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The last team sold was the Mighty Ducks—for $85M. I assume that franchises are dropping in value the longer there is not an agreement—and with no real TV package in sight. I’d agree that the Habs, Wings, Bruins etc. are worth much more and the owners probably would not sell. Still, one...

Well, the original six was two-thirds in the States.

Both sides. Look at the number of players who have signed with other leagues. Plus some of them have signed for the entire season (with no out clause if a contract is signed in time for a partial NHL season.

The NHLPA has no say—their contract with the NHL is over. The whole point of all of this is a new contract to replace the old one. With no contract with the NHLPA and no games being played, the clubs have no obligation to pay salaries. And they are not. EDIT--Scott, you beat me to it. :)

:b: :laugh: You are correct of course Jason. I’ll do some remedial work on my views.

That is true, but no one pays to watch the guy drive the Zamboni. If the ‘little’ guy could skate 30 mph, wind up and fire a shot on net at 120mph while a defenseman was hooking him, then he’d be making the big bucks too. I am sorry for those who lose their jobs during any strike, just as I...

You are correct in that each team could pay their stars whatever they wished—and would just prioritize the rest. But no matter what any individual gets, it is still a zero sum game. If the owner’s assertions are correct (and I don’t really think that they are being entirely honest), they are...

Two different questions, Sami. A little background (I’m not trying to be patronizing, but I don’t know how much you know about how this works). Each club’s players elect a union representative (just like most unions). The representatives are the ones who decide which professionals to pick to...

Other sports owners and unions have solved the problem. You are correct in that it will take a while. The point is that both sides have had not just months, but years. That it has come to this is an indication of mismanagement on both sides. I don’t think that we will have a season this year...

Neither do I. I’m merely skeptical that things are as bad as portrayed.

And that someone happens to own one of the smaller-market teams. ;) There are (according to most, sort-of reliable sources) two , possibly three MLB franchises in real trouble.

Paul, I know you are trying to make a point, just as was Jason. But his analogy is much closer. In practical terms, a new college grad won’t be hired by any European company in IT—and even if they would, they would be prevented from doing so by the works councils. If you are really talking...

I don’t have knowledge of the entire country, but the answer for Dallas is ‘none’. Youth hockey is confied to people with parents who have the money and interest to subsidize their kid’s hockey. There are a few rinks for hockey, but of course ice time for games and practice is not cheap. There...

While you can count me in on the side of the NHL needing some kind of cost (salary) control, I am very skeptical of claims like that. If and only if the figures came from an independent audit, would I believe the owners claims of problems of that magnitude. This (an outside audit) is what...

Burke’s plan probably makes too much sense to be adopted by either the owners or the players. At least until there is an extended stoppage.

Yet another case where both sides are right and both sides are wrong. Basically a cap is needed so that all teams can be competitive with each other. In general there are two factors (really many more, but these two will do for a short post) determining how competitive teams can be in an open...