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Formal CBA talks are set to resume Tuesday in New York after more than two weeks of silence.

As we watch this debacle continue to unfold, as we pick sides and bang our fan-drums while condemning millionaires for their supposed greed, as the media continues to provide insight and speculation into a process that shouldn't be this difficult...

"The sides are far apart and have different views of the world," Bettman said of the brief meetings today. His opinions on the wetness of water are still forthcoming, but no one realistically expected the owners to take the players first proposal ver