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Originally Posted by Makarov
In fact, there doesn't even have to be (as the NHL's responsibilities under the various occupational health and safety legislation around the league stand alone [and are probably read into the collective agreement anyway]). However, other leagues are apparently able to host games while presumably fulfilling those duties. And the NHL just recently hosted games while presumably fulfilling those duties. Most damaging to this argument, I think, is the fact that the NHL seems to be taking the position that it could safely host games if the players agree to defer salary/increase escrow. It's difficult to accept the argument that the NHL cannot safely host games if the players do not agree to defer salary/increase escrow.
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Presumably, reduced overhead allows the owners to consider alternate delivery methods (i.e. the bubble, or smaller bubbles) that they would be unable to act upon under the current MOU without causing considerable material damage to their businesses.