Blog Hound: NHLPA’s Alleged E-Mail Tampering

Hockey bloggers rant on the allegations that the NHLPA execs have accessed and blocked the email accounts of players and agents who have challenged the hiring of NHLPA Exec Dir Ted Saskin.

8 Feet Posted By: James Gunner

“Does anyone remember when it used to be about the hockey?  These days we spend more time talking about the salary cap, player salaries, Gary Bettman, and the NHLPA woes than we do about the game on the ice.”

james mirtle Posted By: James Mirtle

“I wonder how long it's going to take for one of the big American media organizations to grab hold of this story and really sink its teeth in because it seems like there’s an awful lot of dirt yet to come out here.”

CityNews Blog

“Whatever happens, it’s further evidence that at least some NHL players are very unhappy with the people charged with representing them and that the wounds from the long strike that stopped the 2004-2005 season are far from healed.”

Thoughts from a Management Lawyer Posted By:Michael Fitzgibbon

“These are allegations only, and like Mike Johnston of my beloved Montreal Canadiens, a ‘wait and see’ approach is called for. The NHLPA has been rocked, of late, and this recent controversy was probably the last thing they needed.”

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