The NHL and NHLPA will meet on Monday to try and work out a deal that will allow a partial 2013 NHL season to be saved, according to CBS New York. The pressure is on to get something done, and quickly, as the NHLPA still has that disclaimer of interest hanging out there—something that the union has until Wednesday to decide to file.
The NHLPA has had time to look at the NHL’s latest offer and will most likely come to the table on Monday with a counteroffer in hand. With the decertification hanging in the air, the concept of good-faith bargaining will surely be tested.
If a deal can be struck quickly or if things fall apart before the deadline to file the disclaimer comes to pass, this will all be a moot point. But if the sides are still talking by midweek, the NHLPA will have a huge decision to make.
If they decide to file the disclaimer, the talks will have to cease, as the NHLPA will no longer represent the players. If the deadline does pass and the NHLPA does not decide to file, the power shifts back into the hands of the NHL, as the power-play time the union has received with the disclaimer hanging out there will have expired. ...
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