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The NHL lockout seems destined to drag on, with reports on Monday indicating that representatives for the players and owners have no talks currently scheduled. Just as disheartening for NHL fans is the expected cancellation...

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Okay so, maybe we lied.  Maybe the NHL really does want to be this bad at everything. National Hockey League games have already been cancelled for the month of November, eliminating all hope of a...

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NHL lockout: What now?

October 26, 2012

It is a hockey fan’s worst nightmare. The current NHL season is locked out. The first two weeks of the regular season have been canceled. What now? The players need to keep their game going...

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The NHL dealt yet another blow to its fanbase Friday when all of its November games were cancelled and the league withdrew its latest proposal. That proposal had been aimed at beginning the season on...

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The New York Islanders are on the move! The franchise announced on Wednesday that the Islanders, who have played on Long Island since they began play in 1972, will move to the Barclays Center in...

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It was a beautiful October morning in New England.  The plan was to get on the 9:05 train to Boston for a doctor’s appointment that I  canceled three times, then meet a friend for lunch....

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Bruins clash overseas

October 23, 2012

While we lament over NHL and NHLPA negotiations stateside, some Bruins are getting ice time overseas. Patrice Bergeron and Tyler Seguin faced off for the first time on opposing teams, and Tuukka Rask‘s team holds...

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So, as we all know, the NHL has cancelled all games through November 1st, since a collective bargaining agreement with the NHLPA has yet to be reached. The recent agreement to an eventual 50/50 revenue...

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NHL cancels more games

October 20, 2012

Labor talks for the NHL have been stalled again, and as a result, more games have been canceled. All regular season games through Nov. 1 will not be played. In all, 135 games have been...

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Two days after the NHL proposed an offer that Commissioner Gary Bettman believed could allow for a full season, the NHL rejected the NHLPA’s counter-proposal. Bettman referred to the counter offers as a “step backward.”...

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