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February 27, 2005
Did the NHLPA lie to Mario?: Mario Lemieux says he was told the players would present a new deal with a cap of $45 million to the owners during last weekend's last-ditch effort to save the NHL season. He also thinks a deal must be done in the next couple of months of the league faces dire consequences. Is there a sense of urgency here, or are we out until 2006?
Out cold.
posted by roberts at 05:04 AM on February 28, 2005
I can't find the link, but I read a column recently in which a Canadian sports columnist argued that a $45 million salary cap would have caused the Edmonton Oilers to fold. He viewed the cancellation of the season as a welcome thing that would save the game because it didn't price the sport out of almost all of Canada.
posted by rcade at 07:11 AM on February 28, 2005
Bobby Clarke, who has never exactly been a beacon of intelligent discourse, has just lit Bob Goodenow's britches on fire. Oh, this will help.
posted by wfrazerjr at 05:29 PM on February 28, 2005
Hell, I don't know.