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Puck Daddy: Puck Headlines: Flames battle H1N1 criticism; comrade Forsberg?
Snapshots: Forbes claims that NHLPA fight involves player agent-instigated war
| NHL Agents Are Undermining Union: The NHL Players Association needs a strong union boss .. http://bit.ly/O9k4J SportsMoney Blog 23 days ago |
Puck Headlines: Flames battle H1N1 criticism; comrade Forsberg?
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... • Forbes warns the NHLPA not to allow a group of agents to set the agenda for the membership: "By pushing their individual agendas the agents are undermining the majority of players. The players better fix this quickly or the next CBA will be a debacle." [Forbes] ...
Forbes claims that NHLPA fight involves player agent-instigated war
Snapshots —
... d by an NHL team sooner than later, and, at the same time, Forbes of all publications has tossed a significant dig at the NHLPA, with Michael Ozanian suggesting that agents are essentially fighting a Cold War through the Chelios review committee: November 4, Forbes : The NHL Players Association needs a strong union boss more than the NBA, NFL or MLB because hockey's salary cap is rigid (with a big escrow account), its new (2005) and there are huge revenue disparities among teams. But the NHLPA can't seem to keep a boss for long. Ted Saskin was the first of the cap era, but got ...

