The Globe and Mail's David Shoalts believes that the solution(s) to a protracted lockout lie with the owners who don't toe Gary Bettman, Ed Snider or Jeremy Jacobs' harsh line, with the "moderates" possessing solid reasons to not reprise the last lockout's "crush the union at all costs" rationale:
The only way to turn this around is if the moderates like the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens and some of the other Canadian teams band together with their U.S. counterparts and the poorer relations to push the big boys into a deal. But it will not be easy.
Before the last lockout, Bettman had it written into the NHL bylaws he only needs eight no votes from the 30 owners to scuttle any proposed collective agreement from the NHLPA. As intended, this makes it awful difficult for him and his allies to be outflanked.
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