Eklund: Source: "NHL Extremely Interested in PA Proposal"

First? I'll believe this when i see it. I am so frustrated with their lack of resolution.

I'm no expert but how hard would it be to freeze the players share at the 1.8ish it's at now and then when that amount is 50% then you go 50-50..

c'mon hockey

The scale down seems to be a solid direction.

I'm for the owners in this except for one issue and no need for Krys Barch sob stories but the contracts signed already should remain the as they are. Grandfather them.

With that though, I think the players should scale down to 49%.

c'mon hockey
- bobbyisno1

gawd I hope there is actual legs to this.

You know, legs to with those avatar jubblies.

c'mon hockey
- bobbyisno1

You shall henceforth be known as boobyisno1
that avatar is hypnotic

Last I heard... Today... They met for 2 hours, accomplished nothing, and have no immediate plans to meet again.

C'mon EK.
Just when I finally accept in my head that it's over for a while....
You go and make me feel like there's hope.
Why do you do this to us.... WHY?????

Please let there be some truth to this. It has become a truly rediculous situation.
Everyone knows it has to drop to 50-50, put your terms out now PA and get something out of it!!

Ek, your BFF Darren says something different! Don't you guys talk everyday?

http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=406607

So does this mean that the NHLPA has already made a proposal or they're in the midst of making one and the NHL is just curious?

Eklund: Source: "NHL Extremely Interested in PA Proposal"
- Eklund

don't go home with hope

So does this mean that the NHLPA has already made a proposal or they're in the midst of making one and the NHL is just curious?
- selanne4pres

yes

Last I heard... Today... They met for 2 hours, accomplished nothing, and have no immediate plans to meet again.
- robin_steele264

I realize Ek needs to make a living here, but there is absolutely no reason to be optimistic.

The NHLPA isn't working on anything at the moment, and the owners aren't willing to budge an inch.

This is just nonsense.

I'm no expert but how hard would it be to freeze the players share at the 1.8ish it's at now and then when that amount is 50% then you go 50-50..
- braidan

too simple, compared to other major sports leagues the players get the lions share in hockey

I realize Ek needs to make a living here, but there is absolutely no reason to be optimistic.

The NHLPA isn't working on anything at the moment, and the owners aren't willing to budge an inch.

This is just nonsense.
- Atomic Wedgie

The reason this is nonesense is because if the NHL is soooooo interested in seeing this new proposal that would work for them then why wouldn't they just propose it themselves? Wouldn't that make sense?

Ek, your BFF Darren says something different! Don't you guys talk everyday?

http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/darren_dreger/?id=406607
- CygnusX1

Dreger is a loser, I'd believe EKlund way before him.

C'mon EK.
Just when I finally accept in my head that it's over for a while....
You go and make me feel like there's hope.
Why do you do this to us.... WHY?????

- Poolchamp

Because otherwise, no one will come to this site....

Eklund: Source: "NHL Extremely Interested in PA Proposal"
- Eklund

must the Russian source

The reason this is nonesense is because if the NHL is soooooo interested in seeing this new proposal that would work for them then why wouldn't they just propose it themselves? Wouldn't that make sense?
- xxCHRISTOFIRExx

I've heard from an excellent source that Bettman and Daly don't know how to use Excel, so it's just easier to respond to NHLPA proposals. (AW3)

Eklund: Source: "NHL Extremely Interested in PA Proposal"
- Eklund

"Not sure where we go from here We have done everything we can think of to engage the PA and invite them into a negotiation." - Bill Daly

Eklund: Source: "NHL Extremely Interested in PA Proposal"
- Eklund

If I'm understanding correctly this makes complete sense. As the % goes down for the players revenues go up and then both the players and owners make more money.

The reason this is nonesense is because if the NHL is soooooo interested in seeing this new proposal that would work for them then why wouldn't they just propose it themselves? Wouldn't that make sense?
- xxCHRISTOFIRExx

They already did that.

"I'm really not sure where we go from here, we have done everything we can think of to try to engage the PA and invite them into a negotiation. But they aren't biting. I guess their definition of negotiating is making a proposal and standing pat until the other side accepts it."
-Bill Daly.

...I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you just might be wrong Ek.

They already did that.
- Pecafan Fan

so there really isn't any news here other than the NHL is waiting for the PA to accept their proposal