Richard Rodier

former consultant to NHLPA and NBPA on business, economic, and financial issues.

[Richard Rodier @NhLplayer123]

@Sean_Hannitard @USATODAY So he’s Jewish. So what. What’s your point? Why is his religion relevant to the story?

[Richard Rodier @NhLplayer123]

@walsha There is no chance…..none whatsoever……that Québec will get a team in the next expansion round.

[Richard Rodier @NhLplayer123]

@walsha Agree with everything you say Allan. Until the very end. The NCAA is undeniably “an institution”. That doesn’t mean the NCAA should get a complete pass on anti trust. But isn’t there a compromise that can preserve, from fan level, an institution?

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@walsha Shouldn’t someone also do a story about,despite the sky high expectations regarding the hiring of DFehr to soften or get rid of Gary’s triple hard cap, there were no significant financial gains made by the Players during his tenure. On the other hand, Don and Steve had huge gains

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@colincsalao @FOS Cue Jeff Kessler!!

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@frank_seravalli @victoryplustv Is Russia in it? They could be the team to beat.

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@dennis_geelen @AJH3133 @AZadarski The owners and players really don’t make more money from another team. Except for expansion fees that is distributed amongst owners and more jobs for players (but players individually don’t make
More money).

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@walsha @Sportico That’s true. But what is the point you are trying to make??

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@walsha But now the NHLPA is broken. Never recovered from 05/06.

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@FriedgeHNIC Pilot’s hallucinating. Go Habs.

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@CJexie @walsha ALL Benefits, not just pensions, come out of the players pockets. The problem is that the Players have absolutely no negotiating leverage because they are unwilling to even consider striking or hanging tough in a lockout situation.

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@Jakester112233 @walsha Triple hard cap. Great for owners. Horrible for Players.

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@Jakester112233 @walsha McDavid is a bargain at $20 million. Absent cap, in a free market, what do you think he would get per year…..$40 million?

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@TSNBobMcKenzie Congrats. Don’t forget to drink a lot of good wine.

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@Ken_Campbell27 @walsha Totally agree with you Ken.

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I suppose you are correct to an extent. But the more you compress schedule, the
More ticket inventory you have to sell per day. That said, TV calls the shots on scheduling. Also audience fatigue could be a factor with too compressed a schedule.

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@Ken_Campbell27 It’s really big revenue, especially if big market teams go deep into the playoffs. Players like that. Owners like that.

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@FriedgeHNIC Love it.

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@JeffMarek Will be very interesting to see what happens.

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@walsha Same childhood. DG is the best ever…..nobody else even close IMHO.