Posts Tagged ‘ Donald Fehr ’

“Tattaglia is a pimp. He never could have outfought Santino. But I didn’t know until this day that it was Barzini all along.”

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December 7, 2012

Every day I read that fans shouldn’t blame Bettman because Bettman works for the owners. I have no problem with that sentiment (except possibly for the words “shouldn’t” and “because”), but, to simplify matters, let’s just say that “Bettman” is not a person at all (a stretch, I know) but a synecdoche, standing for...
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Bettman and Jacobs vs. the World?

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October 30, 2012

Kypreos on NHL: The silent majority – sportsnet.ca I find it so ironic that eight years after the last lockout, the course of events that eventually sunk former NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow might very well affect Gary Bettman in the same way. Back in 2004, Goodenow’s small executive board shared only the negotiation...
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And the law firm that represents the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB in labor disputes is…

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October 21, 2012

Donald Fehr Holds Tight to His Composure and His Principles – NYTimes.com Fehr has often spoken of a new “playbook” for sports leagues, in which they impose salary caps and lock out players to force them to accept pay cuts. Fehr said “the same people” are behind these tactics “regardless of the sport”...
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“They just want the money”

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August 28, 2012

Have the players done their own math? Are they really willing to give up 50% of this year's salary in order to save 7% of that same salary over the next several (7? 8?) years. That's obviously a wash.

I guess I would be optimistic if I thought they had run the numbers and could...
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