With yet another meeting between the NHL owners and NHL Players Association ending with little progress and no Collective Bargaining Agreement, the hope of even a partial season in 2012-2013 is fading fast.
The NHL schedule has already undergone drastic changes because of cancelled games, and the lack of compromise from either side proves that there is no intention of a resolution anytime soon.
Add in Donald Fehr and his history with lockouts in Major League Baseball (h/t Thomas Boswell of the Washington Post), and the likelihood that the NHL or NHLPA are even trying to save the season has become very cloudy.
While a lost season continues to loom, the owners, led by commissioner Gary Bettman, continue to give the media the same song and dance. Bettman spoke outside the New York offices, where the Wednesday CBA negotiations took place (h/t ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun):
I think it's frustrating for everybody and disappointing for everybody that's it's taken this long and we're still far apart.
We're dealing with a union that really isn't trying to negotiate, make any deal that we can live with for the long-term health of this ...
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NHL Lockout: Lack of Progress Is Ominous Sign of a Lost Season
November 22nd, 2012 by donald wood Leave a reply »
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