Optimism Turns To Despair As NHL Talks Break Off
Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season.
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Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season.
The next set of NHL labor negotiations were expected to get going later Thursday, but internal conversations by the players kept the sides apart by mid-afternoon.
As the NHL lockout drags on and on, the word is that there has been some traction in the negotiations between the players and the owners.
The tenor turned a bit after a second straight marathon day of NHL labor talks.
Just a day after being introduced, a proposal presented by the Ilitch organization for a new downtown entertainment complex, including an arena for the Red Wings, has gained Michigan Senate approval.
Players and owners are "cautiously optimistic" that a deal may be near.
The best news on the 80th day of the NHL lockout was that hockey owners and players did most of their talking in front of each other instead of making public statements.
While the exact location has not been determined, Ilitch spokespeople say it will be strategically located to serve some of the most underutilized areas in Detroit's downtown core.
Former NHL players will include Joe Kocur, Darren McCarty, Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, Dino Ciccarelli, Larry Murphy, Igor Larionov and honorary coaches Ted Lindsay and Bill Gadsby, Chris Osgood, Jiri Fischer, John Ogrodnick and Mickey Redmond.
NHL owners and players have met in big groups. They've held smaller sessions. They're tried federal mediators.
A pair of federal mediators tried to help for two days, but even they couldn't bring the fighting sides closer to a compromise.
Forbes Magazine says the Detroit Red Wings are a big money-maker among NHL franchises.
Sheahan was wearing a purple Teletubbies costume when he was stopped; police said they weren't sure what he was wearing underneath.
Federal mediators are entering the stalled NHL labor talks, with the season's first 2 1/2 months already lost because of the lockout.
More than a third of the NHL regular season and two of its marquee events have now been called off.
Jaymes Hall had a question for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the lockout, which already has wiped out more than a quarter of the regular season: Why not put aside the money in dispute and get back on the ice.
The NHLPA Charity Hockey Game will feature players including Todd Bertuzzi, Jimmy Howard, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall, Steve Ott, James Neal, Keith Yandle, and Brenden Morrow.
NHL players gave management a new proposal Wednesday that the union said left sides less than $40 million apart annually over a five-year contract.
The NHL and the locked-out players are talking again, just not for very long.
For the first time in eight days, the NHL and the players' association are heading back to the bargaining table to try again to reach a deal that will end the two-month old lockout.
Detroit offensive tackle Jeff Backus has left Sunday's game against Green Bay with a hamstring injury and will not return.
The conversations have restarted in the ongoing NHL labor fight. The negotiations have not.
With all the talk last week about the NHL and the Players Union meeting in a secret location in New York City for multiple days and hours at a time, it seemed very promising that the league would reach a new CBA and we finally would have hockey by the start of December.
Now the NHL and the locked-out players' association aren't even talking by phone.
NHL owners and players face lots of work to save the hockey season. Whether they are moving closer after a week of talking remains to be seen.
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Aside from the Detroit Tigers' home opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, it's sure to be a Final Four showdown on Saturday, as Michigan takes on Arizona.
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The eye drops — sold under multiple brands — have been recalled over concerns about sterility, according to the FDA.
Prosecutors allege the dentist billed Medicaid for large numbers of unnecessary dental crown work on patients that was not provided.
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From Flint to freshman phenom, John McKenney II says his son is always ready when the lights are brightest.
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Dillon Dingler homered, Framber Valdez pitched six shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in their home opener.
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