EricBowser
Registered User
There just isn't enough pressure among the owners or players to get the leaders to meet and create a new partnership.
Fans don't have a say in this process because the majority have spoken in surveys and polls in support of the NHL to win cost-certainty so the base will remain committed to the end for the NHL.
The one source of pressure for the players was thought to be the agents but the NHLPA placed fear into their hearts and souls by warning anyone trying to block the union's work would be decertified.
Many agents will tell you off the record, if they could talk freely among themselves and with their clients, the plank walk leadership of Goodenow and Saskin would not have lasted this long.
It is going to take a rich, strong player alongside a powerful agent to shift the belief of the players that a cap along with some compromises is a good deal for the future of 700 NHL jobs.
Fans don't have a say in this process because the majority have spoken in surveys and polls in support of the NHL to win cost-certainty so the base will remain committed to the end for the NHL.
The one source of pressure for the players was thought to be the agents but the NHLPA placed fear into their hearts and souls by warning anyone trying to block the union's work would be decertified.
Many agents will tell you off the record, if they could talk freely among themselves and with their clients, the plank walk leadership of Goodenow and Saskin would not have lasted this long.
It is going to take a rich, strong player alongside a powerful agent to shift the belief of the players that a cap along with some compromises is a good deal for the future of 700 NHL jobs.