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...
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It's an internal union matter. Ted has worked diligently for the players ... but in the final analysis this will be a players' decision.
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I have spoken with Bryan and he expressed great remorse. I remain confident that this is an isolated occurrence in our sport.
table worse
I can't see anything worse than what they put on the table today.
confine himself knows subjects
He should confine himself to subjects he knows something about.
nor viable
It was not a viable strategy, nor did it make sense.
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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.
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We spent the last four days in small group meetings continuing to review and negotiate various systemic and economic issues. The two sides will resume small group discussions on Monday in Toronto.
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To date, the NHL has not given us any signal that they're prepared to negotiate a compromise.