The 141 Day Death
The NHL made its final offer on Wednesday as a last-ditch effort to salvage the season. It was more than fair, with a focus on cost certainty based on league revenues, featuring both an upper limit salary cap and a salary floor. The deal would ensure the NHL's survival, as well as bringing small market teams up to respectable payrolls.
It took the NHLPA less than 15 minutes after it was presented to reject it.
It's clear the NHLPA is an organization where the few profit and sell out the many. The number of players who would be hurt financially by a team salary cap is greatly diminished by the number who would benefit by the salary floor and the even playing field for franchises across the table. If revenues are ever going to grow in this sport, more teams will need to be competitive. This will only occur once payrolls are more balanced and profits are shared.
The NHLPA is not facing the reality of the situation. The NHL is not going to survive without competitive balance and cost control. It's a fringe league as it is. It could vanish and 75% of the country wouldn't notice.
Since its clear the NHLPA will not do what's best for the sport, as well as its members, it's time to cut ties. Expect next season to open with replacement players, a major portion of them who will be former members of today's NHLPA.
The NHL will survive and eventually rebound. The NHLPA will have lost a great deal of money for its players and have gained nothing. All very pointless.
The NHL made its final offer on Wednesday as a last-ditch effort to salvage the season. It was more than fair, with a focus on cost certainty based on league revenues, featuring both an upper limit salary cap and a salary floor. The deal would ensure the NHL's survival, as well as bringing small market teams up to respectable payrolls.
It took the NHLPA less than 15 minutes after it was presented to reject it.
It's clear the NHLPA is an organization where the few profit and sell out the many. The number of players who would be hurt financially by a team salary cap is greatly diminished by the number who would benefit by the salary floor and the even playing field for franchises across the table. If revenues are ever going to grow in this sport, more teams will need to be competitive. This will only occur once payrolls are more balanced and profits are shared.
The NHLPA is not facing the reality of the situation. The NHL is not going to survive without competitive balance and cost control. It's a fringe league as it is. It could vanish and 75% of the country wouldn't notice.
Since its clear the NHLPA will not do what's best for the sport, as well as its members, it's time to cut ties. Expect next season to open with replacement players, a major portion of them who will be former members of today's NHLPA.
The NHL will survive and eventually rebound. The NHLPA will have lost a great deal of money for its players and have gained nothing. All very pointless.
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