Interesting Article on Salary Cap

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Rising NHL cap forcing small clubs to splurge - The Globe and Mail

Those familiar with the league’s finances say a lockout is possible since new NHLPA leader Donald Fehr is not likely to preside over a huge decrease in the players’ share of the revenue. But a more important negotiation may lie ahead. That would be a discussion between the big-market teams and the small-market teams about a more equitable way to cut up the revenue pie. That is not likely to be a pleasant discussion.

A big-market governor scoffed at the idea. He said a lot of the poorer teams don’t run their businesses well, and besides, it’s the big boys who pull in the money. NBC laid out only $2-billion over 10 years for a U.S. television contract because it wants lots of the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings on the schedule, not the Predators and Blue Jackets. But, the governor said, the little guys still get an equal share of the $200-million a year NBC is paying.

He had some other examples, too, but the point was clear – if labour peace depends on large-market largesse, forget it.

Not sure I agree with that at all...

 

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If there is another NHL lockout/work stoppage because rich owners can't find a way to distribute the revenue pie, I'll give up on the NHL and just watch junior hockey.

 

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If there is another NHL lockout/work stoppage because rich owners can't find a way to distribute the revenue pie, I'll give up on the NHL and just watch junior hockey.

Billionaires arguing with billionaires... is there anything more disgusting to sully such a great sport? I would rather watch Steve Ott spear Nick Lidstrom in the testicles.

 

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Billionaires arguing with billionaires... is there anything more disgusting to sully such a great sport? I would rather watch Steve Ott spear Nick Lidstrom in the testicles.

followed up by Pavel Datsyuk feeding Steve Ott his lunch...

 

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Billionaires arguing with billionaires... is there anything more disgusting to sully such a great sport? I would rather watch Steve Ott spear Nick Lidstrom in the testicles.

Solution!

Charge people to see that and split the money 80% small market owners and 20% for Lidstrom for testicular repair.

I would hope the ownership knows they can't again go through the lost fans like they did in 2005, especially with a new TV deal just inked. I'm pretty sure they'll find a way to work it out. This fall the NBA and NFL will remind them of that as well.

 

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followed up by Pavel Datsyuk feeding Steve Ott his lunch...

If we do go into another lockout, I wonder if Pavel could get an engineering degree at U of M and play for Red Berenson....?

 

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What gets me is the cap floor is now 48M. 1st season after the lockout the cap limit was 39M.


/Guess i should have read the article first, they address that right off the bat...