if he has made ANY suggestions on what the PA would like? They said that revenue sharing was important and the NHL has made a large movement in that area. Why doesn't he just tell the NHL what the players want? He just seems to say no, no, no. I really don't get why the NHL doesn't just say... look you accept our linked 50-50 system, and we will knock a year off the UFA age. It's pretty rare that you see a star player go to another team anyway and the league seems to be getting younger, so it makes sense. The one thing that the NHL should insist on with regards to contracts is the 5% limit year to year in salary fluctuation. The problem is the NHLPA is acting like they are entitled to 57%, as if going down to 50% is really a concession. Well guess what, going to 50% isn't a concession in the eyes of the league. And nor should it be. The players have had it too good and the NHL wants a 'fair' deal. Give them their 50%, 5% year-to-year variance on contracts and stop the back-diving deals and I think the owners would sign on the dotted line. The truth is they don't really care about the UFA or ELC. To continually ask the players to pay for the owners mistakes is fair? It's pretty easy to release a statement through the press. Hell... TG is probably waiting by his phone