Court Cancels Mediation, Settlement Negotiations Continue

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Originally Posted by freddyg12

I don't know enough to have an opinion of D. Smith aside from seeing that he has cool hats. I think you have to acknowledge that on both sides this was a major transition w/new leadership. We took for granted that Upshaw & Taglabue had developed a working relationship over many years.

This.

If anyone thought this was going to be an easy process going in they were sadly mistaken.

Negotiations are often ugly and have their high and low points. Especially when both parties haven't been though the process before as you mentioned.

Once the dust settles and there's a new CBA in place, it will help set the tone for future negotiations and I think history will look back on this with a more positive note if they can avoid missing any games and reach a deal that makes sense for everyone.