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The prospect of a winter without pucks draws closer to reality as each day concludes without movement in the NHL's labor dispute.
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The prospect of a winter without pucks draws closer to reality as each day concludes without movement in the NHL's labor dispute.
The NHL, the players' association and now even federal mediators agree on one thing: the bickering sides are nowhere near a deal that would put hockey back on the ice.
Over the course of the last few days, the NHL and NHLPA have been meeting in a "secret location" (New York) discussing the NHL Lockout, and presumably, working on ways to get the season going again.
If time spent at the bargaining table indicates progress, the NHL and the locked-out players' association finally could be on their way to making a deal to get hockey back on the ice.
The NHL has canceled the 2013 Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium.
Friday, the NHL will cancel all scheduled games through November 30.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it looks like a full-82 game schedule "is not going to be a reality," as the lockout nears its seventh week.
According to a report, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has signed a contract to play with the Swiss Club EHC Biel during the NHL lockout.
The NHL has canceled more games while holding out hope it can squeeze in a full regular-season schedule.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counter-proposals from the players' association on Thursday and left the negotiating table "thoroughly disappointed."
