'Do as I Say, Not as I Do'; in the Midst of the NHL's Collective Bargaining Negotiations, Owners Send Conflicting Messages with Excessive Contracts

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The two sides in the NHL labor negotiations were meeting this week, presumably to discuss aspects of ownership's initial proposal. It's hard to imagine those conversations were not occasionally interrupted by snickers and full-scale laughter.

How else could NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr and the players be expected to react? What are people whose lives are impacted by this industry supposed to think? If they were taking it seriously, they'd be out on a ledge.

NHL owners shouldn't be meeting with players, they should be meeting with each other. They should be sitting at a table and demanding answers to this question: "For the love of God, what is wrong with …