Ted Saskin
Ted Saskin
Ted Saskinis the former NHL Players Association executive director. He assumed the title after Bob Goodenow resigned on July 28, 2005, but was unanimously fired by the NHLPA on May 10, 2007, after a union-commissioned report concluded Saskin had quarterbacked a campaign to hack into player email accounts...
atmosphere basis conducive history hopefully learned lessons prior progress provide
Hopefully the lessons learned from our prior history of unsuccessful negotiations can provide a basis for this restart to take place in an atmosphere conducive to making more progress this time.
compromise given negotiate prepared signal
To date, the NHL has not given us any signal that they're prepared to negotiate a compromise.