misterjaggers
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He says it's time for the NHLPA to compromise on the salary cap in exchange for concessions like guaranteed salaries, earlier free agency and the preservation of all existing contracts:
"What's done is done, boys. Time to get on with it. For those who'll say you lost, keep a pocket full of pictures at the ready to show 'em some snaps of your various retirement homes and docked yachts. The true loss would be to stay the course, lose this season and next, and ultimately get the owners' work conditions, and vastly reduced salaries, shoved right down your throats. No chance your voice will be heard then."
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/articles/2004/12/15/cold_hard_facts_to_face?pg=full
"What's done is done, boys. Time to get on with it. For those who'll say you lost, keep a pocket full of pictures at the ready to show 'em some snaps of your various retirement homes and docked yachts. The true loss would be to stay the course, lose this season and next, and ultimately get the owners' work conditions, and vastly reduced salaries, shoved right down your throats. No chance your voice will be heard then."
http://www.boston.com/sports/hockey/articles/2004/12/15/cold_hard_facts_to_face?pg=full
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