We are BACK!!!! NHL AND NHLPA REACH DEAL ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

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Originally Posted by pepperdine

Just kind of a thought here, but instead of that, why not just let them vote on the owners' offer instead?

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The latest NHL offer has been pulled off the table.

I guess it would be possible to get it back on the table if they said there would be a vote on it, but they're not going to.

They're following the Fehr-stall-as-long-as-possible playbook.

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Originally Posted by job

WTF is wrong with some of you? I love hockey. I would love 500 games per year. I will love 50 games if it comes down to it after these ****ers get their heads out of their asses. I love minor league hockey. I love international hockey. I don't care if they start televising hockey from Outer Mongolia on NHLN...I will watch. I love my Reign season tix. I love driving 40 miles each way to go to those games on the nights when I am not going directly from work. I always assumed that most people on a hockey board...especially THIS hockey board...would feel just about how I do.

I like my hockey how I like my sex: Too much is never enough.

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Check the hockey player's forum every once in a while. We have monthly LGK pickup games.

... Just a thought.

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Originally Posted by kingnut

regardless of how and when this ends, how many careers are over? selanne? OD? very sad. especially when a lot of ppl out there are struggling to survive and the NHL/NHLPA are arguing how to divide 3 billion. i know its simplistic but without all the details and facts except for what they WANT to tell us, that is my perspective. there are no epiphanies but as a fan, you cannot help but feel in someway being seen as an afterthought.

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Almost 1/3 of the players never played in the NHL again after the last lockout. It's ABSURD that more players aren't ****ting their pants and demanding a resolution right now.

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Originally Posted by pepperdine

The best part of it all is that fehr claims it'll open the door for players to sue the NHL as a Monopoly / Trust.

Memo to players: It might be hard to prove that the NHL is an illegal trust / monopoly, considering that almost half of you are presently getting paid to play somewhere else

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Huh??? I must have missed that day in my law school anti-trust law class.

So now we move towards phase two of this debacle....the disclaimer/de-certifying/lawsuits phase. And this particular phase could last a couple weeks to a couple years mixed up with two country's laws. Regardless of which side is more intransigent, I hope each and every player fully understands they may not play for a couple years (many never again) and that it's not sugar coated to them. This is a big roll of the crap dice.

deal done... working on schedules...

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Originally Posted by char7es

deal done... working on schedules...

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lol

The National Hockey League has filed a class action complaint in federal court in New York seeking a declaration confirming the ongoing legality of the lockout. The move was done in response to news that the executive board of the NHL Players' Association voted unanimously Thursday night to give players a vote on whether they should authorize the board with the choice to proceed on a disclaimer of interest.

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Originally Posted by empire

The National Hockey League has filed a class action complaint in federal court in New York seeking a declaration confirming the ongoing legality of the lockout. The move was done in response to news that the executive board of the NHL Players' Association voted unanimously Thursday night to give players a vote on whether they should authorize the board with the choice to proceed on a disclaimer of interest.

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See, NOW things are getting interesting.

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Originally Posted by empire

The National Hockey League has filed a class action complaint in federal court in New York seeking a declaration confirming the ongoing legality of the lockout. The move was done in response to news that the executive board of the NHL Players' Association voted unanimously Thursday night to give players a vote on whether they should authorize the board with the choice to proceed on a disclaimer of interest.

NHL Hockey News | Scores & Standings | TSN Hockey Schedules | Highlights

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Anyone know how long it usually takes for that to get settled/decided?

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Originally Posted by FishMonger

Anyone know how long it usually takes for that to get settled/decided?

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I suspect the answer to that question depends on which judge is assigned this case. In civil cases, federal district court judges have almost complete discretion as to how quickly or slowly the process proceeds. One judge might recognize that time is indeed of the essence with the season's drop-dead date rapidly approaching, and thus act more urgency; another might be inclined to be a more hands-off and refrain from intervening as much as possible, so as to encourage the parties to resolve this on their own. But based on the limited recent history with the NBA and NFL labor disputes, I would think a judge would act quickly.