Podein25 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Snitch. (reported) Snitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettmanStandUp Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well now Bettman has gone to the media with his ultimatium. Sept. 15th new deal needs to be reached or thats the day they get officially locked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 @BettmanStandUpWelcome to HockeyForums! Bettman and the league expects a lockout. No pre-season games were planned to be played in Europe this year. Hopefully, for all of us a deal can be reached without too much interruption to the season, but it isn't going to come easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 "We made a presentation directly related to the owners' proposal -- a revenue-sharing system as it would be combined with the player compensation system that they had proposed," said Fehr. "In the course of doing that, (we) indicated to them that for a couple of different reasons it didn't look to us like it was the way to go."In particular, the biggest reason was that it seems to us, both overall and on a club-by-club basis, all of the revenue-sharing payments -- both the new ones and the existing ones -- would be paid for by player salary reductions."That was by design.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=402741Scummy play by the league if you ask me. I really hope the players don't give in, even if it means a lockout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I was really hoping the Owners were not stupid enough to facilitate a lockout on consecutive contracts . Those greedy bastards think they hold all the cards. Look how long it took baseball to recover from their last lockout and they had a strong following. Hockey has a loyal following which will be irreparably damaged by a lockout. I love the sport more than football even but I will be damned if I am going to continue to pay to support these owners and their money grubbing ways. The money and time I invest in the game will be better spent elsewhere. The biggest problem is, the Owners do not care..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Hmmmmm......progress?? http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=402841 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=403068Looks like Fehr went out of his way to make a realistic offer. If the Owners are foolish enough to lock out the players when it looks like the NHLPA is the only side "negotiating in good faith", Not only will the owners get a black eye, but they also open themselves up to labor board charges which lead to VERY steep fines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 the only side "negotiating in good faith", Not only will the owners get a black eye, but they also open themselves up to labor board charges which lead to VERY steep fines.This is an interesting angle. Tell me more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 This is an interesting angle. Tell me more.I am not a lawyer but I know there are Federal Laws that can be accessed through the Code of Federal Regulations that pertain to it. I keep getting side tracked for work and haven't had enough time to look it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1090434A comprehensive look at the 2004-2005 lock out. 82 pages but it gives a huge insight to how and why it happened... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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