Post by IAMCAPER on Jun 22, 2005 7:46:09 GMT -4
PRAGUE (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.
"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.