The NHL and the CBA: A Storm’s On the Horizon

August 15th, 2010 by Adam Kopp Leave a reply »

A Past Best Forgotten

What a despicable image; the chains on the puck and the memory of the lost NHL season.

While most fans have tried to put the lockout that erased the 2004-05 NHL season behind them, the fact of the matter is that in two years time, another collective bargaining agreement must be ratified by both the league and the Players Association.

In the last CBA, the majority of fans were on the side of the league, seeing the value in a hard salary cap as not only a method for cost certainty for the owners, but for the fans at the ticket window as well. 

"What will happen with the new system is the inflationary pressure caused by the inflation in player costs will be abated. What happens in each market will be a club-by-club decision. But I do believe the t ...

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