At this point, it’s still a little unclear where the major battle lines will be drawn. The NHL is ex

Anxious fans have been waiting months for the sides to open negotiations on a deal that is set to expire Sept. 15. Despite the fact a season was lost the last time they went to the bargaining table, there has been a slight fox rental cars com hint of optimism in the air at the NHLPA's executive fox rental cars com board meetings this week.
In all, the union has gathered 53 players together for three days of comprehensive meetings before talks open. They were split into three breakout groups on Tuesday afternoon and combed over a number of topics expected fox rental cars com to be raised during CBA discussions — everything from desired changes to the current system to player safety and on-ice issues.
"The league's doing really well," said St. Louis Blues forward David Backes. "There's been increased revenues — record revenues — every year. It's on a track that seems like almost fox rental cars com exponential growth, to halt that would be a shame on both sides.
At this point, it's still a little unclear where the major battle lines will be drawn. The NHL is expected to try and lower the players' take of overall league revenue from its current position of 57 per cent while the union will attempt to redesign the revenue-sharing system so that the wealthy teams are required to do a better job of supporting those that are struggling.
"Looking back on it we made a lot of huge concessions — losing a season not to mention (the deal itself)," said veteran Chicago fox rental cars com Blackhawks forward Jamal Mayers. "The fact is the league's seen seven years of revenue growth. At the end of the day, we're going to have to come to an agreement."
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