Thursday, February 12, 2004
Crosby to be coronated in Ottawa?
The 2005 NHL Entry Draft, with uberphenom Sidney Crosby expected to go first overall, has been awarded to Ottawa. The question then is, will it happen?
At first blush it would appear that it should be business as usual because it doesn't involve NHL players. However, when you think about it a little you wonder what would happen.
The problem with not having a CBA is that the draft is a product of the CBA. The CBA includes the rules that govern how the owners and players deal with each other. The rules of the Entry Draft are included in it. If there's a lockout this fall, the owners are essentially ripping up the rules and new rules have to be created. How can you have a draft without having rules?
At first blush it would appear that it should be business as usual because it doesn't involve NHL players. However, when you think about it a little you wonder what would happen.
The problem with not having a CBA is that the draft is a product of the CBA. The CBA includes the rules that govern how the owners and players deal with each other. The rules of the Entry Draft are included in it. If there's a lockout this fall, the owners are essentially ripping up the rules and new rules have to be created. How can you have a draft without having rules?
