[canucker]

Tman1 Tman1:

Jeremy Roenick to fans. "They can kiss my ass"

I like JR. He's honest no matter what.

$1:

More CBA Rumors
Take these for what they are worth...rumors...

Player Bonuses will be standardized in the new CBA. Forwards will receive one set of bonuses they can achieve based on certain stats, Defense another, and Goalies another.
(I also know that some GMs may try and give players extra years added to their contracts based on performance as well)

2004-05 Contracts will not be honored, but players will be credited for a year's worth of service. This will help them in certain free agency situation and pension.

The Entry Level Cap will be 850,000 but there will be very tough bonuses that could get the number to close to 3 million.

A player can be called up to replace an injured player and not have it count against the cap. That player's salary can not be higher than the injured player.

A team will only be able to take a player to arbitration once in his career.

In arbitration the arbitrator will have to pick one side or the other. Not a middle number anymore. Teams will be allowed to walk away for a certain number of the arbitrator's decisions per year.

[Tman1]

canucker canucker:

Tman1 Tman1:

Jeremy Roenick to fans. "They can kiss my ass"

I like JR. He's honest no matter what.

$1:

More CBA Rumors
Take these for what they are worth...rumors...

Player Bonuses will be standardized in the new CBA. Forwards will receive one set of bonuses they can achieve based on certain stats, Defense another, and Goalies another.
(I also know that some GMs may try and give players extra years added to their contracts based on performance as well)

2004-05 Contracts will not be honored, but players will be credited for a year's worth of service. This will help them in certain free agency situation and pension.

The Entry Level Cap will be 850,000 but there will be very tough bonuses that could get the number to close to 3 million.

A player can be called up to replace an injured player and not have it count against the cap. That player's salary can not be higher than the injured player.

A team will only be able to take a player to arbitration once in his career.

In arbitration the arbitrator will have to pick one side or the other. Not a middle number anymore. Teams will be allowed to walk away for a certain number of the arbitrator's decisions per year.

Its honesty like that people can do without. Anyways, everything doesn't seem bad except this A player can be called up to replace an injured player and not have it count against the cap. That player's salary can not be higher than the injured player. So when a player is injured, the player called ups salary cant be higher than the replaced player? Thats BS. Why would it matter? Do they think that the players less salary is an indication of his skill level?

[Sharkull]

Tman1 Tman1:

Its honesty like that people can do without. Anyways, everything doesn't seem bad except this A player can be called up to replace an injured player and not have it count against the cap. That player's salary can not be higher than the injured player. So when a player is injured, the player called ups salary cant be higher than the replaced player? Thats BS. Why would it matter? Do they think that the players less salary is an indication of his skill level?

It's a matter of adherance to the salary cap.
Speculation:
For the injury exemption the replacement player can't be paid more... If the replacement player is higher paid, then their salary would not be exempt.

[canucker]

NHL has uphill marketing struggle




NHL CBA has drug policy

Source: NHL CBA has drug policy

Enhancing performance

Canadian Press

7/14/2005 8:28:54 PM

TORONTO (CP) - The NHL's new collective bargaining agreement will include a stiff drug-testing policy, a league source told The Canadian Press on Tuesday.

The policy would see players subject to a minimum of two drug tests a year with no advance warning. A player would earn a 20-game suspension for a first-time offence, a 60-game ban for a second offence and a permanent suspension from the NHL after a third violation.

Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow suggested the league and union would introduce such a policy after the two appeared before a U.S. congressional hearing on steroid use last May.

[canucker]

NHL set to re-open for business Saturday

[canucker]