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Significant change to free agency on table
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08:20 AM ET 11.21 | There are a few CBA matters on which the league and players have agreed. The Star has learned that the day free agents can talk to teams is expected to move from July 1 to mid- to late June. Various ideas had been proposed to get the day away from the holiday, including July 10 and Aug. 1. One strong idea has the market opening June 15, or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup is awarded -- whichever is later -- with no deals finalized until July 1. It's one of 13 NHLPA issues (out of 17) that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has publicly acknowledged the league has "agreed" to. "Agreed" may be too strong a word, though. "Right now, nothing is agreed on because we won't agree to anything until we get a deal on core economics," said one insider.
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Why open early if the deal cant be finalized?
Buc Fettman
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About now they shouldn't be worried about the FAs and more concerned about the FOs.
Canuck eh?
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Wow, now the League and the PA are getting their ideas from the Black Friday marketing suits.
BGDave
Bowling Green , KY
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One strong idea has the market opening June 15, or 48 hours after the Stanley Cup is awarded -- whichever is later
well now....they have THIS solved, a new CBA is right around the corner.....feh
Spiny Norman
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That's one huge corner :-)
Harry Crack
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And you still won't find Kessel in it. :-)
Canuck eh?
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BAM.....like it....
Spiny Norman
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With the lockout I'm quite a bit low on my Leaf bashing quota. :-)
Canuck eh?
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It won't take long to get back into it. A couple of pictures of His Irkness and ... away we go.
roamer
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Your welcome ;-)
Harry Crack
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Don't belittle it Spiny. This was a BIG issue. Next is......... oh, I don't know.......new towels in the locker room, 2 ply toilet paper, larger coffee cups..................it just gets harder and harder.
Slapshot
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dipping into your Viagra stash this Thanksgiving Holiday are you?
NY Rangers
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Thats what she said Slappy !
Harry Crack
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Aaaaah..................you and NYR really do need this lock-out to end! :-)
Slapshot
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It is my understanding that currently a players agent can't have contact with other teams until July 1, it sounds like this allows them a couple weeks to look around and come up with a deal before a "signing" I could be wrong.
Nutterbetter
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Hehehe.
Rex Racer
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Why don't they create a team in Singapore so Bettman can be lashed legally
GoatMouf
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