I wish I could say that I share Eklund’s optimism that yesterday’s proposals presented by the NHLPA and the NHL may not have brought the two sides close to a resolution of the issues at the forefront of the impending lockout but was “very positive” news in the bigger picture.

Ek has noted that there is no personal animosity between Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr, and the negotiations have largel

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