The Current Collective Bargaining System is Rigged………Players Cannot Possibly Win, They Can Only Lose
Introduction There is no doubt that Players arguing they should be paid more irritates the fans. However, closer analysis shows that NHL Players grew up dedicated to one goal, worked toward it and sacrificed for many years. They outperformed their peers to get an opportunity as adults for a potentially lucrative, but very short, career. They are the best hockey players in the world. This does not mean they are entitled to a certain salary, but they should be entitled to a fair system for determining that salary. The current system is not fair at all….it is rigged against the Players. Under Gary’s triple hard cap collective bargaining agreement (the "CBA"), the Players have no practical response to the Owners demanding a bigger and bigger share of the revenue pie. This will only get worse for the Players unless they abandon the counterproductive construct of unions and the collective bargaining process. As we have seen, HRR is only a tiny portion of...