R0CKET
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arnie said:This is more idiotic 20-20 hindsight. If the NHLPA ownership had known a year ago that the nHL wouldn't cave, they would have made a deal then. But they looked at history and thought that there NHL had caved every other time, so they would this time too. They were wrong but that doesn't mean that they were stupid.
That, my freind, IS the definition of being stupid and it all started with the PA's refusal to consider some attempt at a win-win plan.
They stuck to their win-lose agenda and the consequence was a loss of 1.5 Billion. Goody had what we refer to in mysiness as a "success oriented plan"...that means they had no consideration for other options to minimze or eliminate the risk. Does ANY smart person do ANYTHING without some kind of a risk mitigation or back-up plan? Certainly not a $ 1.5 BILLION PLAN, people entrusted to manage decsions of that economic magnitude are expected to create or find options not force a losing option to succede in the obvious face of failure. That's how you end up losing allot of money.
If they had approached their employers on some more accepted common ground plan, where they both could claim a partnership, then this cluster-f*** would have never happened and everyone would have been better served, starting with the players.
Legace has a right to be PO'd cuz he lost millions as a payment to the leadership he employed to get them the best deal that they could. Since Goodenow ended up being Johnny One Note who couldn't begin to think of win-win ideas for those he was leading he squarly will bear the brunt of the repercussiond of those who employed him. Goodenow has always been and always will be about the win-lose approach. Hopefully they can dispatch with him and he kind and seek a leadership that reaches out to partner with the League.
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