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Originally Posted by MarkGio
Yup. I betcha a lot of players will be fine with a work stoppage this next time around. Bettman simply locked the players out too many times rather than using negotiation tactics. The owners can only play hardball for so long
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As EE noted above, there are far more players who will be without any sort of lockout protection the next time around. I foresee it being far more difficult to convince the rank-and-file to forfeit a full year's earnings in a short career for the sake of—what, exactly? There is no way the owners will now agree to abolish the cap, and the split in HRR can probably only move a maximum of a single percentage-point in one direction or the other. What would be the rallying cry for the hundreds of NHL players who have real life stakes in a lockout?