- James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail: At least in one year of the NHLPA’s offer they met the NHL with a 50-50 share.
WHAT THE HECK IS PROPOSAL 1?
The basics: “Players would receive a set revenue figure for a small raise in Years 1, 2 and 3 but would then have their salary frozen at the Year 3 number until their share hit 50 per cent.”
NHLPA offer No. 1 League revenues Players share percentage 2011-12 $3,303.0 $1,883.0 57.0 per cent 2012-13 $3,468.2 $1,920.0 55.4 per cent 2013-14 $3,641.6 $1,980.0 54.4 per cent 2014-15 $3,823.6 $2,060.0 53.9 per cent 2015-16 $4,014.8 $2,060.0 51.3 per cent 2016-17 $4,215.6 $2,107.8 50.0 per cent Total (2012-17) $19,163.7 $10,127.8 52.8 per cent NHL offer Players share percentage Difference 2011-12 ######## 57.0 per cent – 2012-13 ######## 50.0 per cent $185.93 2013-14 ######## 50.0 per cent $159.22 2014-15 ######## 50.0 per cent $148.18 2015-16 ######## 50.0 per cent $52.59 2016-17 ######## 50.0 per cent $0.00 Total (2012-17) ######## 50.0 per cent $545.90 WHAT THE HECK IS PROPOSAL 2?
The basics: “Players would receive just 24.7 per cent of new revenues each season as their share of league revenues shrunk over time to 50 per cent.”NHLPA offer No. 2 League revenues Players share percentage 2011-12 $3,303.0 $1,883.0 57.0 per cent 2012-13 $3,468.2 $1,923.8 55.5 per cent 2013-14 $3,641.6 $1,966.6 54.0 per cent 2014-15 $3,823.6 $2,011.6 52.6 per cent 2015-16 $4,014.8 $2,058.8 51.3 per cent 2016-17 $4,215.6 $2,108.4 50.0 per cent Total (2012-17) $19,163.7 $10,069.2 52.5 per cent NHL offer Players share percentage Difference 2011-12 $1,883.0 57.0 per cent – 2012-13 $1,734.1 50.0 per cent $189.72 2013-14 $1,820.8 50.0 per cent $145.84 2014-15 $1,911.8 50.0 per cent $99.78 2015-16 $2,007.4 50.0 per cent $51.41 2016-17 $2,107.8 50.0 per cent $0.62 Total (2012-17) $9,581.9 50.0 per cent $487.4 Mirtle expands on the offers and adds what to take from it all. It’s worth the checking out “Why the NHL players’ 50-50 compromise may not matter“
- Elliotte Friedman of CBC: “NHL labour solution could come from auto industry” Interesting approach, worth reading entire article .
- Michael Russo via twitter: From a NHL source: “Owners were handed TWO proposals from #NHLPA; third (alleged 50/50) proposal was described, & not as 50/50 & more complicated … Both first 2
#NHLPA proposals paid out $1.9 billion in ’12-13 (more than ’11-12) and got to 50-50 in Year 5 … Essentially, the#NHL source claims the league was never handed any 3rd proposal that was 50/50 AND honoring contracts by Fehr#nhlpa“
- Ryan Kennedy via twitter: “Talked to an agent about NHL’s 2-year entry-level deal logic. He said it will limit big 2nd deals for more players: less time for big stats”
- Doug Maclean via twitter: “Note to players. If you dont tell Donald to get a deal done. He wont. And you wont play this year. Not good news. Sorry.”