GM's Need to fight CBA like NHL

[Carolina GM]

The NHL has made the first move in labour negotiations with its union.
RDS.ca posted details of the proposal, including a reduction of players' hockey-related revenues from 57 per cent to 46 per cent.

Renaud Lavoie, a journalist with RDS, also reports that players would need to wait 10 seasons before becoming unrestricted free agents and that contracts would be limited to a maximum of five years.

The RDS story also says that the NHL's proposal would bring an end to salary arbitration and that entry-level contracts would be five years instead of three as they are under the current CBA.

Larry Brooks of the New York Post also tweeted that the NHL's proposal would eliminate signing bonuses on future contracts and mandate that all future deals have an equal value for every year of the contract.

"NHL proposal amounts to Declaration of War against NHLPA," added Brooks in a separate tweet.

Read more: www.vancouversun.com/business/makes+initial+offer+players+labour+talks+report/6935077/story.html#ixzz20cPmDhhb

[Ottawa GM]

Seems like a good deal for the owners!

[CalgaryGM]

Here comes another strike, d**n them owners. The greedy bastards!!!

[CanucksGM]

in my mind the first offer is always way of base, no need to panic,they will play this season i believe, to muych money out there for both the owners and the players!