from Kevin McGran of the Toronto Star,

Daly said the league is pleased with the current CBA — which splits hockey-related revenue between the owners and players 50-50 through salary cap – and would not be looking at much by way of change.

“That’s fair,” said Daly. “If you asked me what the board’s view is right now, they’re pretty happy with what’s going on.”

That doesn’t mean the players are happy.

“You don’t see the owner’s complaining about the CBA or player costs very much if at all,” said Fehr. “That’s not surprising given the magnitude of concessions the players made in the last agreement. If you add it up over the course of this agreement, it’s well into 10 figures. It’s one of the reasons franchise values have gone up.

“That said, when things are going well, that’s the point in time employees would look to make improvements.”

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