- Aaron Ward via twitter: “League has deemed proposal ‘significant’ and ‘meaningful’.Issue is,if NHL moving off a position that has never been negotiated,is that in ” … “fact relevant.Would be same as if NHLPA proposed 65% of HRR and moved to lower % in later offer.Also indications that there is request to” … “change HRR definition which would result in reduced share of HRR.Question to be asked now is what is definition of HRR under recent offer?” … “This would essentially mean if you reduced player shares,you would reduce salaries.This would likely involve a salary rollback and” … “significant escrow hit to players.Bottom line,players will want to know what their share will be under the CURRENT HRR definitions.We are” … “back to determining if we have 2 sides on the same page and same issues or an inability to find ‘common language’.” … “NHL hasn’t proposed a salary rollback,under their proposal,the hit would all be under escrow.Doubt players will agree to proposal.”
- Andy Strickland via twitter: Neither the NHL or NHLPA are in any rush top put their best offer on the table, or accept any offer in late August.
- Darren Dreger via twitter: “NHL proposed a 6 year term today. Players Share: 2012/13 – 51.6% 2013/14 – 50.5% 2014/15 – 49.6% 2015/16 – 50% 2016/17 – 50% 2017/18 – 50%”
- Darren Dreger via twitter: “I’m told league proposal reduce financial “ask” tabled in first proposal by $460 million including, by $120 million in Year 1.”
- Darren Dreger via twitter: “Proposed Salary Caps: all projected and fixed: 2012/13 – $58M 2013/14 -$60M. 2014/15-$62M. 2015/16-$64.2M. 2016/17 – $67.6M 2017/18 – $71.1M”
- Joe Haggerty via twitter: Proposal of $58 million salary cap would put 16 teams over, including the Bruins who would be $12 million over.
- George Malik via twitter: “I think the bottom line for the NHL and PA is that they need to start talking from the same definition of hockey-related revenues.” … “Until the sides agree to use NHL or PA’s version of HRR, it’s like trying to translate Finnish to English and back. Which is painful.”