Good CBA Article

[evolver115]

Will Donald Fehr Spoil The NHL Party? - Forbes

Despite incremental rises in the average salary since 2005, to a current $2.3 million, “There are a lot of players who think they didn’t get a good deal,” says Gary Roberts, the Dean of the Law School at the University of Indiana and a sports labor expert. “The league went from no salary cap to the hardest cap of all the sports leagues.”

 

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I have read some articles that there have been some productive CBA discussions behind the scenes which makes me hopeful that there will not be a work stoppage and that the two sides can hammer out a new CBA.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

I have read some articles that there have been some productive CBA discussions behind the scenes which makes me hopeful that there will not be a work stoppage and that the two sides can hammer out a new CBA.

Prior to negotiating the current CBA Saskins spent a year and a half telling the players to save every penny they could because he knew it could get ugly. There doesn't seem to be anything like that going on this time around which is a good sign.

 

[Comeds]

Knowing the league, the owners, and the players; I'd be amazed if there was a full schedule of games next year.