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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Yes and if the owners wanted to extend the CBA or avoid a work stoppage they could just let the players play in the Olympics and get rid of the escrow.
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Escrow is a mandatory part of the current CBA. You can extend the CBA
or get rid of escrow. Not both. And without escrow, the linkage between revenue and player salaries disappears – which the owners sacrificed a year's business to get in the first place. They're not going to give that up for nothing.
The owners have no incentive at all to let the players go to the Olympics, especially if the NHL will be on the hook for insurance costs.