They may be parking the nines. And some of the 170's will most likely be flying on the routes currently flown by the nines, at least until the 190 comes to NWA.

However keep in mind, that Compass isn't a managment created alter-ego/union busting airline like Big Sky, Go-Jets or Freedom, designed to put mainline pilots out of work. It was designed through a negotiated side letter with the NWA MEC.

In the end, it's the NWA pilots that cut their nose off and created Compass.