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Kuklas Korner: The Battle In The NHLPA Continues
Snapshots: CBC's Friedman posts encyclopedically-inclined article giving context to NHLPA's present status, future options
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@MurphysLaw74 who's defending Ference? http://tinyurl.com/ycernzl I know you couldn't tell me if you knew but 'Wow'. I like 21 less and less 4 days ago |
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Absolute MUST-READ about the NHPLA mess: http://bit.ly/Im1zU via @friedmanHNIC - I feel like I finally get what's going on now. 11 days ago |
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Friedman with great review as usual RT @R_Bracken: good read on NHLPA's internal battles, and some suggested solutions. http://bit.ly/Im1zU 11 days ago |
The Battle In The NHLPA Continues
Kuklas Korner —
... finds itself at a crossroads, in the middle of its most important decisions since the overthrow of Alan Eagleson. It’s not only about who will lead - it’s also about where to go with the next CBA, how to motivate a disinterested majority and how to rebuild an organization rife with distrust.
“I don’t know how it got this bad,” one player, active within the union, said this week. “We have a lot of work to do.”
read on (suggested reading)…
CBC's Friedman posts encyclopedically-inclined article giving context to NHLPA's present status, future options
Snapshots —
... , the CBC's Elliotte Friedman wrote an absolutely gigantic article attempting to explain how the NHLPA got into its present mess, and where the PA, the review committee (consisting of Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom, former Wing Chris Chelios, San Jose Sharks captain Rob Blake, and Boston Bruins forward Mark Recchi) included, can go from here to truly build a functional union: November 7, CBC Sports : "Nobody can win," one agent said about the current fight. "The association has to move on, and you can't do that without impartial people picking up the pieces and rebuilding. ...
Making sense of the NHLPA mess
From The Rink —
... But, five years after the lockout, there are still hard feelings about who sided with whom. A number of high-powered agents felt Goodenow was taking them off a cliff.
It was their feeling that ownership had changed. There were guys with more money, who didn't have hockey in their blood. They were willing to sacrifice a season to get rid of Goodenow and get cost-certainty. The big agents felt he didn't recognize that and didn't understand it wasn't the same as 1994.
– Elliotte Friedman, Hockey Night in Canada
I've been meaning ...
Advising the NHLPA on its last chance to get it right
Puck Daddy —
... Two reasons why the NHLPA narrative published by CBC Sports Elliotte Friedman this weekend rises above the usual backroom scuttlebutt: It doesn't simply parrot defenses of overthrown executive director Paul Kelly and it explains, perhaps better than ever, the confusion and the stakes for the players in their fractured association. ...
Morning Papers Take: The battle raging inside the NHLPA
IllegalCurve.com —
... too easy on Kelly’s enemies.)
When Sean Avery ended a between-periods interview with Healy by saying, “We need you back,” (or something like that), it might have been the only time anyone in the league agreed with him. Healy was – and still is – a popular figure among players. It’s no surprise that his resignation became a rallying point.
The second thing they didn’t count on was the agents.
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Thankfully it has been awhile since we have heard about ...
NHLPA's Ian Penny regime exits in full as Buzz Hargrove resigns; NHLPA to retain Donald Fehr to revise constitution
Snapshots —
... under the current situation be effective in the role of the ombudsman or assist the leadership in building unity and solidarity that is necessary to move the NHLPA into the future. "In spite of the fact I will no longer be with the NHLPA, I will cooperate fully with any review approved by the executive board of my conduct during my thirteen months with the NHLPA," explained Hargrove. "I am not a crook"... Despite the superb work done by the CBC's Elliotte Friedman in producing an encylopedically-thorough analysis of the NHLPA's situation, the CBC's Brandon Hicks went back to ...
Off the Post - November 9th
Fear The Fin —
... Elliotte Friedman takes a look at the battle raging inside the NHLPA and furthermore offers up solutions to the problem. Meanwhile, ...
Monday Links: Wins are overrated edition
St. Louis Game Time —
... Oilers and Thrashers both won last night. [Yahoo! Sports]
Just one game on the schedule Tuesday. Go Kings. [Yahoo! Sports]
Cam Ward is going to be out for a while. My prediction that he was going to have a breakout season looks ... less than promising. [newsobserver.com]
Alex Ovechkin speaks out about his injury. [Puck Daddy]
Chris Chelios must go to save the NHLPA. [CBCSports.ca]
Will Manny Legace resurface in Carolina? [Canes Country] ...
Monday's notes: A Predators prospect lights the lamp, while a veteran grinds out a solid career
On the Forecheck —
... in Los Angeles, as she followed the Preds on vacation.
Americans turn in strong effort in Deutschland Cup - USATODAY.com Kevin Allen writes about the US Men's Select team finishing second at the Deutschland Cup over the weekend. Preds assistant GM Paul Fenton was an assistant coach under Peter Laviolette.
Today in Awkward NHL photos - Barry Melrose Rocks An amusing look at Francis Bouillon's goal from Saturday...
Around the NHL
CBCSports.ca - The battle raging inside the NHLPA A lengthy, but fascinating piece on the ...
Monday afternoon links
PensBurgh —
... The battle that rages inside the NHL players association. This is a long read, but definitely worth it if you're interested at all in the subject. [CBC Sports] ...
The Morning Skate: A Headshot Hearing, a Union Adrift and a Lot of Hurting
Slap Shot —
... . On Saturday, Elliotte Freidman blogging on CBC.ca posted an excellent piece on how the players association has gotten to this point and how it can move forward, away from the non-stop rancor. His recommendations include Chelios stepping aside because he has become a polarizing figure. He also suggested the union involve more younger players, find a new executive director and fix their constitution to allow that person to set a direction to prepare for the upcoming negotiations with the N.H.L. He writes that five years before the 2004 lockout, Bob Goodenow, “was preparing ...
NHLPA updates and Red Wings goodies from CBC's Friedman
Snapshots —
... . More interesting, however, was the decision to bring on Donald Fehr as an advisor. During research for my NHLPA piece posted Saturday , a few people mentioned that Fehr should be brought on board in that capacity. However, some thought the idea would be discarded because of Fehr’s close association with Ian Penny. Ignoring that in favour of including Fehr was a very smart decision. And positing oodles of Red Wings-related goodies in his 30 Monday observations: 1. Let’s do a few on the Hall of Famers. Best quote I ever heard about Steve Yzerman came from Jason Williams. I ...
A Hopeless Position
Tom Benjamin's NHL Blog :: CanucksCorner.com —
... Elliotte Friedman has an excellent piece that explains the battle raging within the NHLPA and goes a long way towards unravelling the mess for us, all without painting anyone in either faction as the villain of the piece. The most interesting element of the story is the wider context Friedman lays out: The players are operating under a CBA that is far from satisfactory, a CBA that makes the situation within the NHLPA worse by setting the players against each other. ...
Morning Link Dump – Jenn, Olympics, Ginobili, Wilt
TheScore.com Blog —
... If, for some reason, you ever actually cared to have explained to you what the hell the NHLPA mess is all about, Elliotte Friedman of the CBC pretty much nails it as hard as anybody possibly could. ...
