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Originally Posted by Bingo
It has to be a mistake of some kind doesn't it? That's all I'm saying.
Over estimating the number of games
Assuming a percentage of fans
A bad calculation
Poor understanding of some of the team's financial situation.
Otherwise why close a deal in July that you then reopen in November?
This is becoming one of the oddest debates ever. It's so damn obvious that something has changed, but on we go ...
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IMO the league simply over estimated when fans would be able to return to the rink, and thus have had to re-calculate what revenue will be moving forward.
It maybe a "dumb" or "misguided" mistake but that doesnt mean they should have their feet held to the fire by the PA. The world is/has/will change and things will come along that simply were unforeseen. In every other part of the business world there are contracts that cannot be fulfilled because of circumstances beyond anyone involved ability to control. It can be seen all the way from multi-billion dollar corporations down to Fred and Sally working with their landlords on rental costs.
Clearly, as Duhatschek points out above, it will be cheaper for some teams to not play than go forward with the MOU in place. They may even be the majority depending how long a return to play takes. Something, again, out of their control.
That wont prevent unions and their sycophants from blustering their way through the tired and old refrain about honoring the deal signed...because!! No ability to see nuance and understand that things are changing, literally, daily when it comes to revenue/economy.