Thread: The Official CBA Negotiations/Lockout Super Thread

Safe to say people aren't going to be too happy with players if NHLPA rejects this. Tack on some revenue sharing and work out the finer details asap and let's get this mother****er going.

AMAZING what the NHL will do when NBC Sports/TSN/other networks start to cancel revenue generating programs.

Originally Posted by goodguy

Some dude here at work says "My sources are telling me there will be a deal today"

I told him I'll believe it when I see it. It's not like this guy works for the league in ANY capacity... Take it for what it's worth, whic is likely nothing...

So if he is wrong we can all come over and punch him in the face?

So, wow... My guy might not be full of crap...

How will an immediate 50/50 affect the cap this season?

82-game season, 50/50 split and the players still get the full value of their contracts, just more evenly spread out over the term of the deal. Let's get this bitch signed and play some hockey!

We may be getting closer to a deal. Owners offered something pretty meaningful:

NHL offers players 50-50 split in hockey-related revenue - ESPN

The NHL has offered its locked-out players a 50-50 split in hockey-related revenue, league commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday.

The NHL's latest proposal is contingent on the regular season beginning on Nov. 2, which would preserve the league's customary 82-game schedule.

A source with knowledge of the offer told ESPNNewYork.com that the players' primary concern -- that their current contracts are honored -- is addressed in the proposal. Escrow is capped under the terms of the offer, and there is a mechanism in place to honor those contract already in the books, according to the source.

"We hope we've given our best shot," Bettman told reporters.

NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr says the union will study the offer and get back to NHL "sooner rather than later."

Bettman announced the NHL's offer following labor negotiations in Toronto, where the league and the players' union discussed core economic issues rather than continuing to focus on secondary issues.

The NHL's owners have remained adamant that players accept a significant drop from the 57 percent of revenue they received under the salary cap in the last contract. The players don't want what they consider more massive cuts at a time when the overall revenue pot reached record numbers ($3.3 billion) last year.

The lockout turned a month old Monday, the same day NHL players would have received their first league paychecks of the season -- had there been hockey.

The lockout already has wiped out the entire preseason. A deal will have to be struck soon to prevent more cancellations and provide an opportunity to make up the lost games and have a full 82-game season.

Bobby Mac's twitter worth a read for the details:

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie

Getting our hopes up before Donald Fehr pulls the rug from under us all and laughs in the NHL's face.