Maybe the most accurate piece written since the NHLPA's offer the other day. Selena Roberts this morning in The New York Times writes Hockey Fans Are Silent, and Union Is Listening. You may have to register to read it but here is the key part in my mind:

Goodenow's calculated offer preys on the quick-fix addictions of undisciplined owners who, with a little extra money in their wallets, will only toss it into a wishing well of roster stars.

The union's blueprint for a resolution does nothing to eliminate payroll disparity between the league's big spenders and its coupon clippers. Goodenow has proposed a luxury tax, but it is certain to be ignored by icon collectors like the yachtsman and Rangers overseer James L. Dolan, providing an uneven playing field when a romantic small-market team like Calgary tries to re-sign its beloved Jarome Iginla.

The PA's offer is serious, no doubt, but it didn't address the upward inflation built into a system with arbitration, qualifying offers, and rabid fans (and media). Hopefully there's a solution that can do both.