NHL CBA Discussion

[Zman5778]

Figured I'd pop this into its own thread given how the draft and Free Agent Frenzy is coming up very shortly.

NHL and NHLPA getting close on CBA talks

www.sportsnet.ca

Earlier this season, the league and the union agreed to a three-year salary-cap projection that will take the ceiling higher than it's ever been. That was the heaviest lifting, and both sides have worked hard to keep other details private. Among the notable items believed to be under consideration:

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• Dropping maximum-length contracts from eight years (your own player) to seven (another team’s free agent)
• Draft rights until age 22
• The ability for some first-round picks from the CHL to have AHL eligibility earlier than currently allowed. (Some believe it should be one per NHL club as opposed to first-rounders because not every team has a pick in that round, but no idea if that has any traction.)
• No more deferred-salary contracts
• Creation of a “permanent” EBUG to practise and travel with their NHL team
• A revenue-sharing tweak to help some of the more middle-class teams

Some really nice points here. LOVE the permanent EBUG position. LOVE the idea that a first-rounder could be exempt from that dumb "CHL or NHL" rule on a limited basis.

 

[Zman5778]

Also this:

The "extra" two regular season games would be getting rid of the catastrophically stupid thing that some division rivals play 4x a year while others play 3x. Everyone gets 4 games against every other team in their division.

 

[Gras]

Also this:


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The "extra" two regular season games would be getting rid of the catastrophically stupid thing that some division rivals play 4x a year while others play 3x. Everyone gets 4 games against every other team in their division.

90 games would be perfect, 6 Games against each division team and then a home/away against the other 24 teams in the league.

 

[old kummelweck]

They need less games, not more.

Shorten the regular season and have a tournament or two here or there.

 

[GellMann]

68 games is the sweet spot for me

 

[Beerz]

68 games is the sweet spot for me

Are you Josh Norris?

 

[Sabre the Win]

2 more games of misery. It's already disgusting when hockey is still being played in June.

 

[joshjull]

Are you Josh Norris?

Isn’t that a little ambitious for him?

 

[Dahlicious]

This is excellent news.