faba Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 Salary-cap agreement reportedly won't end lockoutESPN.com news services TORONTO -- The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a salary-cap system, eliminating the biggest stumbling block to the resumption of play next season, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported on its Web site Wednesday. The paper reported that a source close to the owners, and another close to both owners and players, said there would be a team-by-team salary cap, based on a percentage of the revenue of each franchise. In what is believed to be a six-year agreement, based on revenue projections by both sides, the salary cap will range from $34 million to $36 million, with the floor from $22 million to $24 million. The league has previously demanded that the cap be 54 percent of a team's revenue. However, this does not mean that an overall deal on the lockout is imminent. Negotiators for the players and owners are now working on other issues such as salary arbitration and free agency, according to GlobeandMail.com. "They still have a ways to go," one source told the paper, although with the cap issue settled there is reason to hope a deal can be reached by early July. NHL vice-president Bill Daly, the league's chief negotiator, declined to confirm or deny reports of a salary-cap deal. But he did say publicly on Tuesday that negotiators had moved on to other issues, including salary arbitration, free agency, qualifying contract offers and others. The lockout caused the cancellation of the 2004-05 season. There is hope yet that we will have hockey come October Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Word up here is that hockey will happen this fall. The players seem beat up and just wanna play. Looks like the owners will get their way. I heard a suggestion that Sydney Crosby going to a major U.S. city might do a lot for hockey in the U.S. d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Crosby should be in Detroit... just cause... And it took the NHL how long to get a deal done? Five years? Bloody hell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Crosby is supposed to be the next great player-a lot of pressure though on a 18 year old to jump start the NHL marketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 the next great player that no one will be able to watch outside his region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Crosby will be in New York, playing at the Garden... Here's how the NHL will swing it: Over the last 5 to 10 seasons or so, the Blue Shirts have the longest (non expansion)playoff drought... They'll get the #1 overall pick for that reason...Some sort of formula using that logic will concocted to bring him to NYC....bet on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 God, I hope you're wrong. I wouldn't wish the Blewshirts on anyone...especially that nice kid. I thought....Toronto? Everyone wants to play there, no? Crosby will be in New York, playing at the Garden... Here's how the NHL will swing it: Over the last 5 to 10 seasons or so, the Blue Shirts have the longest (non expansion)playoff drought... They'll get the #1 overall pick for that reason...Some sort of formula using that logic will concocted to bring him to NYC....bet on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Crosby will be in New York, playing at the Garden... Here's how the NHL will swing it: Over the last 5 to 10 seasons or so, the Blue Shirts have the longest (non expansion)playoff drought... They'll get the #1 overall pick for that reason...Some sort of formula using that logic will concocted to bring him to NYC....bet on it. R44 The Rangers would not be entitled to the first draft pick- you really think the NHL would rig for Crosby to get drafted by the Rangers. One thing for sure though NHL needs a strong team in New York to try to recover some of its lost prestige and fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Agreed. Thank goodness for the Isles. One thing for sure though NHL needs a strong team in New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Agreed. Thank goodness for the Isles. Long Island is a masoleum to watch games -go to the Garden to see real hockey fans GGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Long Island is a masoleum to watch games -go to the Garden to see real hockey fans GGG Buncha corporate suits at the Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Agreed. Thank goodness for the Isles. One thing for sure though NHL needs a strong team in New York Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Crosby will be in New York, playing at the Garden... Here's how the NHL will swing it: Over the last 5 to 10 seasons or so, the Blue Shirts have the longest (non expansion)playoff drought... They'll get the #1 overall pick for that reason...Some sort of formula using that logic will concocted to bring him to NYC....bet on it. I wouldnt be surprised. Sounds like a Patrick Ewing to the Knicks type conspiracy scenario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLabelJetsFan Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 One thing for sure though NHL needs a strong team in New York to try to recover some of its lost prestige and fan base. The NHL needs its Original Six to be strong, so Id agree. Id love to see them get rid of some of the southern and midwestern teams with: 1- no fanbase 2- no history 3- no money/competitive edge Less teams would mean talent is less diluted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 low class corporate suits. faba: You know I love you, but the Garden fans are mean, nasty people. Buncha corporate suits at the Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 low class corporate suits. faba: You know I love you, but the Garden fans are mean, nasty people. Unlike Flyers fans? And isn't Sidney a girl's name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 low class corporate suits. faba: You know I love you, but the Garden fans are mean, nasty people. Hockey is a contact sport- not playing polo out there in between tea breaks. You have never experienced a real hockey game if you never sat in the old Garden blue seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Sydney is a girl's name. Philly fans aren't unlike New York fans...I'll give ya that one. Unlike Flyers fans? And isn't Sidney a girl's name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Did I just win a debate against Gang Green Girl in the Hockey Forum? Wow. I guess I DO belong. Sydney is a girl's name. Philly fans aren't unlike New York fans...I'll give ya that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted June 14, 2005 Author Share Posted June 14, 2005 Did I just win a debate against Gang Green Girl in the Hockey Forum? Wow. I guess I DO belong. I can not believe this either TS- GGG has conceded to you in the hockey forum- some weird things are happening around here- pretty soon some one will ask to pay for a premium site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I can not believe this either TS- GGG has conceded to you in the hockey forum- some weird things are happening around here- pretty soon some one will ask to pay for a premium site 1) Women. 2) And the third-ranked Jets site, of all things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gang Green Girl Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Another hijacked thread. Who's the woman now? 1) Women. 2) And the third-ranked Jets site, of all things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShane Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 You make me feel. You make me feel. You make me feel like a nat-ur-al wooooo-munnnnn. {Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh} You make me feel ............like ......................a ..........................natural [pause] WOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN. Hockey sucks. Another hijacked thread. Who's the woman now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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