from Robert Tychkowski of the Edmonton Sun,

While nobody can really understand why guys making Brinks trucks full of money to play a game would dig their heels in on a few percentage points, people are starting to understand why the players have become so frustrated with their league.

“Definitely,” said Oilers winger Ryan Jones. “The majority of people are looking at this and saying one side is being a little more realistic than the other.”

The owners, after all, got everything they wanted in the last lockout — including a salary cap tied directly to league revenue, a massive 24% rollback on existing contracts and a cap on entry level deals.

And in the seven years since, NHL revenue has grown by 33%, from $2.2 billion to $3.3 billion.

And now they’re asking for another salary roll back?

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