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The NHL would love the NHLPA (and you) to believe they will cancel the season without a deal. The NHLPA would love the NHL (and you) to believe they'll file for disclaiming interest.

The NHL lockout will end someday. Possibly this month. Maybe Tuesday's "cautious optimism" is even a sign of progress. Follow the updates if you dare.

Having won the previous NHL labor battle, could Gary Bettman be repeating Bob Goodenow's hubris mistake?

The NHL would like you to know it totally made a major concession a few days before it canceled its signature mid-season Winter Classic.

Two recent disasters have damaged a large portion of North America - one has caused great heartache, inconvenience and soul-searching among those affected. The other was Hurricane Sandy.

The NHL rejected three counter-offers presented by the NHLPA on Thursday. But early reports indicated that there was a fourth proposal coming from the players. So what happened to the missing offer? Well, we have it right here.

A look at the consequences of the NHL's latest CBA proposal as they'd pertain to the New York Islanders.

Broadway's newest (fake) hit takes a raw, uncompromising look at the cutthroat NHL CBA negotiations which resume this weekend. Remember: Coffee is for closers.

In the escalating and absurd NHL-NHLPA CBA war, you can argue who went to the bottom first. But either way, their downward spiral of distrust is sad and destructive.

In the CBA negotiations, the NHL owners and NHLPA are talking and spinning. Which isn't enjoyable but is at least a small sign of progress.