Lockout

[MRandall25]

So Donald Fehr was the one who decided not to give the disclaimer:

@DarrenDreger
Players voted yesterday to give Don Fehr full authority to decide on Disclaimer last night. Obviously, D.Fehr decided against it.

Don't read to much into this, it would look like he was bargaining in "bad faith" basiclly a legel term lawsuits use to show another agenda was being followed.

But a simple vote and they can give it to him again.

But if he were the spawn of Satan, he would've done it, or so you tell everyone.

[Gaucho]

Surely it was a ploy to... erm... do whatever ployers do.

[Gaucho]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Still 7-8 unresolved issues between both sides but big ones are Year 2 cap, length of player contracts, pensions...

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun
On CBA length: NHLPA willing to go to 10 years with opt-out after Year 7; NHL at 10 years with opt-out after Year 8

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Some players are concerned the league is digging in post-disclaimer deadline. New vote about to begin. PA will use disclaimer if necessary.

[Buccobruce]

Was hoping this would get done soon to have a 52 game schedule but looking like its going to be a fight till the end.

[ulf]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun
A few players have returned to NHL offices for small pension meeting

[MRandall25]

7-8 issues shouldn't take longer than the 7 or 8 days they have left to figure out (key word: shouldn't).

[Fire0nice228]

I thought they agreed before that contract length would be 5 years or 6 if its your own free agent?

[FreeCandy44]

Peaks and valleys.......

[Gaucho]

I guess there really is no reason to believe they'll reach an agreement much earlier than January 11.

[newarenanow]

I guess there really is no reason to believe they'll reach an agreement much earlier than January 11.

I think it's definitely going to last minute.

[Idoit40fans]

Once the "deadline" was set and they actually started talking consistently, I thought everyone knew it was going to that date.

[joopen]

Thankfully we all have you to let us know

[Gaucho]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
Many reporting on HRR discussions and allegations the NHL failed to identify alterations to specific articles, deeply concerning for pa.

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger
League source says all "changes" to Article 50 were highlighted and flagged and the union has had docs for a week.

[ulf]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Players on conference call were angry about the HRR dust-up with the league. Foul mood right now on players' side

yayyy

[RPKJr429]

I guess there really is no reason to believe they'll reach an agreement much earlier than January 11.

I think it's definitely going to last minute.

I recently picked up my old copy of "Thinking Strategically" from my game theory class. 3 chapters in and a lot of their back-and-forth behavior started to make sense. No doubt it will go down to the wire.

[Bioshock]

The back and forward banter from both sides is starting again. And really, none of know what is truly going on. Just get a deal done.

[Idoit40fans]

Thankfully we all have you to let us know

What did I ever do to you? Seriously, I would like to know.

[Idoit40fans]

The NHL is the only North American professional sports league to cancel a season because of a labor dispute, losing the 2004-05 campaign to a lockout. A 48-game season was played in 1995 after a lockout stretched into January.

Does every writer that is doing an article on this issue just need a closing and copy and paste that?

[ulf]

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun
Should add though, as @aaronward_nhl tweeted this morning, that the HRR issue was resolved this morning.

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[Gaucho]

Awesome...

[no name]

So Donald Fehr was the one who decided not to give the disclaimer:

@DarrenDreger
Players voted yesterday to give Don Fehr full authority to decide on Disclaimer last night. Obviously, D.Fehr decided against it.

Don't read to much into this, it would look like he was bargaining in "bad faith" basiclly a legel term lawsuits use to show another agenda was being followed.

But a simple vote and they can give it to him again.

But if he were the spawn of Satan, he would've done it, or so you tell everyone.

I never said he was the spawn of Satan, i could of never said anything as brilliant as that. I was the one who referes to him as Hitler.

[DMcGrew]

@GotKasparaitis: NHL Agent: “@Andy_Scott15: A few trusty sources saying NHLPA - NHL deal will be announced tomorrow..... #FinalStretch #AboutTime”

[Bioshock]

@GotKasparaitis: NHL Agent: “@Andy_Scott15: A few trusty sources saying NHLPA - NHL deal will be announced tomorrow..... #FinalStretch #AboutTime”

I'm seeing this as well. I'll believe it when i see it.

In my opinion, i expect this to go right until midnight on Jan 11th.

[FreeCandy44]

@GotKasparaitis: NHL Agent: “@Andy_Scott15: A few trusty sources saying NHLPA - NHL deal will be announced tomorrow..... #FinalStretch #AboutTime”

Huh......

[Kovy27]

They are going to announce a deal but they started to vote for a disclaimer again?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=412704