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Saskin Takes The Stand & Gomez Talk Is False
by Paul on 08/27/08 at 08:06 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Disgraced former NHLPA executive director Ted Saskin is scheduled to testify tomorrow on behalf of the NHL and against the interests of the union he once represented, in an arbitration hearing that has critical implications for the Rangers, The Post has learned.
The issue at hand concerns the status of drafted European players who do not sign before June 2 of the second calendar year following their selections. Article 8.6 of the CBA states that clubs lose their rights to such players if they are not signed on or by that date.
continued and I thought I would also point this out from Brooks in the same story…
Contrary to falsehoods circulating on the Internet, the Rangers have never considered trading Scott Gomez to clear cap space for Sundin. Nor will they.
added 11:38am, from Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports,
Follow the bouncing B.S. ...
A hockey rumor “blogger,” whose hit-to-miss ratio rivals that of a visually impaired Imperial stormtrooper, reported that the New York Rangers are going to trade center Scott Gomez in order to open up cap space to sign free agent Mats Sundin. The Vancouver Canucks were named as the likely destination.
This naturally sent places like the HF Boards into a speculative tizzy, because really why else would they exist?
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This part of the story is also hugely important:
The union has filed a grievance challenging the league’s position. The NHLPA has also notified the NHL that it is reserving the right to challenge the league position that the CBA prohibits individual club-negotiated transfer fees.
That’s the PA standing up for the concept that, for example, you could “buy out” a player’s contract with a European team (cough Russia cough) to acquire his services…
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 08/27/08 at 12:01 PM ET
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“Contrary to falsehoods circulating on the Internet”
But they were all prefaced with “sources tell me”. Doesn’t that automatically make them true??!
Posted by Shane from Saskatoon on 08/27/08 at 10:02 AM ET