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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
It doesn’t need to be in the CBA for them to participate though. I’m not saying they should or shouldn’t be going, and if the players are upset then yes they absolutely dropped the ball if it was that important to them. I just disagree with the statement that it’s their fault they aren’t going. The league decided they would not participate if they didn’t get an extension on the current CBA, so is it the leagues fault for not offering a better deal?
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Well....which is it?
The League was given a raw deal by the IOC/IIHF and was given absolutely nothing by the NHLPA/Players.
At some point it cant continue to be the League's fault.
No. It is not the League's fault for not 'offering a better deal.' There was no better deal to be had. The IOC/IIHF eventually reverted to the original agreement which sucked in its own right.
No. Nobody was willing to budge in any meaningful direction so the NHL told them to shove it and went their own way, which they have every right to do.