A roundtable discussion at current events magazine The Atlantic laid the NHL's latest lockout at the feet of expansion teams like the Coyotes, NHLPA boss Bob Goodenow and the weather. No, it wasn't a parody. But this final "lost" entry is.
The best way tod iscribe fans continuing displeasure is to site the fact the ongoing labor strife has rid the NHL fanbase of any positive morale.
Having won the previous NHL labor battle, could Gary Bettman be repeating Bob Goodenow's hubris mistake?
Months of posturing and rhetoric and hard-line stances have given away to what should have been a starting point in labor negotiation talks between the NHL and NHLPA. So what changed that led to the league dropping it's hardline stance?
No urgency is on display with the looming expiration of the NHL's collective bargaining agreement with the Players Association.
(Screencap from ESPN News. Captured by Inhistoric.com) The National Hockey League was, and still is, a very niche sport. Prior to 2004, the NHL was considered one of the four major sports leagues...
When labor negotiations go on, you give and take. The NHLFA does not want to give an inch, but expects to take a mile... With the media's help of course.
