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sportschick · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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So that's really, really awesome. It means the league is doing well, right? [/fanbanishedtowherethereisnohockey]

hockeybeat · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

sportschick said:

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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So that's really, really awesome. It means the league is doing well, right? [/fanbanishedtowherethereisnohockey]
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After reading the story, I gathered that the league is doing well. Fans came back, almost immediately and have kept coming to the rinks.

sportschick · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

hockeybeat said:

sportschick said:

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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So that's really, really awesome. It means the league is doing well, right? [/fanbanishedtowherethereisnohockey]
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After reading the story, I gathered that the league is doing well. Fans came back, almost immediately and have kept coming to the rinks.
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Just making sure. The only hockey I've got out here is of the high school variety.

Beef03 · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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I want a show of hands here, who thought the league would actually surpass the $1.7 billion it made in 2003-04? I thought it would take several years to get back to that point. Wow. Glad to see overall the league is healthy. What I find Ironic, the cap was put in place to protect teams like Pittsburgh and to help them stay put. Now that the cap is on the rise, with overall league revenues up - I still can't believe it – the Pens once again appear to be on their way out of the Steel City. At least this time they aren't filing for bankruptcy protection.

As well, this new cap, isn't this about where the league averagfe was at the time of the lockout? Does anybody know what the floor will be on this thing?

Dude · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

Crosby's an assistant captain now.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05350/623658.stm

Lord knows why Lyle Odelein ever was one.

And a question to all - Is this thread longer than the epic "State of the NHL, Globe and Mail series" thread of yor?

Hank_Scorpio · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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must have been a news person who wrote that.

Who the hell puts NHL as N.H.L.?

hockeybeat · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

Hank_Scorpio said:

hockeybeat said:

NHL salary cap will be bumped up to $40-to-$45 million

N.H.L. Salary Cap Will Rise, Perhaps to $45 Million

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: December 16, 2005

The salary cap for N.H.L. teams will rise next season, to $40 million to $45 million from the current $39 million, Commissioner Gary Bettman said yesterday.

Bettman, who presented the news to owners at the end of a two-day meeting, projected overall revenues of just over $2 billion.

"Clearly, the cap is going up, and that's good for everybody," Bettman said.

The salary cap, based on league revenue, was established after a bitter player lockout that wiped out all of last season.

"It does provide a different landscape," John Ferguson Jr., general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said of the cap. "We negotiated some deals last summer and stayed out of some, frankly, because of that uncertainty."

If the cap goes to $45 million, the maximum salary for a player would rise to $9 million from $7.8 million.

"I think everybody in this business was probably looking at next year the cap possibly coming down or staying the same," Larry Pleau, the St. Louis Blues' general manager, said. "Now all of our thought processes looking forward is definitely going to be different."
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must have been a news person who wrote that.

Who the hell puts NHL as N.H.L.?
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The very serious people who are AP's business writers?

hockeybeat · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

Dude said:

Crosby's an assistant captain now.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05350/623658.stm

Lord knows why Lyle Odelein ever was one.
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Hey! No one takes a beating, while looking like an ape, better than Lyle Odelein.

Dude said:

And a question to all - Is this thread longer than the epic "State of the NHL, Globe and Mail series" thread of yor?
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I think it might be as long as the "State of the NHL, Globe and Mail series" thread.

soccer dad · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

i'll believe a $45 million salary cap when i see it. this reeks of, "hey look at us! were thriving! buy some ads!"

Beef03 · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

soccer dad said:

i'll believe a $45 million salary cap when i see it. this reeks of, "hey look at us! were thriving! buy some ads!"
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Well now that they put it out there like that they kind of have to at least hit the $40-million level (they said 40-45 million) or else there will have to be some kind of investigation into what the hell happened to the supposed revenue. I know if I'm the PA I'm watching them like a hawk now. But regardless of how hgh the cap goes, I think this has to be viewed as a good news thing, particularally considering everone was planning on it dropping. Now if it doesn't go up they come off looking like a bunch of bungeling buffoons.

Precious Roy · Dec 16, 2005

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Is it just me, or are the refs letting things go like some thought they would about this time? I have been watching a few games, and the things they called in October are not being called as tough now. I have a sinking feeling that we are degenerating back to the old ways, which is no mind to me, but to the powers that be, it will be a killer of scoring.

Dude · Dec 16, 2005

Re: New NHL vs. the old NHL

I'm not sure if I agree Okie. There are fewer penalties than at the beginning of the season for sure, but I think that's more a symptom of players getting used to the rules.

I still see penalties that are called that I know wouldn't be the last five seasons or so.

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