With the NHL lockout surpassing the three-month mark and no new negotiation sessions planned between the league and Players' Association, The Arizona Republic believes hope for at least a partial season seems to be fading.
But until the entire season is officially cancelled, Coyotes players are still optimistic they will reunite on the ice at Jobing.com Arena.
Captain Shane Doan: "I'm always going to be optimistic, but unfortunately I've been wrong for a long time. I thought it'd be over a while ago and it's not, but I'm still optimistic."
Doan was in New York a few weeks ago to participate in bargaining sessions with owners. In an unusual press conference, the PA announced progress until a phone call from the NHL pulled its latest concessions off the table.
"There was some headway being made," Doan said. "We thought something was going to happen. Obviously the way it finished out was disheartening but at the same time, nobody thought that after this long it would be easy."
The tumultuous process has made many players, like Doan, reflect on the state of the game and the effect this lockout will have on its health.
"You've always been proud to say you're an NHL player, to tell people that you play for the NHL. I play in the NHL," Doan said. "I think now it's getting to the point where you're losing some of that pride because it's been tarnished so much. You care so much about the sport you want it to be doing well. Obviously we have to find a way to get this going."
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