There will be no NHL season in 2004-05 if you believe the what the union is telling its members.
According to a report, the union didn't mix words when meeting with members of the U.S.'s entry in the World Cup of Hockey at the team's hotel prior to the U.S. vs. Canada exhibition game Wednesday.
"We were basically told [by union boss Bob Goodenow and senior director Ted Saskin] the same thing that we've been hearing all summer and it doesn't sound like they're getting anywhere in these negotiations," Team U.S.A.'s Bryan Smolinski told Sun Media.
"They said they were going to meet and don't expect anything to happen." It's the same old story. Is there going to be a salary cap? No. Are they getting anywhere in discussions? No. And we were warned that we had to be prepared for the lockout to last a year."
While NHL negotiators refused to comment on the talks, which produced nothing of any significance on Wednesday but are expected to continue Thursday, they continue to hold fast to their position that "cost certainty" is needed if the NHL is going to survive.
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Union: no hockey for a year
August 26, 2004
There will be no NHL season in 2004-05 if you believe the what the union is telling its members.
According to a report, the union didn't mix words when meeting with members of the U.S.'s entry in the World Cup of Hockey at the team's hotel prior to the U.S. vs. Canada exhibition game Wednesday.
"We were basically told [by union boss Bob Goodenow and senior director Ted Saskin] the same thing that we've been hearing all summer and it doesn't sound like they're getting anywhere in these negotiations," Team U.S.A.'s Bryan Smolinski told Sun Media.
"They said they were going to meet and don't expect anything to happen." It's the same old story. Is there going to be a salary cap? No. Are they getting anywhere in discussions? No. And we were warned that we had to be prepared for the lockout to last a year."
While NHL negotiators refused to comment on the talks, which produced nothing of any significance on Wednesday but are expected to continue Thursday, they continue to hold fast to their position that "cost certainty" is needed if the NHL is going to survive.