BigEastDeac
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If the NHLPA had been making offers within the NHL's framework a few months ago, we might have a deal by now.
If the NHLPA had been making offers within the NHL's framework a few months ago, we might have a deal by now.
If the NHLPA had been making offers within the NHL's framework a few months ago, we might have a deal by now.
Long negotiations have key junctures — like Wednesday. One Fehr method is to identify moments of discovery when his union can determine the other side’s true intentions. The union pushes an aggressive proposal, one that usually addresses the concerns of moderate members in the union. That way, it either reaches an agreement soon or the membership toughens once it “discovers” that the actual strategy of the other side is a long fight.
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Maybe things are different in hockey. Maybe, in two years, Fehr hasn’t solidified his members to anything like the degree he did in baseball. But if he has replicated his MLBPA work, then rejecting Wednesday’s union proposal as a framework for a final compromise is a huge risk for hockey.
The most troubling development to me is that hockey’s leaders now sound like MLB owners a generation ago. It’s like a time warp. Two weeks ago, stories appeared intimating that players weren’t getting a straight story from Fehr, that he had his own agenda and owners’ concepts were not getting to the membership in a pure form. That is the one tactic that always backfired when baseball owners used it. It did again.
Seeing on Twitter this morning that the union may decertify.
Hah. I would love to see that.Seeing on Twitter this morning that the union may decertify.
I blame all this on Columbus. I mean, obviously the league couldn't find any other way to get out of playing the all-star game there. Now that that has been handled, I fully expect a deal in the next couple of days.
I think you're onto something. Not only the Columbus factor, but they'd have to have at least one All Star from the home team. No hiding the rep from the host on the rookie team. All Star Vinny Prospal? RJ Umberger? Eek.
Charity game Operation Hat Trick in AC tomorrow. I don't mind seeing these guys in orange, black and white:
Agreed. It is sad that the fans there have never had a winning team to get behind.Jack Johnson would be the Columbus All Star Rep. If the Jackets could ever fix that giant mess, the world would see that Columbus is a great hockey market.