NHL Strike??

[nebbie2004]

Anyone know the details of this??

[Metro]

This probally isnt the best place to ask? Maybe try googling it, or a hockey forum?

[Snake]

yeah i heard about this, kind of sad i think

Snake
(who needs hockey when we got football!!!!!!!!!)

[darrenstraight]

Nope I dont know nothing well not about the NHL strike anyway.

[microdude431]

looks like the strike is still on, till the new contracts are reached...

[stevewise]

Let me fill you in on the "lockout". Last year the average salery was $1.8 million. Because the saleries are getting way out of hand some teams actually lost money last year. The owners hve had enough and said thatthey won't pay the players unless the get a salery cap. A salery cap means that the players salery can only get so high. For some reason the NHLPA (National Hockey League Players Association) is dead against that idea and won't even listen to the owners' proposals if it has anything to do with a "cap". So the lockout will continue until even-ground is reached or it is brought before arbitration (court). They won't bring it to arbitration because both sides think that they will lose and have to suffer the consiquences. So it's gonna be a while.

Let me put it this way. "you're not gonna see NHL hockey for a long while."

[asifc]

Originally Posted by stevewise

Let me fill you in on the "lockout". Last year the average salery was $1.8 million. Because the saleries are getting way out of hand some teams actually lost money last year. The owners hve had enough and said thatthey won't pay the players unless the get a salery cap. A salery cap means that the players salery can only get so high. For some reason the NHLPA (National Hockey League Players Association) is dead against that idea and won't even listen to the owners' proposals if it has anything to do with a "cap". So the lockout will continue until even-ground is reached or it is brought before arbitration (court). They won't bring it to arbitration because both sides think that they will lose and have to suffer the consiquences. So it's gonna be a while.

Let me put it this way. "you're not gonna see NHL hockey for a long while."

I can't say I feel sympathy for the players. After all, they are playing for far less at the moment in other leagues and they still seem to make ends meet.

It's just the fans that are suffering.