10-19-2012, 09:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-19-2012, 09:52 AM by greg2424.)
RE: The Players are stupid...........
RE: The Players are stupid...........
Couple of things:
Lockout vs strike. A lockout is necessary if you want to make a deal. Without the lockout the NHLPA would have just dragged out negotiations until a point where the NHL would be in a bad bargaining position (ei: playoffs). Anyone remember what happened in the MLB when FEHR initiated a STRIKE with the Expos in 1st place? Remainder of the season and PLAYOFFS got cancelled.
Not honouring contracts: It's not that simple. Every contract that is signed is subject to the CBA. If the CBA is changing, contracts are going to be affected. Players, owners and agents all know this. It is the environment in which they all do business.
This latest pitch by the NHL will only get worst for the players. With the inability to complete a full 82 game schedule, revenues are going to suffer and the players are going to suffer the consequences just like the owners.
The players made a huge overreaction to the butt kicking they got 5 years ago by hiring Fehr. He will cost them dearly in the long run.
Lockout vs strike. A lockout is necessary if you want to make a deal. Without the lockout the NHLPA would have just dragged out negotiations until a point where the NHL would be in a bad bargaining position (ei: playoffs). Anyone remember what happened in the MLB when FEHR initiated a STRIKE with the Expos in 1st place? Remainder of the season and PLAYOFFS got cancelled.
Not honouring contracts: It's not that simple. Every contract that is signed is subject to the CBA. If the CBA is changing, contracts are going to be affected. Players, owners and agents all know this. It is the environment in which they all do business.
This latest pitch by the NHL will only get worst for the players. With the inability to complete a full 82 game schedule, revenues are going to suffer and the players are going to suffer the consequences just like the owners.
The players made a huge overreaction to the butt kicking they got 5 years ago by hiring Fehr. He will cost them dearly in the long run.
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