What the hell kind of fantasy land do people like Al Strachen and Larry Brooks live in? Here is Al's piece about today's NHL board of governors meeting. Yes, they will laud Gary and they should. But Al, and the other NHLPA spokesperson, Larry, write today about the way the BOG operates and chooses to share revenue. Both make the BOG to be 30 inept people, at best, and sneaky evil-doers at worst.
Does anyone believe that these guys got the millions it takes to buy an NHL franchise becasue they don't know how to run a business? Does anyone believe that they would accept having their investment jeopardized without any input? Al and Larry seem to, and that's why it's painfully obvious that they don't think before they write - they just listen to Bob and put down what he tells them to. Yes, Larry, the owners aren't sharing as much of their revenue as the NFL or the NBA but maybe that's none of your business. If Toronto makes a lot of money and Nashville is struggling, why is that a concern of yours as long as the players make their fair share (and the more than half they make is pretty fair, much less the 75% they're at now). Gary has said the BOG wants 30 healthy franchises playing in the cities in which they now play. How they get to that once the players are paid seems to me to be the BOG's problem. Frankly, I think the huge percentage of revenues at both the NFL and NBA that come from NATIONAL TV, not local sources, makes revenue sharing easier. Yes, I think it makes some sense for the "rich" clubs to support the "poor" clubs so the level of competition is high across the board (hey, you still have to sell out against Columbus and Florida) but I'm willing to let the BOG make their beds.
The players have blown it and now they're trying to figure out what they can criticize to bring public opinion towards them. Nothing, boys. It's over. You want a better deal? Make one today. Because every day that goes by makes it harder for the NHL to recover and half or more of that revenue decrease is coming out of your pockets.
Does anyone believe that these guys got the millions it takes to buy an NHL franchise becasue they don't know how to run a business? Does anyone believe that they would accept having their investment jeopardized without any input? Al and Larry seem to, and that's why it's painfully obvious that they don't think before they write - they just listen to Bob and put down what he tells them to. Yes, Larry, the owners aren't sharing as much of their revenue as the NFL or the NBA but maybe that's none of your business. If Toronto makes a lot of money and Nashville is struggling, why is that a concern of yours as long as the players make their fair share (and the more than half they make is pretty fair, much less the 75% they're at now). Gary has said the BOG wants 30 healthy franchises playing in the cities in which they now play. How they get to that once the players are paid seems to me to be the BOG's problem. Frankly, I think the huge percentage of revenues at both the NFL and NBA that come from NATIONAL TV, not local sources, makes revenue sharing easier. Yes, I think it makes some sense for the "rich" clubs to support the "poor" clubs so the level of competition is high across the board (hey, you still have to sell out against Columbus and Florida) but I'm willing to let the BOG make their beds.
The players have blown it and now they're trying to figure out what they can criticize to bring public opinion towards them. Nothing, boys. It's over. You want a better deal? Make one today. Because every day that goes by makes it harder for the NHL to recover and half or more of that revenue decrease is coming out of your pockets.
posted by DaCommish at 8:53 a.m.
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