
Originally Posted by
GibberSquad
I have to side with the owners. The players are already making more money than they ever have. Parise, Weber, Suter. They're set for life. As Oneman said, the owners are looking for a little reprieve from the cost of having an NHL team. I may be wrong with this, but I read somewhere that 18 teams are in the hole, and not making money.
Heck, the Devils made the cup final and I believe the owner is still close to 20 million in the whole.
But 3.3 billion is a lot of money to lose out on. I'm sure they'll figure something out.