2012 NHL Lockout

[Parker 1st MRB]

National Hockey League deputy commissioner Bill Daly believes there's still hope for an NHL season.

Daly appeared on HNIC Radio on Wednesday and was direct in his answer when pressed on his outlook for a 2012-13 NHL season.

When asked: "Yes or no, do we have a season?", his answer was clear.

"Yes," said Daly.

Daly expanded on his comments on TSN Radio 1290 Winnipeg's Hustler and Lawless show later in the day.

"I tend to be more optimistic than some of the people I work with," Daly said. "The bottom line is – [and] my view on this has been the same from the start – there's no reason we shouldn't be playing hockey."

"I'd like to think that at the end of the day that reason will prevail," he added, "and if reason prevails, we'll play a hockey season this year."

NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr, speaking at a charity hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday evening, was pleased to hear of Daly's outlook.

"That's good news, I'm glad to hear that," Fehr told reporters. "I certainly hope he's right. That's the players' goal, that's what we want to try and do.

"Hopefully, we'll get back together and negotiate out the remaining issues as soon as possible."

Fehr indicated that he's interested in having a similar owner-player dynamic as when the sides met two weeks ago, but unlike last time, with himself included in the discussions.

He was also asked why there have been no discussions between the two sides this week.

"Because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume," Fehr said. "We've indicated any number of times that we're willing to resume whenever they are without pre-conditions.

"We have to find a way to have discussions, because it's very hard to come to an agreement if you're not talking to one another," said Fehr. "It's very hard to come to an agreement if you set pre-conditions to the negotiations, too."

Fehr declined to discuss a potential filing of a disclaimer of interest by the NHLPA. The players are voting on the potential move electronically this week.

"That's an internal matter which the players will discuss," Fehr said.

The NHL is expected to cancel more games in the coming week. The last round of cancellations came on Dec. 10.

The league has held firm to the hope of salvaging a season of no less than 48 games, despite the two sides having not held formal negotiations since Dec. 6.

Good news, everyone is saying there will be hockey in January which would be a dream come true. I NEED MY HOCKEY!

[Coogan 1st MRB]

this would be a nice xmas present

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

[Yamagata 1st MRB]

Good news, everyone is saying there will be hockey in January which would be a dream come true. I NEED MY HOCKEY!

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Good news, everyone is saying there will be hockey in January which would be a dream come true. I NEED MY HOCKEY!

[Mamora BAR]

My reaction to this due to the world ending tomorrow which means no hockey before we die.

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

[Mamora BAR]

Hockey Update!!

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12...-union/related/

Something is a brewing!

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

This lockout is like getting a boner after seeing a hotchick only to find out she has a penis. Unless your name is Rather that sucks.

[Parker 1st MRB]

THE LOCKOUT IS OVER!

After 113 days and a 16-hour negotiation marathon that wrapped up at 5am on Sunday morning, a tentative deal on a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association.

The agreement features the following elements:

- The players' share of hockey-related revenue will drop from 57 percent to a 50-50 split for all 10 years.

- The league coming off their demand for a $60 million cap in Year 2, meeting the NHLPA's request to have it at $64.3 million - which was the upper limit from last year's cap. The salary floor in Year 2 will be $44 million.

- The upper limit on the salary cap in the first year is $60 million, but teams can spend up to $70.2 million (all pro-rated). The cap floor will be $44 million.

- The 10-year deal also has an opt-out clause that kicks in after eight years.

- Each team will be allowed two amnesty buyouts that can be used to terminate contracts after this season and next season. The buyouts will count against the players' overall share in revenues, but not the team's salary cap.

- The salary variance on contracts from year to year cannot vary more than 35 per cent and the final year cannot vary more than 50 per cent of the highest year.

- A player contract term limit for free agents will be seven years and eight years for a team signing its own player.

- The draft lottery selection process will change with all 14 teams fully eligible for the first overall pick. The weighting system for each team may remain, but four-spot move restriction will be eliminated.

- Supplemental discipline for players in on-ice incidents will go through NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan first, followed by an appeal process that would go through Bettman. For suspensions of six or more games, a neutral third party will decide if necessary.

- Revenue sharing among teams will spread to $200 million. Additionally, an NHLPA-initiated growth fund of $60 million is included.

- Teams can only walk away from a player in salary arbitration if the award is at least $3.5 million.

- The NHL had hoped to change opening of free agency to July 10, but the players stood firm and it remains July 1 in the new agreement. But with a later ending to the season, free agency for this summer will start at a later date.

[Alvarez]

It's about bloody time. I KNEW that the Kings' Stanley Cup run was going to be ruined somehow for years to come... Didn't think it would expand into the whole league! Still, no Winter Classic, and I actually watched FOOTBALL this year. That's how desperate I was.

[Mamora BAR]

Time to find some tickets to see the jets play the kings or the ducks. WOOOO!!!! GO JETS GO!!!!! : D

[Gooderham 1st MRB]

Guys, stay calm, the Leafs will still be able to lose 48 games this season.

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Guys, stay calm, the Leafs will still be able to lose 48 games this season.

Damn

[Arsenault 1st MRB]

Im about to buy tickets for the Dallas - colorado game on the 17th in Dallas!

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

So glad I kept my season tickets

[Mamora BAR]

Engle seems to think that sutter and parise will make a difference : P hmmmm! 3 good hockey players surrounded by a bunch of mediocre ones. I like to see what happens : P

[Parker 1st MRB]

Guys, stay calm, the Leafs will still be able to lose 48 games this season.

Guys, stay calm, the Canucks will go another year without any of Lord Stanley's cups under their belt.

So glad I kept my season tickets

Why would you get rid of them? you got your money back + interest on the games that weren't played.

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Engle seems to think that sutter and parise will make a difference : P hmmmm! 3 good hockey players surrounded by a bunch of mediocre ones. I like to see what happens : P

Jokes on you Evander Kane is out the door and your defense and goal tending is a joke.

[Mamora BAR]

Ide open the door for evander kane we dont need him and his ego : P As for defense yes Byfuglamohoahin and the others are lackluster and at least Pavelec got some more experience playing for the KHL. I guess well see what happens. You know im just trying to rile you up lmao : P

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Go sign up.

[Mamora BAR]

Hockey is back yay! <3 parker and Engle lmao

[Ultranator BAR]

I don't watch hockey. I used to watch IHL back when it was good, because we had a team in it. What I'm wondering is while the hockey players were arguing over how many millions they can make, are the little guys getting paid while no one goes to games? Were arenas laying off their employees, since there were no games to go to? What were all of the NHL network employees working on without the games? Local restaurant owners and workers who rely on these games to bring customers? And so on and so forth... I'm glad they worked it out though.

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Most cities that have a hockey team have another professional team that shares the same building. However there are quite a few places ie Minnesota where the only sport that takes place there is hockey. Idk how it is everywhere else but they took a significant pay cut I think around 15% for this year.