The Rookie Class: Road Warriors

Likewise Rusty, especially with the movement towards more mobile dmen.

Or at least a pre-emptive strike to counter any NHLPA action.  Hey guys, we told you we were standing on a hill – now settle this damn thing so we can come down off our perch and start paying these players to play.

what a pissing match this has all turned into…

TSN Staff
12/14/2012 5:03:59 PM

“The move was done in response to news that the executive board of the NHL Players’ Association voted unanimously Thursday night to give players a vote on whether they should authorize the board with the choice to proceed on a disclaimer of interest.

If the membership allows the authorization, the NHLPA would have the authority to terminate its right to represent the players could potentially inform the National Hockey League with a declaration that the union no longer represents the players as a bargaining agent. Players could then file their own lawsuits seeking to have the lockout deemed illegal, something that could see them paid triple their lost salary in damages if successful.
There is no indication on if or when such a vote on the authorization would occur.

NBA players filed a disclaimer of interest while they were locked out last season, but ended up agreeing to a new CBA 12 days later and the union quickly reformed.”

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi
One high-level exec from another team that has pursued RA Dickey believes he is being traded to Toronto.

Chris Johnston ‏@reporterchris
For what it’s worth, at least one labour lawyer I spoke with thinks the NHL lockout will end quicker now that it’s in the courts.

Kyle Britten ‏@PATSandJAYS
#bluejays since the Dickey news is out there we’re probably not getting him

I guess what their hoping for is to settle before it gets to far along.

  Will settle out of court bro, once all their bullets are exhausted

James Mirtle ‏@mirtle
NHL asks court to declare legality of lockout http://soc.li/U8z4bsG 

The NHL’s filings closely mirror those made by the NBA last year during its own labour dispute, when playes spoke of decertifying the union and the league pre-emptively took the lockout’s legality to court.

Bye JP. Hopefully not Gose though…he’s gonna be very good. Maybe it’ll be Rasmus instead.

Why? It lead to a resolution.