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Nhl Season - Over
Topic Started: Feb 16 2005, 06:28 PM (55 Views)
puli-one
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Today is the darkest day that the NHL has faced in it's 72 year history, the season has been canceled due to a break down in labor negotiations. The disagreement stems from the Owners demanding a salary cap, and cost certainty, the players want a payment plan that is not tied to cost certainty.
This disagreement has gone on for the past 6 months, and today they finally called a halt to the season, as the major impasse could not be breached.
What I do not understand is basically two things - 1 - Why cannot the players understand that before you can pay any costs, you must know what that cost is, each of us practice this every day, a loaf of bread costs X dollars, it does not depend on whether the bakery is making money or not, if you want the bread, you pay the cost the bakery/store have set, but you know your cost.
The players operate a so called Union - yet it's members may leave North America and play in Europe, taking jobs from players of that particular country, and at a salary that in some cases is 10% of the salary earned in the NHL. I would call that Scab labor, they call it earning a living, yet they work for a Union, does not make sense to me.
For sure the NHL will have a different look, if and whenever it goes back on the ice, lets all hope it is for the better.
Don & Donna
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cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Please see No Season - It's Official, OK?

I will copy your post there....
Politics is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
--Barry Goldwater
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