League, Players Association expected to meet Friday to continue talks -NHL Update
The National Hockey League (NHL) and Players’ Association are expected to sit down for the first time since an ice cold deadlock between the two prior to the official lockout announcement on September 15, 2012, on Friday, which has raised the hopes for millions
of hockey fans around North America for sure.
After the meeting of NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA’s Special Counsel, Steve Fehr, on Tuesday in Toronto, it was revealed that the two mediators were able to work out a negotiation on when to set the stage for future talks and Friday is believed
to have been the date decided upon.
Without under the radar communication between the two sides, it would be literally impossible for both stakeholders to continue talks, but there is still no surety that any significant progress will be made in this regard.
"We are pleased the league is willing to come back to the bargaining table and we look forward to Friday," discussions," Fehr said in a statement, according to ESPN.com.
During these long days of the lockout, a number of players from various franchises around the league have come out to vent their anger. Some have signed on to foreign leagues in Russia and Switzerland in order to continue playing regardless of the situation,
while others have made statements and have shown the world what they think about it all.
Calgary Flames captain Jarome Iginla and Chicago Blackhawks skipper Jonathan Toews were some of the prominent names that came out to address the issues personally. Terming the team owners to be ‘untrustworthy’ and inconsiderate of their actions towards the
fans and players.
With recent remarks of Detroit Red Wings vice president, in which he termed fans and NHLers to be like ‘cattle’, anger grew throughout the league as those players who never even spoke a word, had to have their protest recorded to save face in front of the
media.
Hoping to put all things aside, the NHL and Players’ Association are hoping for fruitful talks on Friday and eventually, will be able to work something out in order to save the regular season from complete disaster.
Tags: