Rumors are swirling that the NHL is close to pulling the plug on the 2013 Winter Classic, via Katie Strang of ESPN.
If that does occur, many believe that the cancellation of the entire season will follow shortly thereafter. For now, fans, players and owners can still hold out hope that a deal will get done and that we will see at least a partial season of NHL hockey in 2013.
As the lockout drags on, there is the potential that a schism will take place within the ranks of the National Hockey League Players' Association. With players missing paychecks, there is a real chance that some of them will start to bend.
That division may have already occurred. That type of rift is just another thing that NHLPA head Donald Fehr has to contend with, and it’s something he is fully aware of.
Fehr recently had the following exchange with Michael Russo of the Star Tribune:
Russo: Are you worried about fractures in the union or players worried about lost wages? Are some players frightened?
Fehr: Yeah. … But that doesn’t mean you make a bad agreement because of it.
Russo then noted, “'ll have mo ...
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NHL Lockout: Donald Fehr Acknowledges Fears of Fractures Inside NHLPA
October 30th, 2012 by Trent Reinsmith Leave a reply »
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