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Originally Posted by ToraToraTora
And Employment and Labour are very different. Lots of us do labour...but throw in a union, and we all get the hell out of dodge.
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And the quasi-union that is the NHLPA, combined with the quasi-franchise which is the NHL throws the whole thing askew.
That said, my firm belief is that most of the time the common sense result is what ultimately happens in court. The law is just a way to get there. So in this case, where it's clear (to me at least) that the Kings are making a transparent attempt to get out of a contract for purposes other than the actual relationship between them and Richards, the court or arbitrator will see it for what it is.
I have no sympathy for Richards trying to do something as dumb as transporting drugs (I do have sympathy for NHLers in general who get hooked on painkillers due to the "play through injury" mentality). But I just don't like the Kings escaping their own foolish contract this way.