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NHL lockout:

The lockout is almost here. If the NHL and the NHLPA aren't able to come to terms by Saturday, September 15th we will officially see the league close its doors. The two sides continue to negotiate ...
Created on 16 September 2012
... about their image with the fans than actually getting a deal done.  With that in mind, it was only appropriate that the NHL lockout came with a flurry of new contracts from owners that claimed ...
Created on 28 September 2012
The NHL lockout is an ugly beast. We've seen it claim the NHL preseason and, barring a major surprise, we'll see it claiming regular season games in the very near future. Fans are outraged ...
Created on 01 October 2012
  Three straight days of meetings to help resolve the NHL lockout didn’t accomplish that goal, but at the very least some more minor details were discussed and resolved. ...
  This just in from the NHL-NHLPA labor front: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz. — Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) October 1, 2012   Several months ago hockey fans were loudly counting ...
  Former TML GM & NHL Agent Bill Watters thinks Gary Bettman's will bring in replacement players in NOV, & thinks this will crack the Union. — Josh Rimer (@JoshRimerHockey) ...
Gary Bettman might be the most hated man in all of sports. As the league continues its third lockout under Bettman's rule, fans and players alike have voiced their displeasure in how Bettman ...
It's time to face the cold reality that the NHL lockout could potentially claim the entire 2012-13 season. Obviously, no one wants that to happen but it's time to start analyzing what ...
We've talked a lot about the NHL lockout lately. We've covered various sides of the topic, including the face behind it - Gary Bettman - as well as the fans suffering through it. One area ...
  The NHL is a business. The NHL, despite their tone deaf stance with the players, are starting to realize that their stance is hurting the bottom line – the customers are unhappy ...
Created on 17 October 2012
It seems silly to talk about expansion in the NHL considering the league is enjoying its second stoppage in nine years. It seems foolish to even hint at the topic considering the recent issues ...
The NHL and NHLPA met today to discuss the NHL's newest CBA offer. What exactly is in the proposed NHL CBA, you might ask? Things such as the players' share being cut down to 50% ...
Created on 19 October 2012
One day after the NHL all but completely ignored three new offers from the NHLPA, the league has announced they are cancelling games through November 1st. This second wave of canceled games will ...
Created on 23 October 2012
... of HC Kladno, a team in the Czech Extraliga.  Based on this business background, Jagr has a different opinion on the current NHL lockout and has voiced some strong opinions about how the ...
... Later in the show questions were pulled in from Facebook, one of which asked Obama to "pull some strings" to end the NHL lockout. Solid answer, Mr. President. Obama reminds the owners ...
Created on 26 October 2012
Reports have indicated that the NHL will announce that they are cancelling all games through November 30th. The move brings the number of games lost to the lockout to a whopping 326, or, it has ...
... existence, so that's another plus. Marleau hasn't said too much about the NHL Lockout, but with the league cancelling all games through November 30th, he came out with a statement today that's ...
Created on 28 October 2012
The last time the league had a labor situation, I was toiling away in high school. Living in Oil Country, I had just seen the Flames make a run to the Cup before they engaged in a year long effort ...
Some observers of the NHL Lockout have been waiting for a sign. Not a sign that the thing is finally over -- no, that would be too easy. Instead, they're looking for signs that neither ...
Don Cherry loves to offer his opinion to any person willing to listen. When he was prompted on CBC's radio show about how long he thought the lockout would last, Cherry answered that he thinks ...