chiavsfan
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DR said:another failing of GB. The only way he was able to *win* this CBA was to beat down the players, not fairly negotiate a mutually beneficial agreement, or at least an agreement the players feel they are being treated fairly with.
prepare for another long work stoppage whenever this new CBA expires.
this is the Gary Bettman legacy to the league.
dr
If you say so...I think the next CBA negotiations will be much simpler than this. I think it will be more like the NBA's. If the league is healthier than before, I would imagine that the numbers will be tweaked upwords...if the league is in worse shape...it will fold. So either way, I think this CBA will make the future ones easier.
The players, or I should say their leader, didn't think any kind of deal, besides the last CBA, would be fair. His proposals were garbage, and he was as much a culprit of "not negotiating" as the Owners.