Commissioner Gary Bettman , in an online chat with fans, said that reaching a new collective agreement with the players is not about compromise. It's about doing the right thing to ensure that the game and the franchises are healthy. ... It's unfortunate that he does not see compromise as the way to get a deal done. That attitude is what has prevented us from having any meaningful negotiations that can lead to a fair deal for both sides. It is disturbing that their only response is to say they have all the solutions and there can be no compromise.
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But in any event each situation is different, and has to be assessed and judged on its own merit, and I'm comfortable that the NHLPA executive board and myself were able to review all the issues and attach a value that we each felt, at the end of the day, was fair compensation for the services I'll provide to this association.Ted Saskin
All of the early revenue indicators, including better than expected season-ticket renewals and single-game ticket sales, strong attendance figures, better than expected TV and radio revenues and ratings, suggest the 2005-06 year is shaping up much better than the conservative forecasts on which escrow dollars are based,
Ted Saskin
Bill knows that the concepts they discussed with us on Thursday would not form the basis for an agreement, so he should not be surprised that he hasn't heard from us. We were very clear on Thursday that we would not be negotiating over his proposed concepts.
Ted Saskin
Frankly I think the ongoing participation in the Olympics, that decision will have a lot to do with what we do with World Cup or not. But again, it's early to say. We're committed to Vancouver in 2010 and if we're not committed beyond that (to the Olympics) I could easily see a World Cup.
Ted Saskin
It was not a viable strategy, nor did it make sense.
Ted Saskin
I remain fully confident and comfortable that after the education process was done in the fall, and with the hundreds of tests that are going to take place over the next several weeks, it will again be clear to everyone that we do not have a problem in the NHL.
Ted Saskin
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