{coyotes} Report: NHL makes new offer to players

 

The NHL reached out to the NHL Players' Association on Thursday with a new proposal, ESPN reported.

The offer includes an increase in contract length for the players and movement on salary variance and buyouts, an unnamed NHL player told ESPN.com Friday.

The reported new proposal includes extending the limit of player contracts to six years from the NHL's previous offer of five, an adjustment in yearly salary variance from 5 percent to 10 percent, and one compliance buyout for each team before the the 2013-14 season that won't count against the team's salary cap but will count against the players' share.

The players have haggled in particular with the NHL in negotiations over contract limits. They want a minimum of eight years.

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly refused to acknowledge the reported new offer to ESPN.com on Friday.

No new meetings are scheduled, according to the report. The two sides have not met since Dec. 13. The NHL Players' Association needs time to review the proposal, ESPN.com reported.

As the stalemate continues, the threat of canceling the NHL season looms. Games have been called off through Jan. 14.

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