JR on ESPN

[Sixty Six]

PLAYERS COULD SURVIVE WITH A CAP and he wants a bone thrown to the pa. Also HE WANTS THE PLAYERS TO VOTE

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[Lobstertainment]

PLAYERS COULD SURVIVE WITH A CAP and he wants a bone thrown to the pa. Also HE WANTS THE PLAYERS TO VOTE

MISQUOTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Reilly311]

he'd also say he'd play for Barry Melrose's hockey team.

 

[Son of Steinbrenner]

Maybe JR needs the money badly

I wonder if he likes the over or under in the Super Bowl?

 

[Reilly311]

regardless, the NHLPA won't be happy with what he said.

 

[Bruwinz37]

Maybe JR needs the money badly

I wonder if he likes the over or under in the Super Bowl?

He basically said the real reason they dont want the cap is that they are offering a cap that is way too low. He said as long as they made a reasonable offer (didnt mention an amount) it should be put to vote and he believes it would pass.

He was drinking during this fwiw.

 

[Hatter]

Link?

 

[Reilly311]

Link?

it was on sportscenter. I'm sure TSN will have a write up of what he said. It will be repeated over the night too.

 

[jcab2000]

Link?

It was an interview on tv.

 

[Wild Thing]

Maybe JR needs the money badly

I wonder; is he a dog owner?

 

[Zednik]

Jocelyn Thibault said the same thing on CKAC. Strange.

 

[Bruwinz37]

Jocelyn Thibault said the same thing on CKAC. Strange.

He said he would accept a cap or if a cap # was high enough?

Was he also drinking red wine during the interview?

 

[Zednik]

He said he can live with a cap, as long as it is not linked with revenues. So he wants a FIXED cap. Not a volatile one.

Oh, and T-Bo is the NHLPA representant for the Hawks.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

Interesting, even if he is saying they want a higher (whatever that number is) cap.

IIRC, a week or so ago, JR was adamant that the players would never accept a cap.

I guess this hints that they have indeed, at least, found common ground.

 

[Wild Thing]

He said he can live with a cap, as long as it is not linked with revenues.

I smell a face-saving compromise...

 

[no13matssundin]

What I find interesting/sad is NOW some players are getting a spine and speaking up... EIGHTEEN HOURS before the season is cancelled.

way to represent, boys

 

[RangerBoy]

Michael Peca made similiar comments in Thursday Newsday.Stan Fischler feels Peca's agent Don Meehan is behind Peca's comments.Meehan wants to play

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

Haha, I love Jeremy Roenick's quotes. He's ausome

 

[Bruwinz37]

Seems like the NHLPA is laying some groundwork.

The NHL would be wise to just get a cap and not have it be linked to revenues each year. Set a cap between 42-45 and it will curb the big spenders, establish cost certainty and stop the escalation. That was their goal. Lets hope they get it done.

 

[Took a pill in Sbisa]

hehe,

"Yeah, I'm cocky and I am arrogant. But that doesn't mean I'm not a nice person." -Jeremy Roenick

 

[SuperUnknown]

He said he can live with a cap, as long as it is not linked with revenues. So he wants a FIXED cap. Not a volatile one.

Oh, and T-Bo is the NHLPA representant for the Hawks.

Isn't a cap that's fixed and not linked with revenues a bad deal for the players? If the league somehow increases its revenues, all the extra money would go to the owners?

 

[PecaFan]

This lends credence to those of us who've repeatedly said the reason the PA doesn't want linkage is that they know that revenues are going down for the next few years.

 

[Zednik]

Isn't a cap that's fixed and not linked with revenues a bad deal for the players? If the league somehow increases its revenues, all the extra money would go to the owners?

Well, even if the cap was linked with revenues, wasn't the max cap at 42 ?

 

[Bruwinz37]

Isn't a cap that's fixed and not linked with revenues a bad deal for the players? If the league somehow increases its revenues, all the extra money would go to the owners?

Players know there is no TV deal and that it will take at least two years to get back to last year's level because of this lockout. Revenues will not increase for some time.

 

[CarlRacki]

Isn't a cap that's fixed and not linked with revenues a bad deal for the players? If the league somehow increases its revenues, all the extra money would go to the owners?

Yep. Revenues should eventually increase. The players are thinking too short-term if they prefer a static cap to one linked to revenues.