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Fair enough .. but "can be negotiated" never happened .. Neither side worked off another sides proposal ..Boltsfan2029 said:If I understand the requirements for collective bargaining in good faith as set forth by the NLRB, the employer isn't required to set forth a proposal that "could be accepted," it's required to set forth proposals that can be negotiated. Big difference.
But the NHL did take the favourable things in the NHLPA one and incorporate it into theirs like the 24% rollback for instance.
and in fact "Final Offer" ..No negotiating was the stance the NHL took before the season was cancelled and the NHL refused to pay the players 1.5 Bil in guaranteed contracts due to the lockout ..
Good Faith ... We will have to let the NLRB decide that ...