[News] Both NHL and NHLPA have ratified RTP and CBA modification and extension

[sureLoss]

So there will be hockey assuming they can keep the bubbles intact

Elliotte Friedman @FriedgeHNIC
Hearing both NHL and NHLPA have voted to accept CBA/Return to Play protocols.

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
NHL-NHLPA have ratified RTP/CBA.

[TheScorpion]

Hell yeah! No lockout!

[Locke]

What about Compliance Buy-Outs?

Asking for 'Lucic related' reasons.

[Freeway]

Reportedly no compliance buyouts.

[sureLoss]

Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Hearing #NHLPA membership voted 502-135 in favor of ratifying full CBA and RTP package. That's nearly 79 per cent in favor.

[TheScorpion]

So on average roughly four players per team voted against the agreement.

[Textcritic]

What is the expiry date of the new agreement?

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[Locke]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Reportedly no compliance buyouts.

Well...crap.

[Poe969]

No buyouts??? In other news, Brad Treliving was seen buying thousands of dollars worth of itching powder and later disappeared with Lucic's equipment.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Poe969

No buyouts??? In other news, Brad Treliving was seen buying thousands of dollars worth of itching powder and later disappeared with Lucic's equipment.

The man is doing God's Work...leave him be...

I'm now doubling down on my hopes of a secret-handshake deal that exposes Lucic in the expansion draft...

[Poe969]

I'm not. I hope he retires early and takes a job with the team that pays him the same amount, hell I don't care if they pay him more so long as it doesn't count against the cap.

Director of player motivationalism

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Hearing #NHLPA membership voted 502-135 in favor of ratifying full CBA and RTP package. That's nearly 79 per cent in favor.

Do we know what other CBA votes were on a percentage basis?

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Frank Seravalli @frank_seravalli
Hearing #NHLPA membership voted 502-135 in favor of ratifying full CBA and RTP package. That's nearly 79 per cent in favor.

Interesting that the votes are linked. Doesn’t really tell you how they voted on RTW.

But whatever, this is great news however you slice it.

Way to go NHL and NHLPA.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Interesting that the votes are linked. Doesn’t really tell you how they voted on RTW.

But whatever, this is great news however you slice it.

Way to go NHL and NHLPA.

They were a joint vote because they were negotiated together, the return to play would be apart of the CBA extension.

[getbak]

Here's the MOU for the CBA extension. It's only 71 pages, so happy reading... https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/as...-file/file.pdf

[Toonage]

Noticed as soon as this was ratified and the schedule was announced the Flames Twitter changed their logo to retro. Hmmm

[TheScorpion]

Nah it's been retro ever since they took away the pride icon.

[Toonage]

Crap. Was hoping it pointed to them going retro for the playoffs.

[getbak]

A few things I noticed from a quick scan of the MOU...

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For the purpose of determining player rights which are linked to games played, player stats will be prorated at a rate of 70/82 (regardless of how many games the player or his team has played) if the player is deemed to be a "Roster Freeze Player" (i.e. on the NHL roster at the time of the freeze and has played at least one NHL game in 2019-20). If a player is not a "Roster Freeze Player", his stats won't be prorated (meaning a junior player who had played 9 NHL games before being sent back to junior in October won't suddenly be considered to have 10 NHL GP and lose his contract slide).

The same 70/82 rate will be used for the purposes of determining if a player has earned a performance or games played bonus. If a player has earned the bonus without prorating his stats, he'll received 100% of the bonus. If a player only reaches the minimum threshold for the bonus by prorating his stats, he'll only receive 70/82nds of his bonus. If a player is not a "Roster Freeze Player" and didn't reach the threshold for a bonus prior to the freeze, he will not receive any of the bonus even if his prorated stats would reach the threshold. (pgs. 54-59 / Attachment M)

If the league were to apply that formula to the Neal-Lucic trade, Neal's stats would prorate to 22 goals and Lucic would have 9. By that logic, the Flames should receive 70/82nds of the Oilers' 3rd round pick and the Oilers should get to retain 12/82nds of it.

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For salary arbitration, once the hearing begins, the sides can't negotiate their own settlement prior to the arbitrator's ruling. (pg. 24 / #59)

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When a player is traded, if his current contract extends beyond the next upcoming trade deadline, he can sign an 8 year extension with his new team without needing to wait for the trade deadline to pass. (pg. 25 / #66)

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Going forward, a player who will have RFA status at the completion of a new contract can't sign a deal with a "poison pill" style large salary in the final year of the contract that would ensure he must receive a massive qualifying offer at the end of the contract to remain an RFA. If the value of the contract in the final year exceeds 120% of the AAV for the contract, the qualifying offer will be limited to 120% of the AAV for the total contract. (pg. 26 / #68)

This will only apply to new contracts. Tkachuk's QO will still be $9 million. Under the revised rule, a player signing a new contract with the same terms as Tkachuk's will have a QO of $8.4 million.

[TheScorpion]

All stats for the 2019-20 season will be prorated at a rate of 70/82

Wait even for the record books???