GKJ
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- Feb 27, 2002
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Saw this on ESPNnews
Offers probably the most intelligent opinion I've seen. He didn't even take one side or the other.
He beleives essentially that everyone is talking smack, they're going to agree to talk next week. There won't be raplacement players. The major things he said:
-Wayne Gretzky (as an icon of the game, former player turned owner), Mario Lemeiux (player AND owner) and Mike Barnett (agent turned GM) need to start speaking up to both sides, the media and whoever will listen
-There will be hockey this year because the NHL and players know if they lose this season they'll never get that money back and irreputable damage will be done to the sport.
-Made some lame analogies about air supply I didn't get but it sounded good
-There is no point in having replacement players or a players league.
-Neither side wants an arbitrator because of the fear of the unknown
Offers probably the most intelligent opinion I've seen. He didn't even take one side or the other.
He beleives essentially that everyone is talking smack, they're going to agree to talk next week. There won't be raplacement players. The major things he said:
-Wayne Gretzky (as an icon of the game, former player turned owner), Mario Lemeiux (player AND owner) and Mike Barnett (agent turned GM) need to start speaking up to both sides, the media and whoever will listen
-There will be hockey this year because the NHL and players know if they lose this season they'll never get that money back and irreputable damage will be done to the sport.
-Made some lame analogies about air supply I didn't get but it sounded good
-There is no point in having replacement players or a players league.
-Neither side wants an arbitrator because of the fear of the unknown