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Report: No new proposal coming at labor meeting
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The National Hockey League is not expected to make a new proposal Friday when it meets with the Players' Association at an undisclosed location, according to the Toronto Star.
The discussions will be the first of a formal matter since the doomed talks on February 19, which were predicated by reports of an imminent deal between the two sides.
The Star, citing sources, stated that Friday's talks will allow the league to bring the union up to speed on where it stands after the two sides failed to come to an agreement. Of course, the sticking point between the parties remains issues surrounding a salary cap and linkage to revenues.
Friday's meeting is expected to include both NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow.
Last Tuesday both the league and union met separately to bring their respective members up to date on the state of the negotiating process. The NHL's Board of Governors met in New York, while the NHLPA hosted about 150 players in Toronto. The union also met with many certified player agents the following day.
At the NHL board meeting, the theme afterward was that the owners were fully committed to holding a 2005-06 season. However, that brought up the subject of using replacement players if there is no CBA between now and next fall, and Bettman left the door open.
The players, meanwhile, emerged from their talks with a united front, downplaying reports that the membership had become fractured in the wake of the season's cancellation.
The NHL became the first major North American sports league to lose an entire season because of a labor dispute when Bettman officially pulled the plug on February 16
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The National Hockey League is not expected to make a new proposal Friday when it meets with the Players' Association at an undisclosed location, according to the Toronto Star.
The discussions will be the first of a formal matter since the doomed talks on February 19, which were predicated by reports of an imminent deal between the two sides.
The Star, citing sources, stated that Friday's talks will allow the league to bring the union up to speed on where it stands after the two sides failed to come to an agreement. Of course, the sticking point between the parties remains issues surrounding a salary cap and linkage to revenues.
Friday's meeting is expected to include both NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow.
Last Tuesday both the league and union met separately to bring their respective members up to date on the state of the negotiating process. The NHL's Board of Governors met in New York, while the NHLPA hosted about 150 players in Toronto. The union also met with many certified player agents the following day.
At the NHL board meeting, the theme afterward was that the owners were fully committed to holding a 2005-06 season. However, that brought up the subject of using replacement players if there is no CBA between now and next fall, and Bettman left the door open.
The players, meanwhile, emerged from their talks with a united front, downplaying reports that the membership had become fractured in the wake of the season's cancellation.
The NHL became the first major North American sports league to lose an entire season because of a labor dispute when Bettman officially pulled the plug on February 16
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