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Originally Posted by Loudog
This is crazy, what the heck happens now? What happens to the players? The schedule?
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First option is mediation...get these players back onto the team they should be with. Sounds like the OHL is doing that right now. They play again Friday. That gives a little time for everybody to get their heads on straight. Granted, I'm not sure how the team will react if they end up playing for the same team they all resigned in protest.
Complicating matters further, Nilsen's company own the arena. Not sure if there is any way to back out of an agreement with the team, but if there is I'm sure it'll play into the negotiations since Nilsen so far looks like the type willing to lock the team out of his arena should things not go his way (ex - being forced to sell).
I'm not sure if there's a case for a November dispersal draft.
Worst case scenario, I figure they disperse all the the players, close the franchise, and strike the games from the schedule...then come up with a new set of games on the fly to balance everything.
One other option: Nilsen might try to create a whole new team by Friday (of course, such a situation would probably also require league approval)...sign new coaches and 20 new players in a week. It would be incredibly strange but anything could happen now.