NHL talks pessimism grows

Pessimism is growing around the NHL’s stalled collective bargaining talks.


With no future negotiations scheduled, the league is getting
close to another round of game cancellations that will further
shorten any potential season.

Asked on Thursday if the labour dispute had put the entire year
in jeopardy, deputy commissioner Bill Daly replied “I hope not.”
“But I’m more discouraged now than I have been at any point in
the process,” Daly added.

The league and NHL Players’ Association appeared to be putting on
a push to make an agreement last week when they met over six
consecutive days in New York.

However, Friday’s bargaining session ended with a heated exchange
and talks only lasted about an hour on Sunday afternoon before
breaking off.