Thread: The Official CBA Negotiations/Lockout Super Thread

Hahaha!! Why don't we all hold hands and sing Kumbaya too! Hahaha! You nerds are too much.

Originally Posted by DMAN3474

The players dont want to any less money than the $1.87 billion what ever number, so fine let them have it. If the owners think league revenue is going to keep going up why dont they just say ok, that is your hard cap number for the next CBA. Based on the proposed NHL growth numbers this is what the % will be over the next 5 years if they kept the same $1.87 billion number.

This year the NHL made $3.28 billion (shown below as $3,280) and the 57% of HRR makes it just about $1,870
11/12 - $3,280 this year its 57% and it is about $1,870

12/13 - $3,512.9 it would be about 53% this year
13/14 - $3,762.3 50%
14/15 - $4,029.4 46%
15/16 - $4,315.5 43%
16/17 - $4,621.9 40%

Then the PA would then come back and say F you to a hard cap number for the HRR. Then the owners should come back and say $1,870 will be your minimum. And give the players the option to take that or 47% (I came up with 47% by averaging the % over the next 5 years that would make them about $1,870 and rounding up) which ever is the larger number. By 16/17 the $1,870 number will go up to $2,172.3. That is respectable growth from years 2014-17 with out any change in salary for the next 2 seasons. Over the next two seasons the league would make about $715 million more dollars to help the league figure out what to do with the teams that are losing money (aka where to relocate them to)

The PA will then come back and say F you again, why are the players doing all the hard work and only getting 47%. They should then come back with asking for the two year freeze of the $1.87 billion, then go to 50%.

The league will say no, and come back with the two year $1.87 bill freeze, then stat at 47% of HRR and every year for the next three years after that increase a percent up to 50%. This will help the league with any relocation costs for the teams that are losing money (the 47, 48 & 49% years) then lock that 50% number in for the two years after that. Then we have a 7 year CBA and everyone gets their money, and we get to go to FF to watch hockey in two weeks.

The league should also freeze the cap number for the next two years, this will help if the owners are really losing money like some articles suggest. Then increase it SLOWLY the five years after that (if everyone is still making money)

Thats my plan. If I am way off on anything, sorry.

Though the percentages are different, this is pretty much exactly what the players proposed in the first place and what the owners are objecting to.

have fun guys and gals. but this isn't about you. all the vigils and protests that you plan will do nothing to change things.

If you want the vigil to make a difference, forget the candles and bring money. About $1 billion should do it.

I am expecting a deal done within the next 300 days. It is about time the NHL takes a winter off.

CBC has a flowchart. LOL

Will you miss watching hockey? - NHL on CBC Sports

The vigil isnt about making a difference its about showing our sadness for the loss of the season (or half season whatever). We know its not going to effect the outcome in anyway.

And yes we will sing kumbaya as well.

Slacktivism: changing the world one... oh, wait, what? Ooooh.... something shiny!

Geeshhh.












Bunch of hippies.