There were actually statements given out a while ago. I think 2019. And the wording in some are different like “player x was cooperating with the investigation and cleared of any wrongdoing”. While others are like “not there at all didnt even know about this”.
A couple things. Would RCAs still be allowed, how would SBs for Americans playing in Canada be taken into account. Does the cap go up in higher taxed jurisdictions or down in lower taxed jurisdictions. How is the 50/50 HRR split maintained. What happens with traded players, retention, etc. How do jock taxes get accounted for ?
Well no one is guilty based on the police investigation and the current criminal code. Doesn't mean there wasn't wrong doing but were not going to get a clear idea of what happened unless there is a testimony from the victim. Which doesn't look like it's happening. So what does the NHL and the Ottawa Senators do here? Are we going to go down the path that the court of public appeal is going to overule the judicial system? Slippery slope. If concrete evidence comes out that there was specific acts performed by specific people then it should he dealt with the right way. I am not of the opinion that there should be any room for speculation or error if there isn't proof.
So extra money in the system.
Technically with the HRR 50/50 split, there is never extra money in the system, even in the current system, salary isn't a guaranteed figure, it's more akin to a share of league revenue that varies based on how much other players sign for.
Totally unrealistic. What's next a "weather" bonus to support those areas that have too much cold and snow?
This isn't my proposal. I'm pointing out the flaw in this "easy" fix of giving a bonus to teams in high tax cities.
One thing in question is the degree to which the 7 or 8 guys were involved. Maybe a guy like Batherson walked in on the "proceedings" and after seeing what was happening walked back out. Depending on what was happening at that time he certainly would have knowledge of the event but certainly not the degree of what was transpiring. Hard to put out a statement if that is the case.
There are other issues with the proposal that @GCK pointed out, but adding money to the system is not one of them.
Well at this point it looks like only reputations on the line. London police seemed to have done their own investigation and cleared all parties as you say.
They opened their investigation for review yesterday
Yeah, its really not simple at all and would require the NHL to get full transparency into every players accounting which the players, nor almost any employee, would allow.
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So in this instance you are theoretically trying to collectively bargain a proposal that harms 2/3 of the players AND owners.
Formenton wasn’t of legal drinking age and there weren’t any photos of him at the bar. Might not mean much though since he probably could have had ways around that being who he is.
According to the lawyers HC later settled with the alleged victim without seeking to hear from the defendants at all, which the lawyer feels implicitly accepts their guilt, apparently without even knowing who they were.
I'm not sure why you're taking this as my proposal. All I'm saying is you are wrong that the proposal added money to the system. Time to take the loss and move on instead of attacking me for pointing out your error.
