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[haroldsnepsts]

per Ward's twitter:

 

 

 

Shouldn't expect conference call for players,until Lawyers/NHLPA has finished clarification process.Likely puts us into tomorrow. #TSN

 

It's sounding like just getting all the details on this offer is going to take a while, then presenting to players, then counteroffer/negotiations.  

 

So I'm guessing there won't be a response from the NHLPA for a couple days maybe?

[rrasco]

Yes, something like that.  Proposal was 300 pages, they said.

[Seraph]

If the NHLPA doesn't take this, they're idiots. The season will be canceled and their bargaining chip will be worthless going into negotiations for next year.

[Hockeytown0001]

NHLPA better take this. 

[irishock]

They won't take it until the absolute deadline. Going to be a fun one. 

 

The Ottawa Sun leaking the "cancelled season is not an option" story will only work for Fehr.

Edited by irishock, 29 December 2012 - 11:06 PM.

[Pskov Wings Fan]

It'd be VERY interesting to see who Minnesota buys out.... No way they buyout one of the Olsen Twins...Looks like it may be the  ******* All-Star...

 

Honeslty, I wish Holland would buyout Franzine...or trade him for a player that actually WANTS to play...

According to capgeek, Minnesota has 16 payers signed for 13-14 season at $51.1M cap hit. So they just need to find 6-7 guys at around $1M each to fill the roster.

[GMRwings1983]

So cancelling the entire season is unacceptable, but cancelling half the season wasn't that big a deal?  

 

Do any of these morons realize how much they've already screwed things up for the league?  A shortened season already questions the legitimacy of the entire season, as well as all the bad PR this has gotten.  

Edited by GMRwings1983, 29 December 2012 - 11:20 PM.

[irishock]

Franzen won't be bought out. Not when he's still the best goal scorer on the team. It'll be Bert or Sammy imo.

[stevkrause]

The real question is, where was the podium during all this?

[thegerkin]

Franzen won't be bought out. Not when he's still the best goal scorer on the team. It'll be Bert or Sammy imo.

 

I really hope it isn't Big Bert. He's got grit (please do not start that argument) and still chips in offensively. He also looked comfortable in Homer's screening role. Sammy is... well, Sammy.

[irishock]

Bert has a lot of shootout value as well. He pretty much netted us an extra 5 points last year scoring 5 shootout goals.

[Crashnburnluder]

NHLPA won't accept the deal as is, there will still be some back and forth negotiating just hopefully good faith and reasonable negotiations... 

[Euro_Twins]

Franzen won't be bought out. Not when he's still the best goal scorer on the team. It'll be Bert or Sammy imo.

Bert just had his contract renewed, and sammy just signed on, I doubt we will buy them out, we will wait to see who is under achieving then make an assessment 

[haroldsnepsts]

Ward's twitter:

 

NHLPA / NHL lawyers and financial staff met face to face.Still in the review and clarification stage. #TSN

 

Negotiating Committee has not received notification to come to NYC.Expected when bargaining session planned. 

The lawyers and financial people spending this long on the details seems new compared to earlier proposals.  

[cusimano_brothers]

The "proposal" was sent by email. I laugh.

[wings_fanatic]

The fact that they are being so careful and taking their time with understanding it tells me that the players and the owners understand that this is it... if these negotiations explode then that is the season. I think the players are relatively happy with this and are taking their time to understand everything before moving on to a counterproposal or bargaining in general for some tweaks. I think there will be a season ...

[haroldsnepsts]

Ward:

 

NHLPA still meeting internally after morning meetings.Alot of information, from many areas that is interconnected being analyzed.#TSN

 

Dreger:

 

Still no word confirming CBA bargaining tonight. Expect to hear by 5pm. If two sides don't meet tonight, belief is they will meet tomorrow.

[haroldsnepsts]

There will be no bargaining session tonight. Two sides hope to get together in the morning.

[haroldsnepsts]

Ward: 

 

Both sides expected to be in contact early Monday to set possible late morning meeting.Should also expect a response to NHL offer.#TSN

[irishock]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun

League welcomes a full NHLPA counter offer. And you can bet they'll very likely get one...