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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Watching on TSN, it looks like the ball is in the CoG's court with the threat of moving if they don't play ball. It could be just a threat though.
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This ploy should have been expected by the COG. Bettman's greatest talent is manipulation, and since the league is now footing the entire cost of losses, it was always obvious that this was coming to a head. The league is going to exert maximum pressure on the city to get the best deal it can.
I do, however, believe there is contingency in place if the city doesn't play ball. The question is whether the league is willing to implement it, because the divisional realignment is potentially ugly and a change in scheduling is a mess.