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I still think a two tier cap system might solve. Say do a 50-50 split then set cap. Any team making money can go over the cap by paying a luxury tax. Set upper cap at 70 million fixed until actual cap reaches 70 million. Luxury tax 10 or 20 percent.

I hope they learn lesson of NFL lockout. Owners gambled and lost. Now they settled and saved face. If owners gamble and have a long lockout they will lose fans in US they willnever get back. Especially in small market cities. They will not be able to save face.

Amodest proposal. Settle the revenue sharing at 50-50. Set cap at 63 million with a luxury tax of 10% up to 70 million. When cap reaches 70 million luxury option gone. Cap is cap as determined by 50-50 share. Move Tampa Bay to Seattle. Move Columbus and Nashville to Quebec City and Moncton. Move...

Why do  they not try mediation? Another option would looking at the 50-50 share option. Thenthe cap remain at 70 million and given the growth it remain fixed until it is 50-50 and then move up. Even if the 70 million is hard cap and say the soft cap was 54 this season and the 52 next with teams...

Given that at least half teams lost money last season the following solution.Hard cap of 58 million for teams that lost money the previous season. For those shown a profit a cap of 63 million with a 10% luxury tax for salary over cap. Then at 70 million 20% of salary over cap. None to exceed 78...

Of note due to lockout talk CBS Sportsline has removed NHL from its top line of sports leagues was fourth after NFL, NBA, MLB. Now for the first time and I have used it as homepage for years that NHL has not been listed. What has ESPN done? Does Bettman not think a lockout will not hurt league...

Ihope they make ajustments with revenue sharing so that teams that are losing money with little hope of ever being profitable are not using revenues to sign players. Players that teams that make money are in essence paying there salaries. Ie losing money and still paying up to the cap limit. Say...

League would be back next time wanting even more cuts.

I am afraid that a lock out of any length  beyond opening day of season and Nashville, Columbus and a few other teams might as well fold. Their already shaky market will be gone. it might be for the best anyways.

I think in light of losses like a business would you eliminate a product line that is losing money. The NHL needs to contract and or merge at least 4 or 5 teams. They have had time to sell the game and have made little headway. A lock out could be potentially damaging to league and players alike.

I read a blogger who said that if the NHL owners think they can survive a lockout like NBA did for 2 months they are sadly mistaken. They do not have the market that the NBA has in the US. Plus they have not recovered from the last lockout. It would be a disaster for league and potentially break...

If you run a business and a product line loses 30% of profits you close it down. Columbus and Phoenix and a few others are just not going to make an impact. If one or both were in a major market like New York, or Toronto you might keep trying but even after several years with little or no...

Bettman and yhe owners need to realize that the league cannot survive any lockout. It has not hardly recovered in US market from 04. The economic climate is much worse. The canadian teams might survie but US teams all would be hurt and never recover. If Bettman does not understand that and all...

if the problem is the small market teams maybe  they need to contract. Drop Phoenix then combine the teams from colombus and Nashville and or Florida and Tampa Bay. to have 27 or 28 teams. Have a dispersal draft for the players.

What about two in same arena like Lakers and clippers in NBA?

This time with the economy in bad shape if the NHL has a lock-out people will have invested their entertainment dollars in other areas and may not come back because their entertaiment dollars are spent. It would be disaster to NHL. Bettman better not under estimate a stronger NHLPA this time.

Part of the problem from last time is still there! Gary Bettman. He seems to forget its labor negotiations and not labor dictation. Surely both sides realize especially in tough economic times a lock out could be fatal to the NHL.  Tehey are by no means close to the staure the once had in the...

Buffalo said to be interested in Thornton if don't sign Doan. Sharks would also need to shed salary. Therefore make an offer.

It is rumoured that Sharks want to sign Doan. To do so they have to shed salary. How about Joe Thorton for out first line center. Who would leafs need to trade?

Given the nature of Riemers injure last season and how he played the previous season I think he can rebound. Having played goalie and watched games the type of injure would affect his play last season.  I say give Reimer a shot. He may surprise!