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Not Much Has Changed With The New CBA
by Paul on 01/23/09 at 07:30 AM ET
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from Stephen Brunt of the Globe and Mail,
How is it the NHLPA, under its newest executive director, Paul Kelly, is expected to announce Friday its membership has declined to reopen its collective agreement with the league, as is its right, and will play on under the current contract until 2011?
That deal, cut under duress, cut after their union was effectively broken, is working just fine for the players, thanks. They’ll say all the right things about not wanting a labour disruption during these trying economic times, but the bottom line is they continue to earn loads of dough in a vigorous market for talent, while league owners are faced with several teams now teetering on the brink of insolvency….
If anything, those clubs are in worse shape now than they were before the lockout, their decline accelerated by the credit crunch and ensuing recession, coupled with shaky ownership.
If they’re still in business come 2011 — and who would like to bet their life on that right now? — the next labour war won’t cure what’s wrong with them, either.
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A lot has changed with the cap. Now, the teams that needed help are forced to spend a minimum amount that’s more than they can afford. The teams that don’t need help are hamstrung from retaining their own developed talent by the cap ceiling. And the teams that make the cash are forced to bail out clubs like the Coyotes who only sell tickets when transplant fans of popular teams come to town.
So yeah, a lot has changed. The cap has now officially punished both the teams that “needed” it and the teams that didn’t need it or want it. Hooray!
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 01/23/09 at 08:53 AM ET