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Dunfield put the game out of reach in 86th with his second of the night. It was TFCs first victory in all competitions since routing Aguila 5-1 in the first meeting between the clubs on Aug. 1 at BMO Field. Having lost 3-1 at home to Santos, Toronto needs to win in Torreon, Mexico, by more than two goals to reach the quarter-finals for a second straight year when the teams meet Oct. 24. Toronto FC were missing defender Richard Eckersley after he collided with an L.A. Galaxy player on Saturday in an MLS game at the Home Depot Center NFL Stitched Jerseys . -- Redskins starting left tackle Trent Williams was going to have an MRI exam on the injured right knee that kept him out for most of Washingtons 38-31 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Wholesale Jerseys . 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Gary Bettman - nearly 20 years as commissioner of the National Hockey League, a veteran of two previous extended lockouts and the man who forced the players to accept something they swore they never would - a salary cap - by canceling an entire season. And Donald Fehr, who led the 1994 players strike that wiped out the World Series, a man so steeped in the history of sports labour that he is actually part of it having helped establish the rights of baseball players to become free agents back in 1976 in a decision that changed the sports world forever. Thirty-six years later and with seven baseball collective agreements on his resume (five as executive director and two as general counsel), hes back for one more, trying to unite hockey players in a stand against an opposition that crushed them the last time around. Talk to those who know them and the words that jump out most often about both men are "smart" and "experienced" and "fearless." Fehr may not know the left-wing lock from the neutral zone trap, but suffice to say hes a deft stick-handler when it comes to labour negotiation. As is Bettman, who enters his third negotiation, and possibly his third consecutive lockout, emboldened by having held a heterogeneous group of owners firmly united the last time, despite the loss of a season. Hockey fans may not like or always trust the commissioner, but the owners do. "My over-riding impression is how good a job Gary did communicating with me through that entire process," said former Atlanta Thrashers owner Bruce Levenson, who was involved with Bettman during the 2004-05 labour negotiation. "He held that room together and did it almost through over-communicating because I assume he was putting in the same effort with other owners." That ability to keep the owners informed and educated on goings-on during the last lockout proved to be a critical advantage for Bettman. "I think it was absolutely central," added Levenson. The difference is that this time, Fehr will bring a the same dynamic to the other side - something he has emphasized since stepping in the door of the NHLPA two years ago and which will be on display in New York where as many as 300 players are attending union meetings. As for the actual negotiation process between Bettman and Fehr, no one expects it to reach the heights of acrimony it did during the last round of Bettman-Goodenow. Part of that may be because of Fehrs style which differs from that of his predecessor. Where Goodenow was intense and often mercurial, Fehr is described as being much a much cooler presence, able to deal with matters in a more detached manner. "Bobs style was to intimidate so it was man the battle stations, where Don is a very different operator," said former Buffalo Sabres minority owner Larry Quinn, who was involved in the last lockout. Bettman, meanwhile, is described by player agent Ian Pulver (who was part of the players negotiating committee last time around) as, "as passionate as they come" when negotiating, capable of being confrontational and "certainly not afraid to exercise his economic weapons to attempt to gain leverage. "Thats what a lockout is," said Pulver. "Therres no other way to describe it.dddddddddddd Hes done it two times and thats the only way to get what the owners want." While it may be overstating things to suggest the last lockout was personal between Goodenow and Bettman, theres no doubt that their years of ideological battling over the same issue - the salary cap - built-up animosity on both sides. "Both sides seem to be spending time to understand each other where last time there wasnt that effort," said Quinn. "They couldnt agree on information." Fehr, however, tends not only to negotiate by defending the financial turf of his clients, but also by handing the other side solutions to the problems they claim cant be solved without the players making substantial monetary concessions. Baseball eventually adopted the increased revenue sharing model Fehr had been pushing, as well as other ideas he had championed such as expanded playoffs and extra wild card teams to grow the pie. In hockey this summer, the players first proposal to the NHL wasnt just about drawing a line but also redrawing the current system to address the owners concerns about the viability of small markets. "He made the owners think a little bit more," said former baseball player representative Darren Fletcher. "And Dons not afraid to tell the owners `you got this thing screwed up, A lot of times owners felt like Don was trying to run the whole show, telling them what to do." Bettman, however, has never been known as someone who likes being told what to do and as Quinn says, "if he has a weakness, its that he can be a little bit defensive." The critical question for fans is whether the dynamic at the negotiating table is good or bad for the fans this time around? As smart men with loads of experience at the table, and no past scores to settle, it shouldnt be beyond the means of either Fehr or Bettman to make a deal without putting a season into jeopardy. And yet its also impossible to ignore that each was centrally involved in the only two work stoppages in pro sports history that resulted in a championship not being played. In each of those instances, 1994-95 in baseball and 2004-05 in hockey, Fehr and Bettman achieved their stated goals - and in their minds - improved their respective sports for the long term. Is there room for two smartest men in the same room? Over the coming days, weeks and possibly months, hockey fans are going to find out. Tale of the Tape Sizing Up Gary Bettman Donald Fehr Age 60 64 Education Cornell Indiana Activites Skiing, Sailing Reading Books Political Leaning Independent Democrat CBAs 2 5 Strikes 0 2 Lockouts 2 1 Career Achievement Salary Cap in 2005 Avoiding Cap in 1994 Rabid Sports Fan Yes No ' ' '
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