Comments on: Specter of decertification looms over lockout

By: wenzel0232

wenzel0232 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:04:15 +0000

By: jimw81

jimw81 — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 01:55:48 +0000

Decertification is worst thing owners want because a federal judge would probably force a federal meteor into the mix and the owners will lose big time.

By: atwatercrushesokoye

atwatercrushesokoye — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:04:50 +0000

There would be no need for a specific salary, and in fact that’s the point, any attempt to do so would be collusion and would lead to trouble. Doesn’t matter where the teams are, the NHL is based in the US and given the US’s stance on monopolies and violations of anti-trust it would get very expensive. This is the nuclear option and might just be enough to make the owners blink.

By: bjbeliever

bjbeliever — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:33:54 +0000

Besides the fact that you would be dealing with two different court systems (American & Canadian), neither of which could make a business owner pay a specific salary. If the NHLPA chooses this option at this time they truly are living in their own world. Remember the labour board disputes?? What a joke, this is not a viable option, it could only result in a deal the players should have conceded to months ago.

By: furkmyster

furkmyster — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 20:23:02 +0000

Decertification would mean a deal would be done quickly. Bettman and Fehr would walk into the courtroom, and the judge would tell them they are wasting the courts time, and go do a deal now, or there will extreme punishment from the courts.

Ask Goodell and Smith how there time in court went after the NFLPA decertified. The judge ripped both of them. Look at PFT’s decertification coverage, Florio is a lawyer and dissected it very well.

By: sportsfan69

sportsfan69 — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:40:43 +0000

If the players were to de-certify, they can kiss their entire season goodbye. Possibly two seasons, the owners would just just dig in or even worse dissolve several teams along with filing chapter 11 bankruptcy. They could release themselves all previous agreements and pension obligations. Be careful what you wish for, it could smack you right in the face and it will hurt you financially forever. Guys, this a business. Wake up.

By: id4joey

id4joey — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:54:49 +0000

Yep! Just as the NBA did at about this time last year. This will squarely put the pressure back on the owners, but, I’m sure they were well prepared for this scenarios by the law firm they hired, which is the same law firm that worked with the NBA during their lockout last year. These guys probably have all the templates and flow charts ready to respond based on the players actions.

By: acieu

acieu — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:37:57 +0000

What worked with the NBA was hard line owners out waiting the idiots in the union. Decertify away that will get the season started not!

By: ron05342

ron05342 — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:35:12 +0000

De-certification worked to get the NBA back to playing again, why not?

By: 1943mrmojorisin1971

1943mrmojorisin1971 — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:32:34 +0000

If players are going to be breaking ranks and the league is going to continue being obstinate it would make sense to throw this to the courts.