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NHL Lockout With Your Cock Out |OT|
- Thread starter Marvie_3
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Yes.
Fehr conference will talk about how they made another offer to the league and how they're willing and want to keep negotiating and working towards a deal.
AKA he's going to put media pressure on the league to not let things go off the rails and keep at it, since it seems like the league is the side ready to say "fuck this" at this point.
AKA he's going to put media pressure on the league to not let things go off the rails and keep at it, since it seems like the league is the side ready to say "fuck this" at this point.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
The double-talk from this guy is amazing.
Also, not shocked at all that when Fehr came in it all blew up. The guy is terrible.
They are just making excuses, getting pissed at every little detail. Because they have a bad hand that's getting worse everyday.
Yeah. The dude is poison. The players are going to end up with a worse deal than when talks started in the summer.
I'm beginning to think he's a plant from the NHL.
Coldnoodle
Member
Crosby looks like hes about to cry.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Brad Richards is channeling his inner Michael Biehn right now.
So, we can't make a deal because of something that only affects the top 1%.
Why does this sound familiar?
ZeroGravity
Member
How the hell is this being held up by length of contract issues?
Fehr's comments:
-In today's session (an hour or so ago) the players responded "comprehensively" to the various issues which have been the focus of discussion over the last few meetings. Players shared the view they didn't think they were as far apart as the owners thought they were. After today, they don't think there's a gap that cannot be bridged.
-Believe they have an agreement on player funded pensions.
-Believe they have an agreement on "transition payments". Believe the issue should be solved.
-Term of the CBA started at 4-5 years, owners looking for longer agreement. Players thought about longer CBA, tough issue, players offered 8 year agreement with player opt out after year 6.
-Player contracting issues: remaining issues are maximum length, and variability. Important issue for the players. Players proposed maximum length of 8 year contracts. Variability: on contracts of 7 or 8 years the lowest year of the contract cannot be lower than 25% of the highest year of the contract.
-Have made proposals on "long term back diving contracts". Player performance seems to be evaluated in this.
-Have not discussed the "transition rules" in transitioning from one system to a "very different system" (what?)
-Puts us (in simple terms) "but for any transition issues we think there is a complete agreement on dollars. If that's the case, and we think it is, we don't see any reason why we won't be able to complete an agreement in the near future."
-In today's session (an hour or so ago) the players responded "comprehensively" to the various issues which have been the focus of discussion over the last few meetings. Players shared the view they didn't think they were as far apart as the owners thought they were. After today, they don't think there's a gap that cannot be bridged.
-Believe they have an agreement on player funded pensions.
-Believe they have an agreement on "transition payments". Believe the issue should be solved.
-Term of the CBA started at 4-5 years, owners looking for longer agreement. Players thought about longer CBA, tough issue, players offered 8 year agreement with player opt out after year 6.
-Player contracting issues: remaining issues are maximum length, and variability. Important issue for the players. Players proposed maximum length of 8 year contracts. Variability: on contracts of 7 or 8 years the lowest year of the contract cannot be lower than 25% of the highest year of the contract.
-Have made proposals on "long term back diving contracts". Player performance seems to be evaluated in this.
-Have not discussed the "transition rules" in transitioning from one system to a "very different system" (what?)
-Puts us (in simple terms) "but for any transition issues we think there is a complete agreement on dollars. If that's the case, and we think it is, we don't see any reason why we won't be able to complete an agreement in the near future."
Coldnoodle
Member
Eat some crow motherfudgers.
Fehr being positive.
Fehr being positive.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Wait, this is positive? I'm so conflicted.
...It...Feels...Positive?
Thank you for this!
YES! HOLD MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Fehr is telling half-truths or a deal will be signed soon. The former probably.
HOCKEY IS BACK!!!!
My money is on this.
TemplaerDude
Member
Look at you guys, gettin' all excited and stuff.
Especially when he said that they had an agreement on dollars
NHL works on percentages
KingHenrik30
Member
split the difference on the contracting/cba length issues and be done with it
Too easy
bonesmccoy
Banned
It's just for show. He's only said that the players are basically ready to sign on to their own proposal - no different from when Bettman was saying that same thing about the owners' proposals.
That's not how negotiations work. You have to do a lot of posturing first. Then whine about the other side being fucking assholes. Then pretend that negotiations are fucked. Then do nothing for awhile. Then at the last possible minute you agree to it.
loooooooooooooooooool
Behold the bastion of truth Gary Bettman
He went into specifics on some pretty significant player gives. The contracting ones, especially. The players agreeing to a maximum contract length is a HUGE step.
I'm not saying he'll say the truth, I'm saying Fehr lies, Bettman lies, and the truth is somewhere inbetween. For now, all we know is Fehr's side.
BigJonsson
Member
If this doesn't get done then I dunno man
KingHenrik30
Member
Millard with a great point, Fehr paints a rosy picture but wasnt the PA asking for a return to mediation earlier in the day?