Thursday Morning Skate: NHLPA Negotiating Committee Announced

These are the guys who the NHL will try to paint as bad guys if the NHL decides to not start the season on time:

NHLPA Negotiating Committee: C.Adams, Aucoin, Auld, Backes, Biron, Boyes, Campoli, Crombeen, Darche, DiPietro, Doan, Dubinsky, Fedotenko ...

— Tim Wharnsby (@WharnsbyCBC) June 27, 2012

... Goligoski, Hainsey, Hartnell, Langenbrunner, Malhotra, Montador, D. Moore, B.Morrison, D.Murray, Parros, C.Phillips, C.Schneider ...

— Tim Wharnsby (@WharnsbyCBC) June 27, 2012

... Tavares, S.Weber, Westgarth, Winnik, Wisniewski, Zetterberg.

— Tim Wharnsby (@WharnsbyCBC) June 27, 2012

Looks like no Bruins. Huh.

Of course, the Bruins aren't the only ones without a player on the committee. As PHT pointed out yesterday, New Jersey, Florida, Washington, Calgary, Colorado, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Minnesota, Toronto and Edmonton are also missing. However,

Fehr said even if you're not on committee, any player can show up to a mtg, and union will pay for flight/hotel: "It's their future."

— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) June 27, 2012

So it's not like this list is final.

GO GERMANY!