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this legal analyst from sportsnet doesn't believe for a second that the players will win this in courts http://www.sportsnet..._antitrust_law/

I don't think either side has been negotiating in good faith. Which is why fans should be pissed off at the players and the league for screwing up such a simple negotiation and losing at least 1/2 a season. Sorry, but I don't believe the owners had any plan to lock the players out in September when this was discussed in January. I bet the owners thought a deal could be made. They just didn't expect Fehr to come to the table in late June and then delay until the end of July before handing over his first proposal. Sorry, but the players are not going to get any sympathy from me. The players were making over 70% of the revenues before the 04-05 lockout. Over 70%. Does that seem right to anyone because it certainly doesn't to me. So they went down from 70% to 57%. Fehr calls it huge concessions. To which I respond that it was going to happen. The goose that laid that golden egg died off.

I still don't understand how big long term contracts can be handed out, they are approved, and now they do not want to be honored? Yes I can understand they things are started to get out of hand, but the owners did it to themselves... I think it would be best for both sides for honor all previous agreements, aka have them grandfathered in, but make it clear that this will not happen in the future... With the formation of the KHL and other leagues in Europe, it does put some pressure on the NHL and owners to some degree.