- David Pagnotta via twitter: The NHL has proposed the salary cap numbers for the next 6 seasons, but concern is how will teams get under the cap since so many are over. A source said the NHL is willing to discuss transitioning contracts over to accommodate the salary cap. This hasn’t been discussed yet, but could have come up in yesterdays meetings.
- Allan Walsh via twitter: Walsh is hearing that some owners don’t know what was proposed yesterday.
- Louis Jean via twitter: Jean is hearing the NHLPA’s counter-offer may not come until Friday.
- Dan Rosen via twitter: A NHLPA rep said negotiations won’t start until this afternoon at the earliest, but could get pushed back until Friday.
- Pavel Lysenkov via twitter: Evgeni Malkin told Lysenkov that he’ll play in Magnitogorsk if a lockout occurs.
- Matias Strozyk via twitter: Rangers Henrik Lundqvist told Expressen that he’ll remain in North America for the fall, but if the lockout cancels the whole season, he’d like to play for Frolunda.
- Eric Stephens of the OC Register: Ducks Teemu Selanne said he’d consider playing in Finland if there is a long lockout.
“One of my best buddies is the GM for them,” Selanne said. ”Let’s see. I say that I want to think about it. Let’s see how things go and we’ll see.
“Obviously I know there’s a spot for me if I want to go. Like I said, I’m still optimistic but it doesn’t look good.”
- Lisa Halverstadt of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes potential owner Greg Jamison said he’s ready to move forward, but now the city of Glendale wants to rework the 20 year, $324 million deal with him. The city was expected to send Jamison an updated draft last night.
“We have the funds together,” he said. “We’re ready to go forward, and I’m ready to sign the deal that was negotiated earlier in the summer.”
Glendale City Council directed administrators in a closed door session on Monday to not sign the deal until he buys the team from the NHL and amendments can be made to some parts of the deal.
“Since June, the city and the NHL have been saying the next step is for Mr. Jamison to purchase the team, at which time the city was ready to sign the agreement,”she said. “At this time, in light of other issues, the council has asked us to go back and look at options that are feasible in terms of the management agreement.”
