Well, the National Hockey League Players' Association is digging in and won't say "OK" that quickly to the league's owners and its commissioner. The NHL made its proposal- and I won't get into the details of what the offer is since frankly there's so much money involved one way or the other it's too far out of my realm of reality to even comprehend.
But I will say I no longer am concerned about whether or not there is a full 82-game schedule, and this seems rather selfish, arrogant and disingenuous to me, was at least the theory behind the league's proposal to the NHLPA earlier this week to salvage an entire regular season, and unfortunately not met with a lot of enthusiasm when the two sides exchanged pleasantriesyelled at each other Thursday.
So on we go with no hockey. I understand there is a lot of money at stake for both owners and players, nor do I think either side should cave in rather than stand by what they believe in. But it's time to meet in the middle, folks. Time to realize you owners and you players are not going to get everything that you want. In real life we rarely get everything we want, and in many instances we take a beating to get by. Let's hope sometime soon compromise, not complicated, becomes the defining description of Lockout 2012-13. Because with every grumpy quote from Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman it turns back the clock to the Lockout and Freeze Out Tour of 2004-05.
But I will say I no longer am concerned about whether or not there is a full 82-game schedule, and this seems rather selfish, arrogant and disingenuous to me, was at least the theory behind the league's proposal to the NHLPA earlier this week to salvage an entire regular season, and unfortunately not met with a lot of enthusiasm when the two sides exchanged pleasantries
So on we go with no hockey. I understand there is a lot of money at stake for both owners and players, nor do I think either side should cave in rather than stand by what they believe in. But it's time to meet in the middle, folks. Time to realize you owners and you players are not going to get everything that you want. In real life we rarely get everything we want, and in many instances we take a beating to get by. Let's hope sometime soon compromise, not complicated, becomes the defining description of Lockout 2012-13. Because with every grumpy quote from Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman it turns back the clock to the Lockout and Freeze Out Tour of 2004-05.
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