[The Yen Man]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

There is just no way, in my mind, that they get the players onside for this. At least not all of them. And if the NHL tries to strong-arm players, it is a PR nightmare. If they allow players to decide if they are participating or not, it undermines the season.

But if the talking heads and insiders on the radio are accurate, the NHLPA also wants this, so to say it's just the NHL strong arming the players into it isn't true. They know this affects the salary cap going forward, so it's in the player's interest as well.