- Jason Kay via twitter: The NHL denied the expansion into Canada speculation.
- Pierre LeBrun via twitter: The NHL and NHLPA will be meeting today. Aaron Ward via twitter: “Highly likely” that the NHLPA makes a counter proposal today in Toronto. Tim Wharnsby via twitter: Meetings will start at 1 PM EST today.
- Bob McKenzie via twitter: McKenzie would be shocked if the league’s “final” offer (likely a week from now) didn’t go to a NHLPA vote.
- Rob Rossi via twitter: The key is not the NHLPA offer, but how the NHL responds to it. Tom Gulitti via twitter: Guitti thinks that yesterday and today are key. The NHLPA doesn’t love the NHL’s proposal, but it’s how they respond to it.
- L.A. Lariviere via twitter: From what he’s been told, the NHLPA is more likely to reject the NHL’s 50-50 offer than to counter it. Renaud Lavoie via twitter: The NHLPA is working on a proposal, hope to give it to the NHL today.
- John Shannon via twitter: “Part of NHLPA’s push back Thurs must include issues around NHL’s clarification of HRR and How they intend to make contracted players whole.”
- Larry Brooks via twitter: The NHL’s proposal didn’t include an amnesty buyout option.
- Aaron Portzline via twitter: If the season starts on November 2nd, it allows for the All-Star game to be played on January 27th. If a they end up having to contract the schedual, the All-Star game will likely be cancelled.
- Darran Dreger via twitter: Some people believe the NHLPA should have made an offer last week. Now they have to go off of the NHL’s offer and face public scrutiny.
- Andy Strickland via twitter: Not all owners were aware that the NHL gave the NHLPA a proposal before the info was leaked to the media.