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Originally Posted by blahblah
Easy what? I don't care what the players and the players union position is on alignment. There are things I am happy for them to be able to bargain for. This, well... They can suck it. I don't care what their opinion on travel or playoff format is.
Honesty, I don't care what division or conference is. I don't care if we are only team in the East. I like our division, I like the teams we play. I am content. What I don't like is the power of the players union and their power play on this topic.
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Originally Posted by Mayor Bee
Exactly; I think it's such an incredibly minor issue that I can't believe that this is the NHLPA response to it.
It'd be like calling a divorce lawyer because your wife wants Mexican food and you want Chinese.
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Unions bargain for working conditions, which includes travel requirements. Not such a minor issue to the players. But again, it's only the opening salvo. Whether you care or think it's minor, it's obviously an issue that can be used in negotiations. The two articles linked, above, provide some perspective, as well as some porported back room info regarding the approach taken by each side.
As for your divorce analogy, Mr. Mayor, spouses have been murdered over less significant matters than that!