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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
The NHLPA gets as much out of it as the NHL. They just want to go, so I'm not sure why they should have to give up anything to do it. I guess you can have at the IOC if you want but according to them they offered the same deal as before so not sure why its their fault.
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The players that go get to play for themselves and their nations, and the rest get a vacation. Put simply, the NHL does not want to go. The players do. The NHL controls the season. If the players want the NHL to make allowances for their desires, then the players need to negotiate.
This is no different than the All-Star Game. The NHL wanted to change to 3 on 3, but the players insisted on something in return - the bye week for each team. Funny how things only flow one direction in the NHLPA's world. If the NHL wants something, they want compensation. If they want something, they expect to be handed it for nothing.