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Originally Posted by Makarov
Agreed. The NHLPA will likely say "we chose certainty and stability over gambling, and we won". I can understand why the NHLPA would not have a huge appetite to renegotiate in those circumstances.
Nonetheless (as already stated), I expect the NHLPA will make some concessions (likely in exchange for some other concessions from the league) and they will play hockey in January.
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I expect pretty much the same, the league isn’t oblivious to the legal leverage the PA has here. While I don’t doubt the league’s desire to improve the deal in the short term given that they gambled and lost, I don’t think they ever realistically thought the players were going to agree to their proposed changes without receiving something significant in return beyond simply being given the opportunity to play this season for less money. There’s far too much long term risk to the PA as a whole in simply agreeing to the changes as proposed(demanded) by the league.