NHL offers 50/50 split

[leaffan]

I'm pretty furious as these fuck head batch of players.

Go fuck yourself Shane Doan and Jonathan Toews. Watching the two videos on tsn and listening to those two fuck heads makes me want to punch my screen.

[wingsfan77]

So I assume it's not looking good?

[leaffan]

So I assume it's not looking good?

As Bob McKenzie said "we're at the same point we're at as we were in the summer".

Where do I sign up for the NHL draft. Fuck these assholes.

[Boss AZ]

I'm pretty furious as these fuck head batch of players.

Go fuck yourself Shane Doan and Jonathan Toews. Watching the two videos on tsn and listening to those two fuck heads makes me want to punch my screen.

According to them, this is what the NHL wanted. The fans to turn on the players. Really, fuck them all on both sides. Just give us our game back.

[Bigpapa42]

I don't get it.

Do the players and the union really believe they had true fan support? Given the choice of players or owners, the average fan is likely to empathize with the players first. But that doesn't mean true support. Yeah, it might suck if the players get a raw deal... but how much are they really suffering? The average NHL player is still a millionaire for every single season they play.

Its rich assholes on one side and rich assholes on the other. Fuck them both.

[FirstTimer]

Perhaps I've missed the discussion somewhere else around here..but what exactly is it about the NHL/NHLPA relationship that seemingly leads to a lockout/strike/stoppage every 4-5 years? You'd think with the momentum the sport seems to have recently with fan popularity going up(it's going up right?) and with what they've lost because of previous stoppages(ESPN etc) that they'd get their shit together better....

Maybe my perception is just off here but it seems like the league that can't afford to not have it's shit together from a fan/interest perspective seemingly has it's shit a mess every few seasons.

Like I said..maybe my perception is wrong...enlighten me?

[leaffan]

Perhaps I've missed the discussion somewhere else around here..but what exactly is it about the NHL/NHLPA relationship that seemingly leads to a lockout/strike/stoppage every 4-5 years? You'd think with the momentum the sport seems to have recently with fan popularity going up(it's going up right?) and with what they've lost because of previous stoppages(ESPN etc) that they'd get their shit together better....

Maybe my perception is just off here but it seems like the league that can't afford to not have it's shit together from a fan/interest perspective seemingly has it's shit a mess every few seasons.

Like I said..maybe my perception is wrong...enlighten me?

Read up on how the NHLPA came to be. The NHL was doing some shady shit back in the day.

[FirstTimer]

Read up on how the NHLPA came to be. The NHL was doing some shady shit back in the day.

I'm a lazy American....

[leaffan]

I'm a lazy American....

I'm also lazy but Canadian....

[wr50l]

I was reading this stuff about honouring contracts. It appears that the league has offered a mechanism where contracts are guaranteed based on growth. So for example, the players won't get paid their current guaranteed contracts based on a 50-50 split of $3.3bn, however they could honour the current contracts based on a 50-50 split of $3.9bn. So essentially the players are being asked to exceed expectations and grow the league once again to get what they have already been offered and accepted contractually.

[Ravin]

I was reading this stuff about honouring contracts. It appears that the league has offered a mechanism where contracts are guaranteed based on growth. So for example, the players won't get paid their current guaranteed contracts based on a 50-50 split of $3.3bn, however they could honour the current contracts based on a 50-50 split of $3.9bn. So essentially the players are being asked to exceed expectations and grow the league once again to get what they have already been offered and accepted contractually.

This is one issue you kind of have to side with the players. Owners offered them the money, it is a binding agreement. They can't just say we are talking it back now. This is where some of these deals should have been looked at and voided, and stop letting insane deals go through. That is on the owners for letting it happen. I bet at least half the players who have these insane deals will be looking to be traded at some point during it. coughrobertocough.

[Ravin]

God I hate the amazing progression being made. You just want to slap ever NHLPA guy, because they basically all have big troll faces on. The conversation might as well be like this.

NHL: We don't see a point in talking.
NHLPA: Why not, talking will only help us progress.
NHL: But you're not willing to come down on any of your points, so why talk?
NHLPA:

They need to get a mediator in this shit and clear this up. Training camp was suppose to start tomorrow, but that isn't happening, and at this point, this season is gone. The only last hope would be the saving of the Winter Classic. If they can save that, there might be a season. But at this point, players won't move off 57%, and if they do move off it, they want a sick bunch of things in return. Not all blame on them, as the owners offering insane contracts didn't help. Hopefully I get some details next week on what is going on.

[Ravin]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=408130

And the deal is of the job, and back to square one again. Winter Classic is the only thing holding it together right now I think. The NHL does not want that to get dropped. IMO if the league didn't do the Winter Classic, the season probably would have been cancelled.

[killgod]

gg NHL. Americans won't come back after this. good luck rebuilding that financial support.

[EmpireWF]

This is all just one big conspiracy to prevent the Rangers from winning the Cup.