larry brooks said:That the NHL and the NHLPA appoint a six-man joint committee of unassailable integrity to report by Dec. 15 with a recommendation that would form the basis of negotiations. The committee would consist of Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, players who are now part of ownership; Bobby Orr, a player who is now an agent; Pierre Lacroix and Mike Barnett, GM's who were once agents, and Lou Lamoriello, the smartest hockey guy around.
A recommendation that would form the basis of negotiations. What form could that take? Is this an unassailable committee? Can they provide the moral suasion for impetus to negotiate by providing a frame of reference for it to begin? Or something.