NHL declaring war on NHLPA

This will not end well...

I am hoping that this is another piece of NY POST rubbish

QUOTE(#2):

Originally posted 09:11 AM ET  07.16 by Spiny Norman

I am hoping that this is another piece of NY POST rubbish

I'm very, very afraid that is isn't.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:42 AM ET  07.16 by Stranger

This will not end well...

Can they REALLY be so stupid as to lose part (or all) of another season so soon after the last time? Unfortunately, we all know the answer is yes they can. They are doing their best to kill the sport once and for all.

well... see you guy's next year.

Oh boy...sounds like we're in for Poker Boom 2.0 in Canada this winter.

QUOTE(#4):

Originally posted 09:16 AM ET  07.16 by bruins6988

Can they REALLY be so stupid as to lose part (or all) of another season so soon after the last time? Unfortunately, we all know the answer is yes they can. They are doing their best to kill the sport once and for all.

who knows. I am always amazed how supposed "business" savy people think they do anything...impose their will...when there are other people involved. Hey Gary: you're not the NFL/MLB or NBA...you need to take a look out the window and check out this thingy called real life. Accept it. If you want big money and flashy contracts...gop work for Goodell

Let's see what Fehr comes back with for a proposal. The Buttgoblin and his minions are keenly aware of the slash and burn style of negotiating used in the past by the NHLPA (dick)head and no doubt started very low with their offer knowing Fehr was going to reach for the moon and the stars.

My take on this whole fiasco is the the players made a big mistake hiring Donald Fehr. There isn't a whole lot of love for union in general at this point in history and especially for unions that have members making millions of $$$$ a year.

If we have to keep protecting owners and GM's from themselves maybe we dont need GM's...money saved there.

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Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  07.16 by Rex Racer

Let's see what Fehr comes back with for a proposal. The Buttgoblin and his minions are keenly aware of the slash and burn style of negotiating used in the past by the NHLPA (dick)head and no doubt started very low with their offer knowing Fehr was going to reach for the moon and the stars.

Yeah I think it's just a negotiating strategy. You ask for a lot so you have things to concede.

It is a first proposal, nothing more. No need to get excited yet.

71 comments? Do they remove comments from your total if you don't post for a while??

There was the great comment deletion that ocurred a couple months ago. There were many good comments that were lost that day.

Well that's just garbage, man.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:47 AM ET  07.16 by BGDave

It is a first proposal, nothing more. No need to get excited yet.

Exactly. No need to pay attention to this until August when the real negotiations start.

QUOTE(#8):

Originally posted 09:33 AM ET  07.16 by Rex Racer

Let's see what Fehr comes back with for a proposal. The Buttgoblin and his minions are keenly aware of the slash and burn style of negotiating used in the past by the NHLPA (dick)head and no doubt started very low with their offer knowing Fehr was going to reach for the moon and the stars.My take on this whole fiasco is the the players made a big mistake hiring Donald Fehr. There isn't a whole lot of love for union in general at this point in history and especially for unions that have members making millions of $$$$ a year.

There ain't a whole lot of love for overly greedy business men wrecking the economy, either. Think of this as a matter-antimatter collision with all of us suffering the consequences.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:42 AM ET  07.16 by Stranger

This will not end well...

Agreed

QUOTE(#16):

Originally posted 10:15 AM ET  07.16 by Nobody expects Phantomphan MMT

There ain't a whole lot of love for overly greedy business men wrecking the economy, either. Think of this as a matter-antimatter collision with all of us suffering the consequences.

sadly true. Alas, there are no more white hats

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:42 AM ET  07.16 by Stranger

This will not end well...

It certainly isn't starting well. They think this will intimidate the Fehrer.

Typical negotiations, the real one won't start until about 2 weeks out from the beginning of the season.