While I'd rather side with guys making an average of 1.7 million dollars a year over guys making $30+ million a year, I think it's time for the players union to do some simple math. The latest proposal that the league offered was a $42 million dollar cap and a $32 million dollar minimum.
There are 30 teams in the league. There are 730 players. (average of just under 25 players per team: 20 active and 4-5 reserve)
The average player salary in 2003-2004 was $1,700,000
$32,000,000 * 30 = $96,000,000
$96,000,000 / 730 = $1,315,068
If every team were at the league minimum, players would be losing about $400,000, or about 24% of their salaries, WHICH THEY ALREADY AGREED TO.
$42,000,000 * 30 = $126,000,000
$126,000,000 / 730 = $1,726,027
If every team in the league capped out, players would be making THE SAME GODDAMNED AVERAGE THEY MADE LAST YEAR, which is, I might add, A LOT OF FUCKING MONEY.
There are five teams in the league that are profitable. The other 25 range from 'treading water' to 'hemorraging cash like a hemophiliac with a head wound'. Players salaries accounted for 75% of league revenues last year. That means that teams had, on average, $14 million left over to pay executive salaries, training staff, equipment, transportation costs, marketing, stadium rent or upkeep, etc.
Fact: The league screwed the proverbial pooch in 1994.
Fact: The league is losing money
Fact: The players will not have jobs if the league folds, which it is in danger of doing.
Fact: It took baseball over 10 years to recover.
Fact: If there is no season this year, the NHL is DO MOTHERFUCKING A.
Thank you.
-pb
There are 30 teams in the league. There are 730 players. (average of just under 25 players per team: 20 active and 4-5 reserve)
The average player salary in 2003-2004 was $1,700,000
$32,000,000 * 30 = $96,000,000
$96,000,000 / 730 = $1,315,068
If every team were at the league minimum, players would be losing about $400,000, or about 24% of their salaries, WHICH THEY ALREADY AGREED TO.
$42,000,000 * 30 = $126,000,000
$126,000,000 / 730 = $1,726,027
If every team in the league capped out, players would be making THE SAME GODDAMNED AVERAGE THEY MADE LAST YEAR, which is, I might add, A LOT OF FUCKING MONEY.
There are five teams in the league that are profitable. The other 25 range from 'treading water' to 'hemorraging cash like a hemophiliac with a head wound'. Players salaries accounted for 75% of league revenues last year. That means that teams had, on average, $14 million left over to pay executive salaries, training staff, equipment, transportation costs, marketing, stadium rent or upkeep, etc.
Fact: The league screwed the proverbial pooch in 1994.
Fact: The league is losing money
Fact: The players will not have jobs if the league folds, which it is in danger of doing.
Fact: It took baseball over 10 years to recover.
Fact: If there is no season this year, the NHL is DO MOTHERFUCKING A.
Thank you.
-pb
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The final meeting is today. If they don't have a deal, they cancel the entire season. It'll be the first North American professional sport to lose a whole season to a labor dispute, and the first time since 1919 that the Stanley Cup isn't challened for (last time, it was called off due to a flu epidemic).
Another giant shit sandwich for Hockey to chew on.
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Even if they did get the season back, what would they do, just play for the Stanley Cup? How, draw straws to see which teams got to go for the Cup?
They don't really have a plan, though. There has been absolutely no news from yesterday's negotiation meeting.
Lillian needs to be a hockey fanatic. I wouldn't mind it if she were a Devils fan, either =P
Just keep her away from the Rangers.
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In fact, I've still got that pesky arrest warrant out for me. So I don't go there much, and I'm always nervous when I do.
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Still, if I get pulled over, and they run my license, I'm a bit of screwed.
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