[Devils-list] Our favorite #16

[Nicole Goulet]

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From: <MartinDevs@aol.com>
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Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Devils-list] Our favorite #16


> In a message dated 01-08-09 21:39:09 EDT, you write:
>
> << Guys, the problem here is the arbitration system... basically, a player
>  goes in and says how great he is, and how should be paid this much,
>  because Player X gets that much his stats are comparable. Then the team
>  goes in and says what a shitty player he is, and they should only have
>  to pay him this much because so and so had better stats but makes much
>  less... its an adversarial system, and always leaves hard feelings.
>  There has to be a better way... >>


> Perhaps if there was no face-to-face hearing, and each side submitted a
> written case to the arbitrator, there would be no hard feelings.

You know what's weird... Holik apparently said there were 'no hard feelings'
AFTER the arbitration hearing had transpired.... so what gives?!?!?!?!? If
he was so pissed off at Lou and the NJ organization, wouldn't he have been
griping up a storm immediately after the hearing/meeting took place?
Instead, he didn't start bitching until the arbitrator's DECISION ($$$$) was
made. So it sure sounds like the $$$ amount he got soured him... therefore,
I have a hard time siding with him :-).