They don't count the guys who are on their rookie contracts who have never
played in the NHL, however, as being 'under contract' for the NHL.

The roster has guys who are considered RFAs and those signed. The Bruins have
four players signed/under contract at the moment.

From: Mike <orrcollector@...>
Date: Wed Jul 13 18:00:15 CDT 2005
To: thebruinsden@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [The Bruins Den] Re: Does anyone know which players the Bruins still
have signed ???

The B's web site has 14 skaters on their roster and 1 goalie. NOt sure
if they are just the signed players or not. Just a guess.

--- In thebruinsden@yahoogroups.com, "Kenneth Porter"
<kbporter463@m...> wrote:
> By Ira Podell, AP Sports Writer | July 13, 2005
>
> NEW YORK --The NHL and the players' association reached an agreement
> in principle Wednesday on a new labor deal, ending a lockout that
> wiped out last season.
>
> Sign up for: Globe Headlines e-mail | Breaking News Alerts The sides
> met for 24 hours starting Tuesday afternoon to hammer out the
> collective bargaining agreement that will return the NHL to the ice.
> In February, commissioner Gary Bettman canceled the season, making
> the NHL the first North American sports league to lose a year because
> of a labor dispute.
>
> Both sides still need to ratify the deal, which is expected to
> contain a salary cap. That process is expected to be completed next
> week, the league and the union said in a joint news release.
>
> It took all night and then some for the final round of negotiations
> to produce an agreement.
>
> The sides met for 10 straight days in New York, and it became clear
> Wednesday morning -- the 301st day of the lockout -- that they
> weren't going to leave the room without an agreement in hand.
>
> The expected salary cap will likely have a ceiling approaching $40
> million and a minimum somewhere between $20 million and $25 million.
>
> Player salaries will not exceed 54 percent of league-wide revenues.
>
> Some players in recent days have voiced their displeasure over what
> will be included in the new agreement.
>
> Bettman warned in February when he canceled the season that the
> offers the union passed up were better than any it would see once a
> year of hockey was lost.
>
> Just days before the season was wiped out, the players' association
> said for the first time it would accept a salary cap if the league
> dropped its desire to link player costs to revenues.
>
> Bettman promised "cost certainty" in the form of a hard salary cap to
> the owners and he has gotten it.
>
> The landscape of the NHL will be quite different than it was back in
> June 2004 when the Tampa Bay Lightning skated off with the Stanley
> Cup in the league's last game before the lockout.
>
> Now when the league relaunches in the fall, it will do so with a
> brand new salary structure that keeps high-spending teams such as
> Toronto, Philadelphia and the New York Rangers in line.
>
> The first order of business after the deal is ratified will be to get
> a majority of the players signed. The belief is that last season's
> contracts will be wiped from the books, leaving many players without
> deals.
>
> Those who are still under contract will have their salaries reduced
> by 24 percent, a concept first proposed by the union last December.
>
> There will also be several rules changes that could run the gamut
> from the size of goaltender equipment to the installation of a
> shootout to eliminate tie games.
>
> A draft will also have to be held soon, replacing the June event that
> was the last casualty of the lockout.
>
> Canadian phenom Sidney Crosby is the consensus choice to be the No. 1
> pick. Where he goes will be determined by a draft lottery that will
> give each team an opportunity to snag him.





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