NHL and NHLPA to Meet on Monday Night … Blue Jackets Top Pick Injures Shoulder … Cowen out 6-8 Months
Darren Dreger of TSN: The NHL and NHLPA will get back to negotiations on Monday night in New York. "Nothing was ever said or even suggested that we needed the details of our proposal "down to the comma. We told…
Was there a December 1st date? Daly and Fehr to talk … Panthers making money?
Nick Cotsonika via twitter: Gary may have suggested the two week break in talks because the NHL heard that Don Fehr told the players on a conference call that the owners date was December 1st. Bettman wanted to show that…
A 2 week break from CBA talks coming? **Bangs head off table**
Sportsnet: The NHL lockout has dragged on for the last 9 weeks, and they now are discussing a 2 week break. Gary Bettman suggested a 2 week moratorium on the stalled negotiations. Talks have stalled since they met last week…
More games could be cancelled soon … Some GMs think season is done … Lack of trust … Mediator wants a shot
Chris Botta via twitter: A source has said that if there isn't a new CBA in place within the next 7 days, the NHL will cancel games through December 15th. The next cancellation after that could wipe out the rest…
Nothing scheduled … 3 road block issues … Hull on Oates
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: Both sides touched base yesterday, but no bargaining sessions scheduled. Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: There are 3 road block issues right now. 1. The core economic issue: The NHL offered $211 million in deferred payments plus…
“Fairly close” yet so far away … Once the moment is right, a deal will get done quickly
Pierre LeBrun via twitter: No bargaining talks are scheduled at this point. Sean Fitz-Gerald in the Ottawa Citizen: Steve Fehr said that both sides are "fairly close" on at least one major issue and are working hard on the others.…
Quotes from Gary Bettman, Bill Daly and Don Fehr
John Lu via twitter: Gary Bettman, while Don Fehr was out of the room, said "We're past the point of give and take." Corey Masisak via twitter: Don Fehr: "Players have two interests here. Interest No. 1 is how big the…
Geoffrion has surgery for depressed skull fracture … No issue if Luongo remains a Canuck … NHL-NHLPA have lunch
Pat Hickey vai twitter: Blake Geoffrion had surgery for a depressed skull fracture. He's out indefinitely but is expected to make a full recovery. (video of the clean hit was posted yesterday) Dan Rosen via twitter: Canucks GM Mike Gillis:…
Things get heated during talks … Could be $379 million apart
John Shannon via twitter: If the NHLPA wants to meet today, the league won't put any pre-conditions on it. Adrian Dater via twitter: Dater is certain that the owners thought they'd have a deal yesterday, and they are furious that…
Don Fehr sends memo to players
NHLPA head man, Don Fehr, sent a memo to players last night updating them on how negotiations are going with the NHL. TSN was somehow able to get a copy of it. Today, we met with the NHL off and…
Sides trade offers, but still a ways to go
Chris Johnston via twitter: The NHLPA made offers on both revenue sharing and the players share/make whole on Wednesday night. Michael Russo via twitter: The NHL believed that the NHLPA would go to 50-50 and negotiate the "make whole." The…
Revenue sharing and ‘make whole’ discussed in 5 1/2 hours of talks
Pierre LeBrun of ESPN: The NHL and NHLPA met for almost 6 hours yesterday, discussing revenue sharing and the "make whole" provision. Both sides are not saying much about how the talks are going. "The National Hockey League's negotiating committee…