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Mutt · 09-17-2004, 08:10 AM

neither. this is going to be a long ass lockout. the players will give up major concessions this time - i doubt the NHL will get the hard salary cap they want but a soft cap they'll get. The NHLPA doesn't have a leg to stand on - it is obvious to everybody that hockey players are paid too much compared to their cousins in the NFL and the NBA who have TV contracts that are 10 times and more what the NHL has. NHL players make 75% of all revenues the league takes in - you don't see the union disputing that number because they know it's true. That's rape. It doesn't matter that the owners dug their own graves - the current deal is bad for the owners and the fans and the future of the sport, so it's got to be replaced by a new deal that protects the owners from themselves.

09-17-2004, 08:10 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	neither. this is going to be a long ass lockout. the players will give up major concessions this time - i doubt the NHL will get the hard salary cap they want but a soft cap they'll get. The NHLPA doesn't have a leg to stand on - it is obvious to everybody that hockey players are paid too much compared to their cousins in the NFL and the NBA who have TV contracts that are 10 times and more what the NHL has. NHL players make 75% of all revenues the league takes in - you don't see the union disputing that number because they know it's true. That's rape. It doesn't matter that the owners dug their own graves - the current deal is bad for the owners and the fans and the future of the sport, so it's got to be replaced by a new deal that protects the owners from themselves.