1.   Assuming the league really wants parity, it would allow the former NBA legends to suit up for their respective teams.

2.   At the same time, the league wants to maintain its philosophy.

3.   Besides the Red Wings and the Rangers, the union argues, the teams the league wants to intimidate are Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Buffalo.

4.   A public admission that things are not as the league wants them would mean something.

5.   A player getting high and drunk in a strip club or a hotel room is not the image the league wants drifting into the public eye.

6.   A professional sports league always wants to hold its top events in the best surroundings.

7.   But from an image perspective, the last thing the league wants is to have the police and court system get involved.

8.   But come Tuesday, the league will want facts and figures.

9.   But this kid has done everything that the league wanted him to do.

10.   Did the league want to prevent a bitter feud over which area would lay claim to the franchise?