Neither side appears happy with anything and nothing new has come out of the whole mediation. Both sides are still too far apart and no progress towards a resolution has come from the meetings.

That being said, apparently Bettman has asked Fehr and PA for an owner-player only meeting. No Bettman or Fehr involved. They are considering the proposal.

https://twitter.com/DarrenDreger/sta...76936396701696

That could get interesting.

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G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

Everything else had been unsuccessful so far, so this seems like a fine idea. At this point, there is very little reason not to try it. I'd think Fehr will take it to the membership and it will proceed.

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LW: Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Brown
RW: Iginla, Pavelski, Horton
D: Byfuglien, J.Johnson, Goligoski, Hedman, Hamonic
U: Mueller
G: Schneider, Hiller,
B: E. Johnson, S.Kostitsyn, Neil, Biron, Giguere
IR:
Prospect: Nail Yakupov, Tangradi

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Maybe the two sides did reach an agreement, and they are opting to further paint Fehr and Bettman as the villains by allowing it to get "resolved" in an owner-player only meeting.

A guy can dream, right?

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Defense: Goligoski, Campbell, Gonchar, Bergeron, Liles, McBain, Vatanen, Timonen, Visnovsky, Giordano, Wideman

Goal: Luongo, Holtby

It's because the owners can't stand Fehr and the players can't stand Bettman. Neither side is willing to bridge the gap when the proposal is coming from either man.

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D - Martin, Faulk, Brodie, Ellerby, M.Weber, Stone
G - Bobrovsky, Halak
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RW:St.Louis,Alfie,Voracek,Seto,Zucc
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D:Enstrom,Edler,OEL,JJohnson,Dillon.B.Smith,Orpik
G:Price,Halak,Crawford,Byzgalov
FARM:Nieds,Coyle,Silfverberg,Zucker, Hertl,Gallagher

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Crosby,Sedin,Kane,Plekanec,Brassard,
LW-Heatley,Perron,Baertschi,Boedker
RW-Selanne,Kessel,Jagr,Hodgson,Silfverberg
D-Keith,Enstrom,Faulk,,Emelin
G-Hiller,Crawford,Fasth

That sums it up perfectly for me too.

I went from sadness, to hope, to apathy, to anger, to apathy, right now back on anger.

Best quote I have heard about this "meeting" comes from our very own Dobber on twitter.

https://twitter.com/DobberHockey/sta...89424819441664

"Guys who negotiate billion-$ deals 4 a living want meeting w guys who play hockey to discuss a billion $ deal. Like taking candy from a baby"

No wonder Bettman proposed this meeting.

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Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt

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G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

Interesting tweet from Steve Larmer

https://twitter.com/stevelarmer28/st...87671818477569

"If Gary wants just Owners and players to meet has he decertified the union all by himself?"

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25 Man Roster, top 20 monthly point getters count
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt

Stamkos, Tavares, Hall, Couture, Hanzal, Wheeler, Stastny, Versteeg, Fisher, Hornqvist, Eriksson, Hodgson, Setoguchi, Turris, Steen, Letang, DRoy, Yakupov, Grabner, Byfuglien, Baertschi

G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

I'm hoping the owners go with this proposal:

Same deal as is on the table + you fire Fehr and we fire Bettman. Davidson become commissioner and Columbus gets an all-star game, draft & winter classic in the next five years as compensation.

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