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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Another year of summer hockey will kill the NHL
2020-21 ... whenever it starts has to end in March.
The Playoffs have to be completed by June 15 for the Draft to take place July 1
The NHL has to go back to the spirit of the CBA. The CAP is set to 50% of the revenues. 20-21 will have a revenue drop of 40% based on no-ticket sales. Cap has to go down to 50M . The escrow held and kept depending on what the actual revenues realized needs to be set where it actually is enough that the owners don't have to pay out more than 50% of the revenues to players salaries
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As usual, this is insanity. If you want to kill hockey, cleaving 30M off the cap is a great way to do it.
I actually bet 20-21 has a revenue drop far higher than 40% (unless limited ticket sales are possible at some point). While that sucks for everyone involved, in the big picture, it sucks for everyone equally.
The owners are simply giving the players a loan/advance that they will recover on the back half of the deal.
The players can sort out the internal inequities created from this (hence the 10% delayed escrow - players who retire aren't getting much of that back).
The owners can sort out their issues...that may mean a franchise or two gets sold...I bet we see a number of long rumoured relocations finally come to pass. The timing is perfect - expansion is done for the foreseeable and there are no arenas imminently due for extortion. Bring on the relocation fees.