Bettman will not be fired until a deal is reached. But if the deal happens behind his back then he could resign.
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Unfortunately it seems fair to say that Mr Burton jumped the gun here like everyone thought he did. There was no deal in place and still isn't.
My guess is he got word that the league was looking to get a deal done with the Dec 1 date having passed and interpreted that as a deal IS going to get done.
Things could still happen at this point but it seems just as likely that the whole thing goes off the rails right now as well.
The deal is done, this is just for show. Steve Fehr bringing out pizza was icing on the cake.
I find it hard to believe that they are still meeting just for show. Every source out there says they haven't yet agreed on the key money issue and will be addressing this today. Anything can happen during today's negotiation, since money is at stake and human greed is insatiable.
I can't promise I'll try but I'll try to try.
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lol...they're all chillin' in a conference room right now; smoking stogies, strippers dancin' on the 20' conference table, sippin' single malt scotch from over-sized snifters, self-congratulatory back-slapping one another.
Ryan Miller's all "Hey Jacob's, I got your Bettman swingin' right here, bud! 57/43, MY FIVE-HOLE!!!"
Jacobs laughs, "Ha! I have to admit that was one ballsy opening salvo, even for me. Never thought the media would have taken that split so seriously. By-the-way, Lucic says 'Hi'!"
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From what I am currently reading on Twitter, foolish is the word I am thinking right now for Steve Burton. Talks have fallen off the rails tonight. To quote Bob Mackenzie, catastrophic.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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