06-26-2025, 09:22 AM
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#61
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Originally Posted by getbak
I assume players who sign contracts over the next year that start in 2026 will still be able to sign 8 year max deals.
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Phew! The Oilers are able to squeeze in Federic for 8 years.
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06-26-2025, 09:25 AM
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#62
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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
It will certainly help the Flames. They won't be forced to dish out 8 or 7 year deals to retain or attract players that should otherwise be getting 5/6 year deals due to their age or mileage.
The Flames have been getting in trouble be too often signing players to deals that are too long. I don't see any negative to this whatsoever.
Dislike the 84 game change. Two more useless games down the stretch sounds like it will be awful. I'd much rather have had it reduced to 80 games.
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They're adding the games to the beginning of the season, not the end of it silly.
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06-26-2025, 09:39 AM
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#63
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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Cap on signing bonuses and year to year salary variance.
https://twitter.com/user/status/1938259316995510666
Last edited by sureLoss; 06-26-2025 at 09:42 AM.
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06-26-2025, 09:40 AM
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#64
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: CALGARY
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
It isn't 2 useless games down the stretch, it's turning the last 2 pre-season games into league games. For STHs, this is a great change - we pay for those games anyway, so regular season beats pre-season.
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Perfect world- 80-82 games with 4 preseason games but with 4 preseason games only now, ok with 84.
For the reason mentioned above, and vets really only need 1-2 games, as proven with lockout and covid seasons. In the right direction, NFL also with 1 less preseason game.
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06-26-2025, 09:49 AM
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#65
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Have EBUG in two games to keep things interesting. Has to be EBUG vs EBUG.
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06-26-2025, 10:09 AM
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#66
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All I can get
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The dress code thing is sort of an interesting development (coming from the players I assume).
You'd think t-shirts or hats with offensive or controversial graphics would still be verboten.
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06-26-2025, 10:37 AM
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#67
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Teams will no longer be able to mandate player dress code for arriving/departing games.
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Oilers can finally wear their sweatpants to the games.
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06-26-2025, 10:41 AM
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#68
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
The dress code thing is sort of an interesting development (coming from the players I assume).
You'd think t-shirts or hats with offensive or controversial graphics would still be verboten.
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No other league has dress codes. Never understood the need for suits, its a game.
Don Cherry taking another hit. Hopefully coaches can ditch the suits.
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06-26-2025, 10:41 AM
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#69
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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I like the cutting down of contract lengths, thats needed to be done for years.
Not a huge fan of an 84 game schedule, but, eliminating 2 preseason games makes this pretty much ado of nothing, so fine.
I'm a little mystified at the EBUG thing though. Its such a small, rare event that seemingly making it standard is kind of baffling?
I was somewhat under the impression that everyone loves the EBUG system as it is. The Zamboni guy or Arena Maintenance dude takes some shots against the pros from time to time and, very rarely, gets to step into a game and everyone rallies around them...I dont think theres ever been a negative EBUG story, they're almost universally awesome.
Why is this something that needed to be fixed?
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06-26-2025, 11:02 AM
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#71
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Somebody explain this, in Canada CPP/EI would be paid by both player and employer, and income tax is deducted from their pay. Is there something different in the USA?
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They're not talking about income taxes, only payroll taxes.
And based on how it's written it sounds like they'd be shifting those costs to the owners' share of revenue. That is to say, the money that funds those would no longer be considered part of the players' 50% share of Hockey-Related Revenue, effectively giving them a raise. It's probably peanuts for high earners and ultimately for the owners, but lower earning players would see a bigger bump relative to their pay.
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06-26-2025, 11:06 AM
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#72
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They STILL haven't address the loser point situation. They tried the 3-2-1 system in the 4-Nations and the result was pretty good (every team was still in the hunt at the last round robin game). I think the NHL should implement it
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06-26-2025, 11:10 AM
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#73
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All I can get
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
No other league has dress codes. Never understood the need for suits, its a game.
Don Cherry taking another hit. Hopefully coaches can ditch the suits.
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NBA, NFL and MLB still have them, though they've been relaxed in recent years.
Business Casual seems to be the standard now. Collared shirts, sports jackets.
Some players have endorsement deals with local menswear shops, so I imagine they'll still get free duds.
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06-26-2025, 11:12 AM
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#74
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
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06-26-2025, 11:14 AM
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#75
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
4/5 would have been ideal but it’s a start.
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My only worry is Small market teams generally don't benefit as contract length gets shorter...the NBA is a good example where free agency, max contracts, and contract length has led to small markets really struggling in free agency a times.
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06-26-2025, 11:15 AM
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#76
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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop
NBA, NFL and MLB still have them, though they've been relaxed in recent years.
Business Casual seems to be the standard now. Collared shirts, sports jackets.
Some players have endorsement deals with local menswear shops, so I imagine they'll still get free duds.
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I take it you don't watch a lot of NFL or NBA they come in t-shirts, shorts, purses, etc its a fasion show.
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06-26-2025, 11:17 AM
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#77
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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Ooh...thats cool.
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06-26-2025, 11:20 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lazypucker
They STILL haven't address the loser point situation. They tried the 3-2-1 system in the 4-Nations and the result was pretty good (every team was still in the hunt at the last round robin game). I think the NHL should implement it
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Would that be a CBA issue? Seems more like a competition committee thing.
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06-26-2025, 11:21 AM
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#79
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
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I don't think that's a great thing for Canadian teams.
In Canada, bonuses are taxed more favourably than straight up salary so by heavily weighting a contract with signing bonuses, it helps alleviate the tax burden and levels the playing field somewhat.
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06-26-2025, 11:25 AM
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#80
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Quote:
Originally Posted by opendoor
They're not talking about income taxes, only payroll taxes.
And based on how it's written it sounds like they'd be shifting those costs to the owners' share of revenue. That is to say, the money that funds those would no longer be considered part of the players' 50% share of Hockey-Related Revenue, effectively giving them a raise. It's probably peanuts for high earners and ultimately for the owners, but lower earning players would see a bigger bump relative to their pay.
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Yeah I guess that's what it's boiling down to - it won't be paid from the players' HRR.
I just thought there was something different they were doing in the USA.
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