A Working Solution

[superqt4u2nv]

1. Phase in over two years

2. Twelve-year contract

3. Escrow:


Seven per cent of player payroll
Ten per cent of designated hockey revenue (DHR)
Arena construction fund
4. Revenue sharing of $200 million with $75 million from playoff pool

5. Set payroll threshold at 38 million and payroll minimum at 33 million

6. Overage fees and penalties:


1st million = $0.50 on the dollar
2nd million = $1 per dollar
3rd million = $2 per dollar
4th million = $3 per dollar
5th million or more = $5 per dollar
7. Repeat offender fees

8. Guarantee players 55 per cent of DHR

9. Joint audit controls:


1st offence = $1 million fine
2nd offence = $5 million fine
10. Four-year entry-level system with a maximum $250,000 in rookie bonuses

11. Unrestricted free agency at age 29

12. Qualifying offers:


26 years and over = 75 per cent
26 and under = 50 per cent
13. Seventy (70) regular-season games

14. Salary arbitration:


Use hi/low baseball system
Clubs can bring a player to arbitration
A team and player can file only once every 3 years
15. Drop-dead date for player signings

Think this will help or hurt the NHL?

 

[BileStew]

What's this all "aboot"?

 

[superqt4u2nv]

What's this all "aboot"?

Brian Burke's solution to the NHL labour problems.

 

[EnderJE]

I got a better idea.

1) Cancel the NHL and let it go bankrupt.
2) People who love hockey can watch the OHL.

 

[Whiskey]

Hockey in America is kinda like the womens nba... just not that much of a market. Yes more so than the wnba, butjust not enough
Whiskey

 

[Rex]

How can you compare hockey to the WNBA solely on the market? NHL players don't just play "fundamentals". It doesn't get the coverage or the credit it deserves.

I think they should lessen the regular season and pre-season as well. About 10 games preseason, 82 regular season games, and up to 28 playoff games. 120 games of hockey. Not too far off from baseball and is a lot more taxing on the body.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

How can you compare hockey to the WNBA solely on the market? NHL players don't just play "fundamentals". It doesn't get the coverage or the credit it deserves.

I think they should lessen the regular season and pre-season as well. About 10 games preseason, 82 regular season games, and up to 28 playoff games. 120 games of hockey. Not too far off from baseball and is a lot more taxing on the body.

One of Burke's other suggestions was also shortening the regualr season to 70 games.

 

[Dial_tone]

it's hockey, mang....who cares?

 

[superqt4u2nv]

it's hockey, mang....who cares?

I DO!!!!

 

[jnuts]

As much as I hate to say it, they need to trim cull the herd. There are some teams that are not economically viable - they need to go.

I think a 12 year contract is TOO long with the $38-33 mil payroll window.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

As much as I hate to say it, they need to trim cull the herd. There are some teams that are not economically viable - they need to go.

I think a 12 year contract is TOO long with the $38-33 mil payroll window.

I agree 12 years is a bit much and disagree on cutting teams.

 

[coverguy]

I DO!!!!

Me TOO!!!! I'll be pretty damn upset if i don't have hockey to watch this fall!

 

[Subzeero]

Hockey makes me happy.

 

[jnuts]

I agree 12 years is a bit much and disagree on cutting teams.

Small market teams are going to find it harder and harder to stay in existance. The revenue stream in those markets aren't supporting them.

 

[superqt4u2nv]

Small market teams are going to find it harder and harder to stay in existance. The revenue stream in those markets aren't supporting them.

Two such small market teams are Canadian so you can see why I am against it.