Thread: The Official CBA Negotiations/Lockout Super Thread

Originally Posted by Butch 19

Oh, did you want the version by MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, NYTimes, LATimes or NPR?

fluffers all...

Originally Posted by aragorn

Plus how does one play a game with no CBA rules in place? No contract lengths, suspension rules, etc... there are none as of now. Hey they could simply play under the league's first offer while continuing to negotiate. Yeah right, that'll happen.

From a technical perspective, not a problem whatsoever and done all the time. You sign a short agreement that for the duration of the negotiations, you agree to continue abiding by the rules of the old CBA. The players would agree to not strike during the negotiations - and why would they? You can't, however, abide by the terms of an "offer" because it does not contain all the terms, or anything close to all the terms, of a full CBA. From a strategy perspective, yeah, it would probably not be a wise move, although the owners would retain the power to lock out the players if they were not happy with the way the negotiations were going.

NY Times article on Fehr:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/22/sp...r=2&ref=global

Originally Posted by omzzzzz

Both sides are way closer to a deal than they are acknowledging in the media. A few interesting tweets:

https://twitter.com/walsha

Allan Walsh ‏@walsha
NHL players have accepted 50/50, just honor the current contracts signed by owners (and Bettman) and we can play hockey now.


https://twitter.com/Real_ESPNLeBrun

Eklund said the same thing weeks ago but it doesn't really make sense. If it's 50/50, then the contracts will not be paid in full. Heck, players didn't even get paid in full for last season under the current setup.

Elliotte Friedman article:

30 Thoughts: NHL lockout enters crucial week | Hockey | CBC Sports

11. If the NHL and the NHLPA want to make money now, they should sell a pay-per-view broadcast of both sides watching each other's media conferences.

Originally Posted by CUP4LA

Eklund said the same thing weeks ago but it doesn't really make sense. If it's 50/50, then the contracts will not be paid in full. Heck, players didn't even get paid in full for last season under the current setup.

Yea....I'm not sure how that works either. 50/50 means the cap has to come down right? and if the cap comes down, then the players can't be paid in full. I suppose anybody that has to be let go can be paid the remaining value of their contract, but that just defeats the whole purpose for the owners.

Originally Posted by santiclaws

Elliotte Friedman article:

30 Thoughts: NHL lockout enters crucial week | Hockey | CBC Sports

27. Ken Hitchcock made a great point on Hockey Night In Canada Radio - the extra time off is going to help the Kings. They'll be more rested than any Stanley Cup champion since the Lightning.

For example, a current readers’ poll on Allhockey.ru asks “What is the fate of goalie Ilya Bryzgalov with CSKA?” and the options are 1) All will be well; 2) Everything will be the same. He will not be the first choice goalkeeper; 3) All of it will be bad, like Nabokov at SKA. First, sit down. Then leave; 4) I do not know. Just surprised at how bad Bryzgalov is now; 5) I do not understand why we need Bryzgalov at CSKA; and 6) I do not understand how you can even call Bryzgalov a goaltender.

ahhh looks like we don't need to educate the rest of the worlds trolls with the NHL players anymore

NHL lockout survival*guide | Red Light

Originally Posted by CUP4LA

27. Ken Hitchcock made a great point on Hockey Night In Canada Radio - the extra time off is going to help the Kings. They'll be more rested than any Stanley Cup champion since the Lightning.

Yeah, I made a thread about that a few weeks back. Someone else did, too. Let's hope there is a season so that the theory can be tested.

Originally Posted by cup4la

27. santiclaws made a great thread on letsgokings.com - the extra time off is going to help the kings. They'll be more rested than any stanley cup champion since the lightning.

ftfy.