By: loinstache
I think Ovi made a really solid point about players signing ‘American’ contracts. Obviously there is always going to be NA skaters to keep a league alive. Yet if I was an upcoming European star, I...
View ArticleBy: freneticgarfieldfan
“You have to think of your future. You have to think of your family” – I understand that it get’s difficult to survive after a 20% cut from some 124 million. Like for most families outside the NHL....
View ArticleBy: ducksk
Poor $ Ovie. He should stay in ruskie and eat potatoes. I would not miss him in NHL for minute.
View ArticleBy: freneticgarfieldfan
Except the KHL, European clubs pay only a fracture of the salaries in NA. Somewhere between 200 and 800k$ (estimated).
View ArticleBy: tfaltin
Ovechkin made the mistake of making a comment regarding “his families money,” but if you remove that, his point is still valid. The owners signed these players to contracts they no longer want to pay,...
View ArticleBy: ricky1057
I am sure that Ovi has to be really concerned about his family with his bank account balance. These guys are so overpaid and spoiled that it makes me sick to even watch the game. I work for one of the...
View ArticleBy: windmiller4
If you don’t want to watch hockey anymore and your so concerned about your family and your salary than maybe your time could be better spent working to earn more money than commenting on a hockey forum.
View ArticleBy: bruinsean44
who would have thought…Ovie the voice of reason. The owners are a disaster, if they can’t make money in their situations move the teams to areas where they can. Betman is the worst guy in NHL history,...
View ArticleBy: windmiller4
After that season he had last year i doubt too many people would miss him. Especially people like me that picked him in fantasy hockey -_-
View ArticleBy: stakex
While he doesn’t say it directly, Ovi’s comments point to one clear winner if there is a lockout and a salary rollback…. the KHL. Think about it. The KHL is offering players more and more money… and...
View ArticleBy: travishenryskid
Giant corporation making record profits and then downsizing it’s employees. Ain’t that America?
View ArticleBy: tealwithit
Good lord. Try thinking before you comment next time, windmiller. I think it’s safe to assume that no matter how many minutes he spends working rather than “commenting on a hockey forum,” his salary...
View ArticleBy: tealwithit
If only it were that easy. There are 18 teams operating in the red right now… You think they can all just pick up and find a new city/arena with a ready-built hockey fan base?
View ArticleBy: tealwithit
Record revenue, not record profits. As revenue has risen, so have operating costs. And player salaries.
View ArticleBy: crackerjackjoe
And given the level of dysfunction with the NHL, I would happily follow the KHL if only I could get a regular feed and English commentary.
View ArticleBy: freneticgarfieldfan
player salaries grew actually overproportional: 1,4m to 2,4m (+71%). HRR grew 2,2b to 3,3b (+50%). just saying.
View ArticleBy: hockeyflow33
And the Euro teams aren’t guaranteed contracts. Even the KHL has reports of not paying players
View ArticleBy: tealwithit
Which is why it confuses me that anyone would find it outrageous that the owners are now calling for salary cuts.
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