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| Eric & Jordan Staal - Peter Koutroumpis, PKS Consulting LLC |
The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey LeaguePlayers’ Association (NHLPA) have put in some long hours in the board room while trying
to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) this week in New York,
N.Y., particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you could put music to the montage of images showing owners
and players going in and out of meeting rooms and lingering in hallways with cell/smart
phones attached to their ears, Loverboy’s ‘Workin’ for the Weekend’ would be
the suitable selection.
The simple lyrics of the song effects an emotion that many
people reluctantly admit makes them crank the volume up to 10 while driving
home on a Friday afternoon.
The song creates energy and excitement, and gets many people
focused on achieving something – relaxing, partying, even playing hockey
Not only is the song representative of an iconic Canadian
hard rock/pop band’s rise to glory during the early to mid-80’s, it seems that
it also represents a time of great excitement in the NHL that showcased the
Gretzky era in full effect.
They were exciting times indeed.
With the misery that CBA negotiations have laid upon many following them to date possibly ending, and with the thought of a season being salvaged through the positive results of these current meetings, everyone will need the spark to reignite them.
How great would it be to release that energy heading into
the weekend knowing that the NHL hockey season will start soon after?
What better way would there be to get ready for that new
season, than with Loverboy blaring from all points in North America and beyond?
Everyone's watchin' to see what you will do
Everyone's lookin' at you, oh
Everyone's wonderin' will you come out tonight
Everyone's tryin' to get it right, get it right
A cheesy thought yes, but it is a much better option to consider than to continue to read
about endless and unproductive labor negotiations that are about as exciting as watching
an ice rink thaw.
Just imagine the thought of this deal getting done, and allowing
the players to finally‘work for the weekend with everyone watchin’ to see what
they will do.’
It's only Wednesday, but crank it up!
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