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[Dark Knight]

"Should no new collective bargaining agreement be reached between the sides, the NHL could choose to begin the 2005-06 season with replacement players. But the union reportedly told its members any player electing to compete during the labor dispute would have to give back to the NHLPA all benefits the player had received during the current work stoppage.

"Players are getting an estimated $10,000 per month from the union in the absence of the 2004-05 campaign."

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[DropThePuck]

And the volley continues ...

An NHLPA spokesperson had this reaction to the news: "The NHLPA confirms that the NHL has filed an unfair labour practice charge with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board. The NHLPA will have no further comment while the matter is reviewed by the NLRB other than to say we are confident the NHL's actions and allegations are without merit."

No wonder we had the earthquakes this week ... the NHLPA was meeting in CA!

The NHLPA executive committee just concluded three days of meetings in California. It has yet to officially respond to two league proposals, one of which has a deadline of April 8 attached to it. That proposal is a de-linked salary cap of $37.5 million. The league has told the NHLPA that if it doesn't pursue that type of deal by April 8, the only offer remaining on the table will be a linked deal, at 54 per cent of designated league revenues.

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[Veca]

[Veca]

More shenanigans from the two sides......Play nice now

[DropThePuck]

NHL files second complaint

This complaint is centred on the NHLPA's apparent policy of decertifying player agents if they choose to represent replacement players.

This has got to bode well for this week's meetings between the NHL and NHLPA.

[Veca]

Well, something will get done for sure now, right??????

Idiots!!!!! Here is a link to the same story from a different source.......Idiots On Parade