NEW YORK (AP Nov 19, 2012) – 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.
Talks will resume on Monday, the 65th day of the lockout that
has already wiped out 327 games and threatens the entire season if
a settlement isn’t reached soon.
After turning down a suggestion from NHL Commissioner Gary
Bettman to take a two-week break from negotiations, the union
requested another meeting with the league that was scheduled
Saturday. It will be the first bargaining session between the sides
since Nov. 11, when a busy week of negotiating wrapped up with a
session that lasted just over an over and didn’t produce any
results.
All games through Nov. 30 and the New Year’s Day Winter Classic
have been called off. Another round of cancellations is expected
this week if a new deal isn’t reached.
