Larionov
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Those "sources" obviously had some inside info, and were obviously good sources, because mainstream media will generally not run with a story unless they are pretty convinced it is legit. One day, we'll get the real story of what went on in February, but I suspect it went down like this:
The 'PA put the word out that they were heading to New York to do a deal. The League believed them, and off went Mario and Wayne to try to help broker a deal on that Saturday.
Goodenow, meanwhile, thought that he finally had the League on the run, and that, as he suspected all along, they desperately wanted a deal to save this season. Therefore, he had his boys go all hardline at the Saturday meeting, looking for a whack of concessions on other issues before they were even willing to talk about a cap number. Goodenow gambled that the league wouldn't dare walk away at this stage after getting the hopes of their fans up in that manner, but he lost his bet. The League walked away again, determined not to be stampeded into a bad deal.
The fact that the 'PA rejected an unlinked $42 million cap in February, but will now be forced to accept a linked cap at a lower number, will prove to be Goodenow's undoing. I suspect he will resign shortly after this CBA gets inked, so that he spares himself the indignity of being turfed.
The 'PA put the word out that they were heading to New York to do a deal. The League believed them, and off went Mario and Wayne to try to help broker a deal on that Saturday.
Goodenow, meanwhile, thought that he finally had the League on the run, and that, as he suspected all along, they desperately wanted a deal to save this season. Therefore, he had his boys go all hardline at the Saturday meeting, looking for a whack of concessions on other issues before they were even willing to talk about a cap number. Goodenow gambled that the league wouldn't dare walk away at this stage after getting the hopes of their fans up in that manner, but he lost his bet. The League walked away again, determined not to be stampeded into a bad deal.
The fact that the 'PA rejected an unlinked $42 million cap in February, but will now be forced to accept a linked cap at a lower number, will prove to be Goodenow's undoing. I suspect he will resign shortly after this CBA gets inked, so that he spares himself the indignity of being turfed.