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It is the center of the firestorm, this innocent-looking piece of paper. Ever since the October 1 meeting when the NHL presented its collective bargaining proposal to players--in the form of a singular sheet--the players and their union have used it as the symbol of all that is wrong with the league.
Well, I have seen the lightning rod, and it is not impressive. And that is the problem.
The NHL's biggest mistake was going into that meeting without a fancy proposal with a colored cardboard cover, a few pretty, labeled tabs and weight of at least four pounds. Instead, the NHL offered a piece of paper that has set off months of bitter rhetoric. The paper ...