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Afternoon Line- Brett Cyrgalis

12/09/2016 at 1:49pm EST

(Bill) Foley paid a steep price to get into the league, one that has had two major work stoppages in the past 13 years, once canceling an entire season and once half a season. There is also unrest on the horizon: The current collective bargaining agreement can be opted out after the 2018-19 season. That looming deadline is being used as a bargaining tool for the players’ possible involvement in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

And, oh, now there is “strong negative sentiment” about Olympic participation coming out of the Board of Governors meeting in Florida? Shocker, right? The owners would never start trying to gain early leverage…

But in terms of Vegas, the league and Foley are taking a big risk, and they know that. They’ve rewarded each other with what might turn out to be the best expansion team debut season in sports history.

-Brett Cyrgalis of the New York Post where you can read more on this topic plus more NHL talk...

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