NHL collective bargaining agreement(CBA) proposal...

the NHL proposal to the NHLPA is contingent on starting the 2013 NHL season on January 19th,2013,and is for a ten year collective bargaining agreement(CBA),with a mutual option to opt-out,after eight years... even though,the NHL has not moved too much on length of CBA,they have moved on three key areas:contract length,for players,compliance buyouts,and average salary variance,with an option of an one time compliance buyout for the clubs,before the 2013-2014 NHL season... that last option would not count against the club initiating the buyout,but a portion would count(factor into the formula,of determining)against the amount of the hockey related revenue(H.R.R)... the length of players' contracts would be capped at six years(seven if team signed its own free agent)... the variance of the average salary(top player,to bottom player),would now be at 10%,instead of the original 5%... the NHL is proposing to preserve free agency,entry-level contract system,H.R.R. accounting,and definitions,and salary arbitration,intact...