Optimism (NHL)

[calgARI '07]

[Q]KeithK Wrote:

 [Q2]Somewhat related is that the players who are in the middle of contracts WILL be charged for this season meaning that it will count as a year even though they will obviously not be paid.[/Q]
We were (or at least I was) talking football, but whatever.  Is there some specific reason (legal basis?) why the past NHL season counts towards contracts?  I would think players could argue that they were willing to work but management prevented them (lockout), therefore that season should *not* count toward contract agreements.[/q]

Your thinking seems to make sense but for some reason this isn't really a point of issue as both sides mostly agree that this year will be voided and count towards the contract.

[Tub(a)]

http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050609/2066460.asp

They have reportedly agreed to a cap linked to revenues with an additional luxury tax.


Of course, this is very similar to the initial position of the NHL. I'm sure the players are glad they have lost a year of salary to gain almost nothing. ::rolleyes::

[Tub(a)]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=128189&hubName=nhl

They are starting to make plans for a draft. Lots of rumours that an official announcement could come as soon as July 1st.

[Trotsky]

According to the link, "the very tentative date for the entry draft is August 6."  Good news, but they better have the new CBA in place pretty soon.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I saw Ed Snider, the Flyers' owner, interviewed on CSN last week.   He basically said he's confident there'll be a season next year, simply because they're negotiating daily rather than sporadically.   The owners basically told Bettman to "get it done."  When pushed as to whether that season would start in October, his answer was "It better."

[Josh '99]

[Q]Jeff Hopkins '82 Wrote:
I saw Ed Snider, the Flyers' owner, interviewed on CSN last week.   He basically said he's confident there'll be a season next year, simply because they're negotiating daily rather than sporadically.   The owners basically told Bettman to "get it done."  When pushed as to whether that season would start in October, his answer was "It better."[/q]Wow, so, when you show up and do your job every day, you actually get things done?  I guess it's a good thing for the country as a whole that most people don't have the option to just show up to work "sporadically".  ::rolleyes::

[Trotsky]

It's been my experience that when you are forced to sit in your office all day with nothing else to do, work gets done even without your consent.  Boredom > sloth.

The internet has of course changed all this.

[Tub(a)]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=128530

[Q]"We started the fight because we didn't agree with the introduction of salary caps," Jagr said.

"Now, we'll be happy to get them. We didn't expect the owners to be so tough and persistent. It was a risk that didn't pay off." [/Q]

Cornell beats Harvard in the NHL negotiation game :-P

A tentative deal is expected in the next two weeks. I am so happy that there will likely be NHL hockey next season to keep me entertained in the college hockey wasteland of Pittsburgh, PA :-)

[jy3]

well, they have one more day to give me a season and a deal as a bday present. although i would not mind a late gift too
let us hope they agree to a deal soon!

[Bio '04]

This is exciting news!  Just wish that I could have gone to a few Capitals games this year while I was in DC...

[ajec1]

Is there still no cable TV partner for the incoming season? I require more than one hockey game per week (NBC will probably only have one game every weekend...hopefully). I can't bring myself to watch those diseased Rangers to get my hockey fix!

[Tub(a)]

[Q]ajec1 Wrote:

 Is there still no cable TV partner for the incoming season? I require more than one hockey game per week (NBC will probably only have one game every weekend...hopefully). I can't bring myself to watch those diseased Rangers to get my hockey fix![/q]

They will probably try to work something out with ESPN. If they don't, I wouldn't be surprised if they go to stations like TBS, TNT, USA, or worse... Spike.

[Lauren '06]

[Q]Tub(a) Wrote:

 [Q2]ajec1 Wrote:

 Is there still no cable TV partner for the incoming season? I require more than one hockey game per week (NBC will probably only have one game every weekend...hopefully). I can't bring myself to watch those diseased Rangers to get my hockey fix![/Q]
They will probably try to work something out with ESPN. If they don't, I wouldn't be surprised if they go to stations like TBS, TNT, USA, or worse... Spike.

[/q]
Since USA is owned by NBC, that would be the obvious choice.  And come on, Jason, NBC showing one game a weekend?  I think I remember ABC showed one every other month in '04...

[Jordan 04]

I'd imagine NBC would look for more poker to show on the weekends, long before NHL hockey.

[Trotsky]

Or a test pattern.