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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 when the players drop the ball and fail to get a written guarantee on something they claim is extremely important to them, they can't complain about it when a deal offered to them by the NHL to get that thing isn't to their liking a few months ahead of a deadline.
If the situation was reversed; the NHL really wanted to go to the Olympics and the players didn't and the NHL failed to even bring it up in the last CBA negotation, is it the Players' fault when the offer they give to the NHL isn't to the NHL's liking? Or is it the NHL's fault for letting the situation get to this point?