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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
There are enough existing exceptions to the travel ban that I think the government can justify hockey, if they have a good enough plan.
NHL is stating they don't want a hub-based season, but I think there is a decent chance we end up with something along those lines. It's definitely a different kettle of fish than the current set-up, and it would be a tough sell to lock players down for 4 months.
Does the new CBA have any language regarding season length? I think there will need to be a negotiation about pro-rating player compensation...which will be fun.
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The CBA says that the player salaries are pegged to 50% of revenue. With revenue down 75 % The real money paid to player will be around 20M per team.... The rest is in Canadian Tire money.
Not much of a chance of the owners covering expenses with arena rental, non-player salaries, office rental, accountants, lawyers, scouts out of their 20 million.
They also have seen the value of their franchises plummet.
The next thing to hit the fan is the Seattle expansion fees. Way too high to what the franchise will be worth.
How much more money does Flames owner Murray Edwards (living in London England) want to lose? As best as the internet can provide his Net worth has gone from 2.6 Billion in 2015 to 1.6 B in 2019 to 1.1B in 2020.