According to Bristol:

Union reportedly to fire Saskin with cause

ESPN.com news services

Ted Saskin, the long-embattled executive director of the NHL Players Association, is expected to be fired with cause Thursday when NHL player representatives meet by conference call, Toronto media outlets are reporting.

If player reps decide to fire Saskin with cause, it means Saskin will not be paid the estimated $6 million remaining on his contract.

In March, union representatives from the 30 NHL teams voted to have Saskin and NHLPA senior director Ken Kim placed on paid leaves of absence, effective immediately. The vote was prompted by allegations that Saskin ordered the monitoring of NHLPA player e-mails. The e-mail system the players use is administered by the union.

In the ensuing months, the union’s executive board retained outside counsel to address the allegations made against Saskin and Kim to determine whether they have grounds to dismiss them from future compensation.

Saskin has said no illegal activity has gone on at the NHLPA.

Saskin first joined the NHLPA in 1992. He replaced Bob Goodenow as executive director on July 28, 2005, a move that brought protests from player representatives Chris Chelios and former executive committee member Trent Klatt, now retired as a player.

Well, this is really not a surprise–you do wrong, you get pwnt by the heavy hand of rough justice. But my question, my burning question is:

Did the Commissioner know about any of this chicanery?  What did Gary Bettman know, and when did he know it?  This heinous mess is nowhere near done, kids.