NHL Negotiating Charade Leads Nowhere

Talks between the NHL and NHL Players' Association have broken off. No further meetings are scheduled.

From TSN.ca: "The rumoured concepts presented (by the league) included a hard salary cap of up to $42 million dollars... As near as anyone can tell, total NHL payrolls would be linked to revenues in the area of 54%.

From Slam.ca: "A source close to the talks told The Canadian Press no proposal was put forward from the NHL although different 'salary cap concepts' were brought up - an issue that remains a total non-starter for the NHL Players' Association."

From the NHLPA: “We continue to have significant philosophical differences. No meetings are scheduled and we will not make further comment at this time."

The NHL's desire for a salary cap and a formula setting salaries as a percentage of league revenue are two concepts that have been rejected by the players since day one.