(If I were a player, I could demand an expanded playoff to accept changes to the deal. It`s time and wouldn`t it increase revenue?) What`s new? (Note that all of this is approved by players who are on the second day of a three-day voting window. A simple majority of players` permission is required to ratify the deal, which we will certainly know on Friday when business closes.) The timing is terrible. The general public is being hammered by COVID, both in terms of the number of cases and the economic impact. They don`t want to hear that. It was a bad look when Major League Baseball disputes were made public. The NHL and NHLPA had done a great job of keeping their differences private, but these boiled. “We signed a new CBA just four months ago,” said one player who has been on NHL calls throughout the process. “And in this agreement, we have taken into account the fact that this season is not a typical season. And now they`re trying to go back and change the structure on us. It`s cop. If we came to them and told them that we wanted to change the conditions, it would not fly. I have a clearer picture now that other details have appeared overnight.
The new CBA, ratified last July, resulted in deferred funds agreements for 2020-21 and fiduciary caps during each season of the agreement. The players` share will be 54%, provided the league`s revenue is less than $2.2 billion in one year; 55% if the League`s revenues are between $2.2 billion and $2.4 billion; 56% if the league`s revenue is between $2.4 billion and $US 2.7 billion, and 57% if the league`s revenue exceeds $2.7 billion in one year. If an agreement is announced on Saturday; Players have 72 hours to vote electronically starting on Monday. There are few details to fix, but fans should be thrilled that hockey is finally back. If hockey fans need more reasons to be enthusiastic, you should consider that. The CBA extension creates the conditions for NHL players to participate in the 2022 and 2026 Olympic Winter Games. This decision depends on an agreement between the League and the International Olympic Committee, but it is a milestone for the future of the NHL. What I don`t believe is that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Executive Director Donald Fehr are playing the roles of Thelma & Louise and speeding up their convertible off the cliff. You cover the sport long enough, you know when strikes and lockouts are a strategy.
It was for players in 1992; the League in 1994, 2004 and 2012. The pay margin for the first year (2005-2006) of the CBA will be US$21.5 million at the lower limit and US$39 million at the upper limit. A club`s pay slip includes all salaries, signing bonuses and performance bonuses paid to players….