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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
What level of uncertainty did you think they expected? Serious question. There was no vaccine and everyone was under lockdown or just coming out of it at the time this agreement was signed. I think the league ought to have known that a second or third wave was likely, if they didn’t they likely wouldn’t had made provisions for the next 3 years in this deal.
The flip side of this coin is that we now know a vaccine will likely be available by early next year which will likely make the following seasons much more “normal” yet I’m sure the league is still expecting the players to adhere to the elevated escrow levels and cap freezes they’ve agreed to for those seasons.
Unless I’m wrong and the league has committed to renegotiating those rates if things recover then this just comes off as the league trying to have their cake and eat it too. I understand from the businesses perspective why they’re trying to do it but I think it’s a pretty short sighted move and undoes a lot of the work that has been done to mend fences between the NHL and the NHLPA.
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No, if revenues return to normal more quickly than currently anticipated, so will player salaries. 50% of HRR is pretty straight-forward, unless you are purposely advancing a bias.