NHL strategy could be &#39;catastrophic&#39;
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The rules of engagement have changed from 1994, but National Hockey League players insist they have the resolve for a prolonged labour war.
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There just might be some hope for the hockey season. While the NHL Players Association has been denying it is not currently preparing a new proposal designed to at least reopen talks with the league, the rumor won't go away.
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Wayne Gretzky fears the NHL could be shut down for as long as two years if a labor deal is not reached soon. The NHL's all-time leading scorer and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes said an "even more alarming" scenario could await the league if the lockout is not settled in the next few days. "I'm scared we could ...
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The prospects of saving the National Hockey League (NHL) season are grim and unless owners and players start talking soon to end a lockout the 2005-2006 season is also at risk, Montreal&#39;s Saku Koivu said.
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A look at key points in the NHL's proposal Wednesday to the NHL Players' Association:
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Any hope of saving the NHL season hinges on whether the next proposal by the Players Association stirs serious negotiating.
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NHL players and owners fail to reach an agreement, forcing the season's cancellation.  What does the future hold for professional hockey?
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The NHLPA invited the league to the meeting in a letter sent Thursday to commissioner Gary Bettman. &quot;The letter also confirms that the NHLPA is working on a new proposal which it believes should provide the
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The NHL players&#39; union insists its proposed salary rollback will dramatically change the league&#39;s economics. It remains to be seen whether that&#39;s enough to persuade
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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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Now that the NHL has increased the maximum curvature for players' stick blades, Washington's Alex Ovechkin could become even more dangerous.
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Chris Taylor is behind the NHL Players Association&#39;s latest proposal. Based on the union&#39;s offer to roll back salaries, Taylor will lose the least of any player under contract for next season.
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The curtain is set to come down on the 2004-05 National Hockey League season before it ever goes up.
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The problem with having a lot to play for is the prospect of losing it all.
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The lockout that followed the expiration Sept. 15 of the collective bargaining agreement between the NHL and the NHL Players&#39; Association places the entire 82-game season in jeopardy.
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The day before the regular season was supposed to open, the National Hockey League rebuked a team official yesterday for his comments about the league&#39;s strategy in its labor lockout, its second in a decade.
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With the cancellation of the 2004-05 NHL season Wednesday, there is speculation about where the 88-year-old league goes from here and whether it can survive.