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Old 11-30-2020, 11:39 AM   #274
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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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I think the proposal is asking for an increase in actual salary put in escrow from 20% to 25% plus an additional increase in deferred money (which they'll get back at some point). So are players really willing to toss out the entire season for 5% of their paycheque? In which case, of course, they end up losing 100% of their paycheque (75% of their salary) forever.
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