officeglenn Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 According to the Associated Press, Jaromir Jagr has now admitted that opposing the salary cap was a mistake on the NHLPA's part: TSN.caPRAGUE (AP) - New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr said Tuesday that the players' refusal of a salary cap in talks with the NHL was a mistake."We started the fight because we didn't agree with the introduction of salary caps," Jagr said. "Now, we'll be happy to get them. We didn't expect the owners to be so tough and persistent. It was a risk that didn't pay off."Jagr was quoted, in Czech, on the Czech Ice Hockey Association's website.The NHL and the NHL Players' Association recently agreed that a salary cap model with an upper and lower limit will be the centrepiece of a new agreement. A deal should be announced in the next two weeks or so.The lockout started last September and wiped out the entire 2004-05 NHL season.Great ... now they figure that out. Why couldn't they figure that out last summer, or even in February when part of the season could have been salvaged? Even then, the players could have gotten $42.5 million per team, but now they get $36 million.Hindsight is 20/20, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Nice going, stupid! Must not have a lot of room for smarts in his Czech brain of his.Why couldn't you say something when you had the chance to save hockey from the proverbial pits of hell that is filled by Golf, NASCAR, and Pro Rodeos? Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Oh gee thats good it dont bring the NHL back though. Its time fopr a deal so it dont get any worse and the NHL can get a new cable deal. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleujayone Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 What a dope. We all have our little faults. Mine's in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 He had a B.G.O., folks.BlindingGlimpse of theObvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 He had a B.G.O., folks.BlindingGlimpse of theObvious I just thought he had bad B.O. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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