Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Oh My Bob episode, on the CBA, shortening the NHL draft, and LTIR.
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Marek: “One thing from Marty Walsh’s viewpoint, the chief director of the Gamers Affiliation, you understand, was requested if he’s ever requested Gary Bettman about one other staff in Toronto, and he mentioned, no, he hasn’t.
I’ve at all times maintained I’d love to listen to the dialog when the purpose is raised about how a lot cash the Toronto Maple Leafs have spent in income sharing and now there’s going to be a brand new staff to muscle in on their turf however nonetheless.
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The opposite factor that Marty Walsh mentioned that I assumed was fairly attention-grabbing was that the PA actually must take a while right here and begin to concentrate on the following CBA. And I do know while you say CBA, that could be a glaze over and tune out for lots of people. However imply Elliotte, that is the primary time we’ve heard one of many sides say, we have to begin spending a while fascinated with the following CBA, which expires on the finish of not subsequent season, however the season after.”
Friedman: “Properly, the league, really when Invoice Daley joined Bettman, they talked a bit bit in regards to the LTIR and it’s …”
Marek: “That’s arising.”
Friedman: “… that’s going to be a dialog too. I’ll inform you one thing else I’ve heard {that a} couple brokers have instructed me about, in regards to the subsequent CBA and that’s, that there are some brokers who imagine and possibly even the PA believes it, we’ll discover out extra about it, that the draft ought to be shortened to 4 rounds.
And the explanation they, the explanation they really feel that means, Jeff …”
Marek: “Why?”
Friedman: “Is as a result of they need you to interview fewer gamers. No, I’m kidding. That’s not the explanation.”
Marek: “The gamers have complained.
The reason being that there’s so few gamers from like rounds 5, six and 7. Like in the event you have a look at the gamers who don’t get contracts, only a few of them are excessive picks, proper? Most of them are later picks. proper?”
Marek: “Yeah.”
Friedman: “And it’s the place of a few of the individuals throughout the Gamers Affiliation. And by that I’m together with brokers and gamers and all that, that why would they need gamers to be tied into groups for 2 to 4 years after which not get a contract?
They virtually suppose it’s like holding up a participant from actually starting their NHL profession or placing themselves in the very best state of affairs. Like when somebody mentioned to me is, would it not be higher for there to be 4 rounds after which all people who’s achieved with the draft, develop into a free agent …”
Marek: “A free agent, yeah.”
Friedman: “… that means you’ll be able to choose your group …”
Marek: “Properly …”
Friedman: “… and signal with them.”
Marek: “You realize, there’s a college of thought and many individuals have put it ahead, that there shouldn’t be a draft within the first place. You’ve got a wage cap, so you might have a, you might have a strategy to …”
Friedman: “Properly that’s that’s a CBA factor.”
Marek: “after which. No, I do know, no, I do know. Hold on, I’m gonna, what I’m saying is, there are some that say there shouldn’t even be a draft. Gamers which are turning professional ought to simply be free brokers.
You’ve got X amount of cash to dedicate to numerous gamers. Everybody has the identical enjoying subject. Why not simply deal with all people like a free agent. This …”
Friedman: “I don’t suppose that’ll ever occur however I do know (inaudible).”
Marek: “I don’t suppose it’ll. But it surely inches nearer to that. Like listening to you speak about this swiftly now you’re eliminating three rounds of gamers that gained’t be drafted, whose rights gained’t be secured or held by groups, they develop into free brokers and in a position to signal.”
Friedman: “I perceive, I perceive this place is just not about that. It’s not about abolishing the draft, it’s about you understand, why tie up a participant’s rights for 2 to 4 years if odds are they’re not going to get signed anyway.”
Marek: “Proper.”
Friedman: “We’ll see. We’ll see if it goes wherever.”
Marek: “It’s attention-grabbing. You talked about LTIR a few seconds in the past and fairly apparent that one is just not going to get handled till the CBA expires.”
Friedman: “Yeah, certain doesn’t sound prefer it. Certain doesn’t sound prefer it.”
Marek: “For anybody. Anybody who needs a gross about Kucherov, Kane, Stone, all of it, Simply nothing’s gonna occur. Nothing’s gonna occur for a few seasons.”
Friedman: “Yeah, it feels like this going to be a bargaining problem.”
Marek: “You are able to do, in the event you don’t prefer it, you are able to do two issues. Nothing and prefer it.”
