Yeah, I'm definitely not saying I'm siding with Bettman and the owners, but I get the impression Fehr had it in his head he could outsmart Bettman and force him into a bad position. The NHL were saying they were ready to talk as far back as February or March and the NHLPA did jack all.Originally posted by DeleriousZ
But in this case, Fehr and the nhlpa are more to blame than anyone.
On the other hand, I think it's bullshit how owners are trying to get out of honouring contracts they made. I wonder how many of those crazy long term contracts were made with the idea in the back of their minds that the CBA was expiring soon and they could get the players to take a cut.