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DropEmJayBird wrote:So if Fehr stays as the players rep, when the next CBA negotiations come around will he need a "year or so" to learn about how the current deal is structured before starting negotiations?
Idoit40fans wrote:DropEmJayBird wrote:So if Fehr stays as the players rep, when the next CBA negotiations come around will he need a "year or so" to learn about how the current deal is structured before starting negotiations?
He isn't staying as the player rep. Well Don isn't, he's going back into retirement. Pretty sure Steve is taking over.
Idoit40fans wrote:Its astonishing to me how many people have missed that. Its been pretty well reported all along and yet people are clamoring for him to be fired. First of all, the Players want him back, he excelled in the position. Secondly, all along it has been known that he'd be done.
JeffDFD wrote:Just for laughs...everyone saw their taxes go up this 2013 at least 2% due to the medicare tax break expiring. On 11 million...that is $220,000. I also believe he would fall into the tax hikes for those making over 400,000 - haha. I don't know exactly how much in taxes he would pay here, but he may actually make more money in the KHL.
Idoit40fans wrote:I think that if this deal is viewed as relatively fair, it would do well to get rid of Bettman(I assume he's getting ready to retire anyway), and with Don gone, Steve and Daly both seem to be more moderate...though that may just be by virtue of their positions. I feel like this deal sets them up to be more cooperative moving forward, who knows though.
Idoit40fans wrote:McKenzie just retweeted
Slava Malamud @SlavaMalamud
Kovalchuk says, 'I will need to read the new agreement' before he decides what to do next. So there... #NJDevils
shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
beLIEve wrote:JeffDFD wrote:Just for laughs...everyone saw their taxes go up this 2013 at least 2% due to the medicare tax break expiring. On 11 million...that is $220,000. I also believe he would fall into the tax hikes for those making over 400,000 - haha. I don't know exactly how much in taxes he would pay here, but he may actually make more money in the KHL.
The tax free part has never been clear to me and I've always wondered what that meant. Is it truly tax free over there, or are they referring to the fact that Russia has a flat tax over there as opposed to a progressive one.
Tim Thomasen wrote:shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
Then what to call him reading over the agreement and then making a decsion on his future? I don't see any other NHLers doing this.
shmenguin wrote:Tim Thomasen wrote:shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
Then what to call him reading over the agreement and then making a decsion on his future? I don't see any other NHLers doing this.
i think these guys who puffed their chests during the lockout don't want to seem like insincere idiots, so they're going to pretend to be very measured in how they respond. but ultimately, there's no choice.
shmenguin wrote:Tim Thomasen wrote:shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
Then what to call him reading over the agreement and then making a decsion on his future? I don't see any other NHLers doing this.
i think these guys who puffed their chests during the lockout don't want to seem like insincere idiots, so they're going to pretend to be very measured in how they respond. but ultimately, there's no choice.
shmenguin wrote:Tim Thomasen wrote:shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
Then what to call him reading over the agreement and then making a decsion on his future? I don't see any other NHLers doing this.
i think these guys who puffed their chests during the lockout don't want to seem like insincere idiots, so they're going to pretend to be very measured in how they respond. but ultimately, there's no choice.
llipgh2 wrote:shmenguin wrote:Tim Thomasen wrote:shmenguin wrote:he's not mulling over anything. what a non-story.
Then what to call him reading over the agreement and then making a decsion on his future? I don't see any other NHLers doing this.
i think these guys who puffed their chests during the lockout don't want to seem like insincere idiots, so they're going to pretend to be very measured in how they respond. but ultimately, there's no choice.
I read a MacKenzie tweet yesterday. He said a returning North American NHLer said the KHL owners are throwing money at NHL players in an attempt to get them to stay. Maybe Kolvachoo's team is trying to make it worth his while to stay.
I guess the KHL owners think this is more important than Sochi...because if they undermine the NHL on this, I can't see Bettman letting players participate in 2014.
Idoit40fans wrote:Its astonishing to me how many people have missed that. Its been pretty well reported all along and yet people are clamoring for him to be fired. First of all, the Players want him back, he excelled in the position. Secondly, all along it has been known that he'd be done.
beLIEve wrote:JeffDFD wrote:Just for laughs...everyone saw their taxes go up this 2013 at least 2% due to the medicare tax break expiring. On 11 million...that is $220,000. I also believe he would fall into the tax hikes for those making over 400,000 - haha. I don't know exactly how much in taxes he would pay here, but he may actually make more money in the KHL.
I know you said it was just for laughs, but just pointing out that the Social Security tax reverting back to being 2% higher only applies to the first $113,700 of earnings. So it'd only cost him an additional $2,274, not $220,000.
The tax free part has never been clear to me and I've always wondered what that meant. Is it truly tax free over there, or are they referring to the fact that Russia has a flat tax over there as opposed to a progressive one.
The KHL does have a hard salary cap of only $36.5 million this season, so I'm not sure how much they could actually dedicate to a single player, even one as talented as Kovalchuk. But I do know they have had cap exemptions for NHL players playing during the lockout, so I'm not sure how that all shakes out now that the lockout is over.
DropEmJayBird wrote:Idoit40fans wrote:Its astonishing to me how many people have missed that. Its been pretty well reported all along and yet people are clamoring for him to be fired. First of all, the Players want him back, he excelled in the position. Secondly, all along it has been known that he'd be done.
If the players want him, he'll be back in 8 or so years, take a year to learn the deal, then push the lockout to the brink of another cancelled season in order to get "the best deal" for the players. He's convinced the players that's the only path and they believe him. I don't think this tactic works as well if he stays in the position.
JeffDFD wrote:beLIEve wrote:JeffDFD wrote:Just for laughs...everyone saw their taxes go up this 2013 at least 2% due to the medicare tax break expiring. On 11 million...that is $220,000. I also believe he would fall into the tax hikes for those making over 400,000 - haha. I don't know exactly how much in taxes he would pay here, but he may actually make more money in the KHL.
I know you said it was just for laughs, but just pointing out that the Social Security tax reverting back to being 2% higher only applies to the first $113,700 of earnings. So it'd only cost him an additional $2,274, not $220,000.
The tax free part has never been clear to me and I've always wondered what that meant. Is it truly tax free over there, or are they referring to the fact that Russia has a flat tax over there as opposed to a progressive one.
The KHL does have a hard salary cap of only $36.5 million this season, so I'm not sure how much they could actually dedicate to a single player, even one as talented as Kovalchuk. But I do know they have had cap exemptions for NHL players playing during the lockout, so I'm not sure how that all shakes out now that the lockout is over.
Forgot about that! But still...his taxes will be high here and who knows what the KHL is offering him in a duffel bag behind the arena
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