Crickets yesterday … Pens to target Gonchar … McQuaid had 2 surgeries … Beauty shootout goal
TSN: Bill Daly said he hadn't spoken with Steve Fehr as of yesterday evening. "Nothing today," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press in an email Sunday night. "Don't know whether we will speak before the holiday." They…
Negotiations could start on the 26th or 27th … Daly-Fehr spoke yesterday
TSN: Bill Daly and Steve Fehr spoke on the phone yesterday, but still have no plans to meet face to face. John Shannon via twitter: It was the first time since last Tuesday that Daly and Fehr have spoken. It…
Players give board authority to file disclaimer … Team Canada Spengler Cup roster
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: The players voted "yes" to give the executive board the authority to file a disclaimer of interest. 706 players voted yes, with only 22 players voting no. This doesn't mean that the players association will definitely…
Is the clock ticking for Kane in Winnipeg? Turris on damage control … No Spengler for Cammalleri
Gary Lawless of the Winnipeg Free Press: A day after Evander Kane posted his money stack tweet, Lawless thinks that Kane could be wearing out his welcome in Winnipeg. Six years is a long time. At this rate, Evander Kane…
NHL cancels games through Jan. 14th … Players vote ends today … Who will represent the players if disclaim or decertify?
The NHL cancelled games through January 14th. Daniel Tolensky via twitter: The NHL has cancelled 17.7% of games since October 2004 (1 in every 5.6) and 10.6% of games since October 1994 (1 in every 9.4). Kevin Kurz via twitter:…
Walsh defends Brassard for leaving Red Bull … Videos: Fehr and Daly talk about the lockout
Aaron Portzline via twitter: Derick Brassard left his Austrian team without their permission, agent Allan Walsh had this to say: "Derick Brassard is the 5th NHL player to sign with Red Bull this season and the 5th player to leave within 3…
Brassard heads home … Lindback injured … Garrison and Edler are now locked out … Turris not a fan of playing in Finland
Matias Strozyk via twitter: Derick Brassard has left Salzburg in the middle of his contract without any agreement with the team. The IIHF has been notified. He left for Canada yesterday despite the team trying to convince him to stay…
Sides briefly talk, no meeting scheduled … Games expected to be cancelled this week … Games need to start by Jan. 20th
Eric Macramalla via twitter: "NHL digging in suggests that a number of teams facing challenges under current system; record revenues doesn't mean record profitability" John Shannon via twitter: The NHL and NHLPA did talk briefly yesterday as Steve Fehr made…
Sides haven’t talked since Friday with nothing schedule … Steve Fehr and Bill Daly quotes
Katie Strang of ESPN: According to Steve Fehr, there hasn't been any contact with Bill Daly since Friday, with no meeting scheduled. All it would take to get back to the negotiating table ... "A phone call," Fehr told ESPNNewYork.com…
Quick hits on Bourchard, Huselius, Mattias, Noesen and the Islanders
Michael Russo of the Star Tribune: Wild's Pierre-Marc Bouchard said in the last few weeks he's "pretty much symptom free" from the season ending concussion he suffered on January 4th. Bouchard isn't a locked out player yet. He'll be visiting doctors…
No talks between the NHL and NHLPA over the weekend … NHL’s case now has a Judge … Stan Jonathan in court
Katie Strang via twitter: There was no contact between the NHL and NHLPA over the weekend. Nick Cotsonika via twitter: Two thoughts on the NHL: "1. NHL suit works only if PA disclaims AND it's a sham. If PA does…
Players to vote today on disclaimer of interest … NHL asked for all contracts to be void … Barker released
AP in the USA Today: Players will start voting today on whether or not they will give the NHLPA's executive board the authority to dissolve the union. They need a 2/3's vote in favor to allow the "disclaimer of interest."…