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Jul 21, 2010 1:07am
ts1227
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Jul 21, 2010 1:17am
I'm interested to see how this turns out.
I would think if they fought it, the NHL would lose.
If the contract did not outright violate the CBA and simply exploited a loophole (which appears to be the case), would the NHL's stoppage hold up in court?
I would think if they fought it, the NHL would lose.
If the contract did not outright violate the CBA and simply exploited a loophole (which appears to be the case), would the NHL's stoppage hold up in court?
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Jul 21, 2010 3:41am
I could see the NHL winning this in court.
Ever since Detroit's GM Ken Holland signed Zetterberg and Franzen to long term deals, a couple of GM's went that route. Hossa signed for 12 years same as Loungo and the NHL didn't fight those (that I know of). So who knows how this will turn out.
Ever since Detroit's GM Ken Holland signed Zetterberg and Franzen to long term deals, a couple of GM's went that route. Hossa signed for 12 years same as Loungo and the NHL didn't fight those (that I know of). So who knows how this will turn out.
TedSheckler
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Jul 21, 2010 10:14am
It's about time the NHL shut these kind of deals down. Don't forget Pronger. He has one of these deals.
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Jul 21, 2010 12:56pm
The 7yr-35mil deal? I don't remember if he was 35+ when he signed it though.
ts1227
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Aug 9, 2010 8:34pm
Arbitrator sided with the NHL, deal is dead.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5450174
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5450174
TedSheckler
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Aug 9, 2010 10:20pm
Good news.
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Aug 10, 2010 1:44pm
Can't say I'm suprised.
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rock_knutne
Aug 10, 2010 11:01pm
I am.The_Crosby_Show;447451 wrote:Can't say I'm suprised.
I agree with ts1227, if the NHL doesn't have specific language in place for their salary cap procedures in the CBA outlawing these type of contracts, the NJ Devils organization has a case they could easily win in court. Although, I doubt they take it that far.
TedSheckler
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Aug 11, 2010 11:26am
They do have that type of language in the CBA, that's why the judge sided with them. This was obvious circumvention of the salary cap.rock_knutne;448004 wrote:I am.
I agree with ts1227, if the NHL doesn't have specific language in place for their salary cap procedures in the CBA outlawing these type of contracts, the NJ Devils organization has a case they could easily win in court. Although, I doubt they take it that far.