- David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail: The NHL and NHLPA will meet in Toronto today, but they will be discussing HRR for last season. It is held annually for each sides final approval on HRR. An NHLPA spokesman said they want to get talks going again “and hopefully the league feels the same.” The League said they are open to the possibility. Both Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr won’t be at the meetings.
- John Shannon of Sportsnet: Shannon lists some issues regarding the CBA other than HRR, contract terms, average cap hit and revenue sharing: 1. Player safety and working conditions 2. Supplemental discipline 3. Post-career coverage 4. Drug testing 5. The Olympics 6. International growth 7. Management rights
- Chris Stevenson of the Toronto Sun: It was said last week, that the next 7 to 10 days were critical to the length of the lockout, and nothing has been good since then. Don’t expect the players to given in any time soon, with the players thinking the season could be lost. Penguins Matt Cooke,
“We feel it was a huge success. Whatever it takes, we need to get a fair deal and something that is going to fix the system so we’re not in this process in another three years or five years or six years down the road.”
- Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun: A Swedish report has Tobias Enstrom about to sign with Modo. Ondrej Pavelec signed with Liberec of the Czech Extraliga.
- Dave Stubbs via twitter: Max Pacioretty has signed with Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss A League.
- Pavel Lysenkov via twitter: Vladimir Tarasenko signed with SKA.
- Josh Cooper of the Tennessean: Former Predator J.P. Dumont is skating with some Predators, and hopes to sign on with an NHL team when the lockout is over. Dumont was bought out by the Preds after the 2010-11 season, and spent last year with Bern of the Swiss League.