Thread: We are BACK!!!! NHL AND NHLPA REACH DEAL ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

Originally Posted by santiclaws

Per McKenzie: I can tell you there's a hugely negative vibe emanating from both sides right now. Keeping this process on rails today will be challenging.

Is this McKenzie person actually "IN" the meeting? Or is he just tweeting nonsense?

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
A few of the owners pushed hard yest to boost Make Whole to $300 mil to close deal. It wasn't received well which infuriated owners.

Originally Posted by nki

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
A few of the owners pushed hard yest to boost Make Whole to $300 mil to close deal. It wasn't received well which infuriated owners.

In-fighting....oh goodie!

Originally Posted by aragorn

That's because it's the drop dead date for a 61 games season. Sponsor deals go up in flames without those 61 games which would cost the owners and the players mucho dinero.

A 61 game season? Pray tell exactly how that would work? Every team gets 30.5 home games? So, the Kings and Ducks would play the first period and start the second period at Staples, stop the game halfway through the second period, and everyone drives down the 5 to the Pond to pick things up halfway through the game? I seriously doubt anyone would agree to a schedule in which some teams would get 31 home games and some get only 30.

Eliotte Friedman, as usual, with a good article:

Nerves frayed as NHL negotiations intensify | Hockey | CBC Sports

Originally Posted by pg1067

A 61 game season? Pray tell exactly how that would work? Every team gets 30.5 home games? So, the Kings and Ducks would play the first period and start the second period at Staples, stop the game halfway through the second period, and everyone drives down the 5 to the Pond to pick things up halfway through the game? I seriously doubt anyone would agree to a schedule in which some teams would get 31 home games and some get only 30.

Well, apparently for a lot of teams to get full payment of whatever sponsorship deals they may have, they must play 75% of the season. That works out to 61.5 games. I'm not sure how you play a half a game...

Originally Posted by TooCool

Is this McKenzie person actually "IN" the meeting? Or is he just tweeting nonsense?

Bob McKenzie is probably the most well-respected hockey journalist alive today. The entire lock-out he's refused to take part in the rumor mongering. If he says something, it's coming from a reliable source.

Originally Posted by santiclaws

Eliotte Friedman, as usual, with a good article:

Nerves frayed as NHL negotiations intensify | Hockey | CBC Sports

Someone needs to photoshop Star Wars Imperial navy uniforms onto that picture of Daly and Jacobs.

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Many players here don't like what's on table - "what's in it for us" mantra - but many others not here say this could be a workable deal.