Counterproposals

Some details of the NHL and NHLPA offers from last night can be found here. UPDATE (1:25 PM): The Philadelphia Inquirer's Tim Panaccio has some details on the genesis of the players' salary cap proposal from yesterday: Yesterday, there appeared to be an undercurrent of support from players to steer the negotiations toward a proposal in which the players would accept a salary cap at a figure higher than $45 million and not tied directly to league revenues. The proposal was drawn up by St. Louis' Chris Pronger and Calgary's Jarome Iginla. Flyers center Jeremy Roenick has been canvassing other players to see whether they would support such a plan. "I was involved with a group of NHL players who were trying to get to as many people as possible to come on board with a resolution that works for both sides," Roenick said last night from Phoenix. "The proposal has to have a number that is not tied to revenues."