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Timing is key in NHL negotiation

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Philadelphia Inquirer 

 

Federal mediators swooped into a meeting between the NHL and the players' union Wednesday and tried to steer the sides to a collective bargaining agreement. Joseph Folger, a Temple College of Education professor who teaches courses in conflict and mediation, said mediators can be helpful. "It's all about the timing," he said. "If both sides are at a place where they realize the alternative is much worse than compromising," then a deal will get done.”