thought it would since it is based on revenues. At the same time, I don't know how much it helps the small market teams.

In the end, I am happy to hear about it though and could care less who got the better hand.

From what I've seen, there's a 2 million dollar difference between the caps for high and low revenue teams, not exactly a major difference but it could be the difference between signing a player like sergei fedorov or martin stratka.