In an effort to find a solution to the three months old labour dispute, the online poker site has invited NHL commissioner and NHLPA director to play a game of winner-take-all Texas Hold\’em.
“If they can\’t resolve this dispute through traditional negotiations and compromise, then the PokerRoom.com tournament offers them the best, and quickest, way to declare a winner and let the fans enjoy hockey again before it\’s too late,” Patrik Selin, PokerRoom\’s casino boss, said.
At the heart of the dispute lies the intention of NHL to implement a salary cap for each team, whereas the Players\’ Association opposes any such system.
The absence of set negotiations between the two parties point out to the possibility of ice hockey being the first professional sport to lose an entire season in the U.S.
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