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Nov 15, 04
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NHL Rumor?!?
I am totally out of the loop on this one, but today at work I heard that there's going to be NO MORE NHL?!?! Is that true? Or is some one just despirately trying to brain fawk me?
Vote, share your info, and please explain what the hell is going on! thx 
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Nov 16, 04
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There has been talk of such a thing but the chances of us actually seeing it happen are slim to none. I can give you a brief explanation of what is supposed to happen... forgive me though I'm not certain on every last detail.
After one year w/o operation the league and its owners can claim bankruptcy and disband the league. With the league no longer in existence the NHLPA would also no longer exist. You can't have a union for a non-existent league. At this point the owners get back together and re-form a new league with new rules (most likely including a salary cap) but all the same teams. The BIGGEST downfall of this would be the fact that all eligible players would have to be re-drafted in a fantasy league style. Yes, we'd still have the Canucks but the make-up of the team would be entirely different. Chances are this process would also lose some teams as some owners might bail at this point. I do believe there is some sort of time period that the owners would have to wait through between the disbanding of one league and the start of another. From what I understand, while this is a technical possibilty, the chances of it happening are less that one percent due to the sheer difficulty of it. Can you imagine the paperwork alone? Let alone the lawyers fees..... WOW.
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Nov 16, 04
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I might also be a little off on this by my understanding is that it would be much more BC Liberal style. At a given point where the negotiations are a complete impasse the league can basically tear up the contracts of every player and impose a new collective bargaining agreement. At this point the teams would all still exist and every player would be a free agent. There would definitely be a salary cap.
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Nov 16, 04
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Are you guys sure this isn't just a theory some accountant/nhl geek started in his basement on NHL forums to scare the crap out of fans?
sounds a bit too much.
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Nov 16, 04
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^^ Exactly why this is in the Punching Bag section...
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/shrug i dunno
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^^^ You forgot to add (IMO)
and a few people on this forum are quite knowledgeable... Edit: for Ebbomega
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Nov 16, 04
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i want hockey!
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Nov 16, 04
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I'm sure this is all just a stupid rumour. It doesn't sound right no NHL in Canada, ya I doubt that. I thought it will be back next year. I don't really like Hockey and I never watch it unless its the playoffs. The only team I like is the Canucks. PS2 NHL games are fun to play though, I think watching it on tv is kinda boring.
Now, the WWE is where its at, or the new Rebel Billionair show on Fox. Taking the NHL away from Canadians is like taking a Polish man's vodka, bad things happen, lol.
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Nov 16, 04
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Exactly! ^^
what's this world coming to?
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They need to work out the kinks, and revunue problems before they should think about starting another season. Next season can happen in many ways./
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