New season brings optimism and challenges for NHL
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A year removed from a crippling labor dispute, the NHL is back on its feet ready to take the next step down the road to recovery on Wednesday as a new season opens with as much angst as anticipation.
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Theo Fleury's return to competitive hockey was a productive one.
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One side refuses to bend. The other vows not to break. Common ground cannot be found. And time is ticking away. Optimism that the NHL season could be saved with a new round
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While the prospect of no NHL hockey being played this season gets to be more of a reality every day, once thing is certain: partial season or not, there will be no NHL All-Star Game this season.
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Is a break in the NHL impasse about to happen? We hear that the NHLPA soon will produce a PR-oriented &quot;improved&quot; version of its original not-a-chance-it&#39;ll-be-accepted year-old CBA offer.
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If it were a perfect world -- for hockey fans, at least -- the Boston Bruins and the rest of the teams in the National Hockey League would be readying themselves for the start of another season. Alas, millionaires from both sides are still stuck in the boring -- and costly -- days of a lockout.
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Predators forward Scott Walker left yesterday&#39;s NHL Players&#39; Association meeting in Toronto more confident than ever in the solidarity of his union, but pessimistic about the chances of hockey this season.
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The NHL and the players' association are taking another shot at saving the hockey season, which has seemingly been on the brink of cancellation for weeks.
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The NHL Players&#39; Association handed the NHL a strong proposal Thursday it believes can not only salvage the season but more importantly address all of the league&#39;s economic issues.
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Jocelyn Thibault and the handful of his Blackhawks teammates still in town waiting out the lockout have stepped up their workouts recently just in case there&#39;s a season.
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TORONTO (CP) - The NHL season isn&#39;t dead yet, but it is on its last legs. The cautious optimism accompanied by last week&#39;s offer by the NHL Players&#39; Association was replaced by doom and gloom Tuesday as both
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Someday, after the NHL lockout ends, there will be stories to tell about how this hockey hiatus changed the direction of people's careers. Because things will never be the same.
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The Ottawa Senators clearly entered this season determined to avoid a letdown after losing the Stanley Cup final. So far, they've got an NHL record and a team one, too, to show for their effort.
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The day after a caucus convened in Toronto to brainstorm ways to reinvigorate hockey, the brain trust in charge of the league descends on the game&#39;s de facto capital with hopes of reviving the hockey season.
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ARLINGTON -- A labor dispute may sideline professional hockey for the season, but recreational players are lacing up their skates and hitting the ice -- eager to slap-shoot their way through another New England winter.
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With the NHL playoffs beginning to take shape on the horizon, and one of the teams blocking their view of an Eastern Conference spot in the house, the Bruins had an opportunity last night to see the stuff this team is made of.
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season