{coyotes} NO DEVELOPMENTS ON NHL LABOUR FRONT AFTER THE WEEKEND

Monday, 29 October 2012

{coyotes} NO DEVELOPMENTS ON NHL LABOUR FRONT AFTER THE WEEKEND

With the NHL's deadline to get a CBA done for a Nov. 2 puck drop long gone, there have been no updates or progress on the possibility of future labour talks.

"No new news," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun on Monday.

"We withdrew our most recent proposal on Friday, and now we are spending time thinking about our next proposal and how best to get closer to a resolution. We hope the Union is doing the same thing. Given the fact that the Union refused even to discuss our last proposal, it would appear that we still have a large gulf to bridge."

Last Friday, the NHL announced the cancellation of November's remaining dates - a total of 326 regular season games and took their most recent proposal off the table.

The league's offices in New York are also closed on Monday and likely on Tuesday as the city braces for Hurricane Sandy.

The NHL stuck to its most recent proposal that stated a full 82-game schedule could be played if the season began by Nov. 2. The league said the deal had to be reached by last Thursday for that to happen, but never did.

The union rejected the NHL's proposal that offered a 50-50 split of hockey-related revenues and ensured a full regular-season schedule. The Players' Association countered with three offers that were, in turn, quickly dismissed by the league.