The club has shouldered its burden of providing clear and convincing evidence of the players' misconduct, and moreover that the four-week suspension was for just cause. Additionally, there was no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team. Richard Bloch
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![[Richard Bloch , an arbitrator based in Washington who worked on cases of NHL salary arbitration for a decade, said,] It's a good sign that they are meeting; we're all hoping there is a way out of it. ... I'm very much in favor of having these things done with attention to each other rather than public posturing. A lot gets done when it is done quietly and in good faith. - Richard Bloch Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1JpY2hhcmQgQmxvY2ggLCBhbiBhcmJpdHJhdG9yIGJhc2VkIGluIFdhc2hpbmd0b24gd2hvIHdvcmtlZCBvbiBjYXNlcyBvZiBOSEwgc2FsYXJ5IGFyYml0cmF0aW9uIGZvciBhIGRlY2FkZSwgc2FpZCxdIEl0J3MgYSBnb29kIHNpZ24gdGhhdCB0aGV5IGFyZSBtZWV0aW5nOyB3ZSdyZSBhbGwgaG9waW5nIHRoZXJlIGlzIGEgd2F5IG91dCBvZiBpdC4gLi4uIEknbSB2ZXJ5IG11Y2ggaW4gZmF2b3Igb2YgaGF2aW5nIHRoZXNlIHRoaW5ncyBkb25lIHdpdGggYXR0ZW50aW9uIHRvIGVhY2ggb3RoZXIgcmF0aGVyIHRoYW4gcHVibGljIHBvc3R1cmluZy4gQSBsb3QgZ2V0cyBkb25lIHdoZW4gaXQgaXMgZG9uZSBxdWlldGx5IGFuZCBpbiBnb29kIGZhaXRoLiA=&author=ICBSaWNoYXJkIEJsb2NoICAgIA==&num=5 "[Richard Bloch , an arbitrator based in Washington who worked on cases of NHL salary arbitration for a decade, said,] It's a good sign that they are meeting; we're all hoping there is a way out of it. ... I'm very much in favor of having these things done with attention to each other rather than public posturing. A lot gets done when it is done quietly and in good faith. - Richard Bloch Quotes")
