MePutPuckInNet
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Well, I sure as hell hope I didn't just hallucinate this discussion. On the morning news show on ESPN2, Cold Pizza - both Ted Saskin and Bill Daly were interviewed by Jay Crawford. Although I didn't get a word for word transcript, this was part of the discussion.
Jay Crawford to Bill Daly: Why wouldn't the league take the 24% rollback as a temporary measure, just to salvage this season...and have everyone do so under the agreement that this is only a short-term temporary piece of the puzzle only to get the players back on the ice.
Bill: Well, I don't know that that's an offer that's been put on the table, but it's something we would consider.
Jay Crawford to Ted Saskin: Why wouldn't the league take the 24% rollback as a temporary measure, just to salvage this season...and have everyone do so under the agreement that this is only a short-term temporary piece of the puzzle only to get the players back on the ice.
Ted: We'd be interested in doing that. We don't think the lockout is helping the game. The fans want to see hockey. Why not just try it and see how it goes?
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It makes sense. Give it a whirl. It's not like hockey teams, fans or players are going to be any worse off, right? How bad could it be, just to try it for the rest of the season? Wouldn't it maybe take the pressure off everyone just a bit? Wouldn't it be likely that if everyone was in a little better mood, they may be a little more open to getting a real deal done?
Jay Crawford to Bill Daly: Why wouldn't the league take the 24% rollback as a temporary measure, just to salvage this season...and have everyone do so under the agreement that this is only a short-term temporary piece of the puzzle only to get the players back on the ice.
Bill: Well, I don't know that that's an offer that's been put on the table, but it's something we would consider.
Jay Crawford to Ted Saskin: Why wouldn't the league take the 24% rollback as a temporary measure, just to salvage this season...and have everyone do so under the agreement that this is only a short-term temporary piece of the puzzle only to get the players back on the ice.
Ted: We'd be interested in doing that. We don't think the lockout is helping the game. The fans want to see hockey. Why not just try it and see how it goes?
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It makes sense. Give it a whirl. It's not like hockey teams, fans or players are going to be any worse off, right? How bad could it be, just to try it for the rest of the season? Wouldn't it maybe take the pressure off everyone just a bit? Wouldn't it be likely that if everyone was in a little better mood, they may be a little more open to getting a real deal done?