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

While the NHL and NHLPA are still slinging angry rhetoric, a closer look at the NHLPA's most recent proposals shows the sides are indeed creeping closer to each other and other news and notes from around the hockey world.

As Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr meet privately for the second time in two days, the NHL and NHLPA meet on Saturday to discuss the definitions of HRR.

Gary Bettman has repeatedly used the NFL as an example of why the players should accept a lower revenue. The details of the two situations, however, don't add up.

The fundamental lack of trust between the NHL and NHLPA has prevented any meaningful negotiations leading up to the impending NHL lockout and other news and notes from around the hockey world.

The NHLPA made a last minute counter-proposal today that was once again deemed "unacceptable" by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, speaking on behalf of the league's 30 owners. The NHL then countered with what is being described by media as a significan

It's becoming more and more clear that the real sticking point in the current negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA involve what defines hockey-related revenue and other news and notes from around the NHL.

Gary Bettman and Bill Daly met with brothers Donald and Steve Fehr briefly this morning while the league explained their new offer. Fehr returned to the PA offices to confer with players for 3.5 hours before returning to meet with Bettman briefly for

The NHL commissioner showed the owners have no incentive to speed up the CBA negotiations as they already know the fans will come back no matter what happens and other news and notes from around the NHL.

The Stars announced a new partnership with UT-Southwestern as their official medical care provider, and one hockey blogger has some questions about the ethics of that, along with other news and notes from around the NHL.