Slats432
Registered User
thinkwild said:I think Trevor Linden and members of the executive committee gave them a call, explained the ramifications of their statements, what their positions were, and these players saw the issues in a more enlightened manner. I certainly dont think you could successfully threaten everyone of them. What leverage do you suppose they had that gave them 100% success in persuading these guys? Logic and facts seems the only one that would work to me.
Wouldnt Steve Thomas be more likely to get a contract if he sided with the owners right now?
Which union do you know does or is well advised to encourage their members to be scabs. Why would any action they take in this light be surprising or worthy of the nonsense being posted about it by many fans here.
I don't want to get into this with you because you don't see the truth.
Not once has a player ever said that he spoke with someone and was educated on the issues and has a different point of view. This is simple human behavior.
Instead of saying this, they say..."duh, I misunderstood the question."
And in this whole situation, the person I respect most is Pierre Daigenais. He said his piece and never retracted it...just said that he now understood all the issues and had nothing more to say other than he supports his union.