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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I normally never feel bad for the owners, but the more I read about this, the more I think its really the players that are the ones at fault here. They were the ones fighting for the 50/50 revenue split with the 2013 CBA, but now that revenues have disappeared for a year or two, they don't seem to want that 50/50 split anymore. All this escrow / deferred salary / % of original salary talk is really smoke and mirrors to try and get them more then 50% of revenues, no?
I understand it sucks that you signed a contract for $X million, but your only going to get 30% or whatever of that, but that's how the 50/50 revenue split works - revenue goes in the tank, so does your salary.
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Yeah ultimately I see the players needing to bend here. The owners were maybe a bit shortsighted in signing the CBA and assuming the world would be back to normal by this season but the players need to carry their share of the financial burden of decreased revenues too. It feels to me like the alternate proposals the NHL made are pretty reasonable. Players may hold out or make a counter proposal but I doubt the owners will give in much or maybe even at all. I doubt the players want to lose a season and forfeit 100% of their salary.
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