League has dropped the arbitration change demand - confirmed
Contract would be 8yrs with a 2yrs extension window
Make whole amount -getting close
No agreement on contract terms, players don't want a limit on terms

I dont think the announcement will be that cut and dry
- Homer

Nor are they anywhere near a do or die decision.

if there is no nhl season i hope they contract a team as a sacrifice to the hockey gods, leafs sound good.
- wingz4life

League has dropped the arbitration demand - confirmed
Contract would be 8yrs with a 2yrs extension window
Make whole amount -getting close
No agreement on contract terms, players don't want a limit on terms
- Symba007

goes thru the 100th Anniversary of league then.

Is there any kind of stream at the podium I could watch online?

I agree....

Bite the hand that feeds ya....
- Fruitcakenipple

If you're going to make a sacrifice, you'd be pissing off who ever it is you're sacrificing it too if you go cheap on it. Really show them you're devout

Nor are they anywhere near a do or die decision.
- MJL

why not? This cant go on much longer.....times a wastin

Is there any kind of stream at the podium I could watch online?
- HotSauceBlueChs

THIS

If you're going to make a sacrifice, you'd be pissing off who ever it is you're sacrificing it too if you go cheap on it. Really show them you're devout
- david22

moderate owners at the table (except Jacobs), players better don't piss off those guys.

Paul ‏@DaPeanutShackTSN

Expect the @NHL to announce whether season is on or done. Recent news out of meeting from a source says "not looking good"

Do or die tonight according to my source
- Symba007

This seems fishy. I think someone is spinning this so that they can build up some sort of frenzy in the media. Why the urgency to announce tonight or even say do or die tonight? Based on the last partial season, they still have a month to get something done(theoretically).

Why would they cancel the season tonight if they've supposedly had so much positivity in the last couple of days. They've had plenty of reason to do it before now with little to no progress at all, I think this is purely subterfuge.

Is there any kind of stream at the podium I could watch online?
- HotSauceBlueChs

moderate owners at the table (except Jacobs), players better don't piss off those guys.
- Symba007

sorry i was still on the sacricing the leafs to the hockey gods point

why not? This cant go on much longer.....times a wastin
- Homer

yea supposedly drop dead date in dec 15th.

- Fruitcakenipple

wheres the podium! it was all a hoax

why not? This cant go on much longer.....times a wastin
- Homer

There is still time before they reach a deadline for the Season to be cancelled. They could go another month. But I hope not.

- Fruitcakenipple

moderate owners at the table (except Jacobs), players better don't piss off those guys.
- Symba007

Am told by 2 NHL sources that #Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs forced employees to pay tax on 2011 Stanley Cup rings. About $7K per ring. Cont...
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012

Some support staff couldn't afford the tax up front, so players stepped up and covered the cost so they could get rings too.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012

yea supposedly drop dead date in dec 15th.
- Feeling_Glucky

Could be but I doubt it. They didnt cancel the 04-05 season until Feb 16th....I'd think Jan 1 is probably a realistic drop dead date...only a guess though

This seems fishy. I think someone is spinning this so that they can build up some sort of frenzy in the media. Why the urgency to announce tonight or even say do or die tonight? Based on the last partial season, they still have a month to get something done(theoretically).

Why would they cancel the season tonight if they've supposedly had so much positivity in the last couple of days. They've had plenty of reason to do it before now with little to no progress at all, I think this is purely subterfuge.
- MnGump

I think that's a safe bet.

The NHL network here in the US is showing a CHL game (QMJHL I think). I'm also listening to 630 CHED out of Edmonton and they've said they'll cut over live to anything being said once they find the milk crate for Bettman.

There is still time before they reach a deadline for the Season to be cancelled. They could go another month. But I hope not.
- MJL

I guess youre right...

Am told by 2 NHL sources that #Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs forced employees to pay tax on 2011 Stanley Cup rings. About $7K per ring. Cont...
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012

Some support staff couldn't afford the tax up front, so players stepped up and covered the cost so they could get rings too.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012
- Feeling_Glucky

If there is ANY truth to this, then someone really should take care of Jacobs in an inappropriate manner. That's disgusting.

Am told by 2 NHL sources that #Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs forced employees to pay tax on 2011 Stanley Cup rings. About $7K per ring. Cont...
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012

Some support staff couldn't afford the tax up front, so players stepped up and covered the cost so they could get rings too.
— Matthew Sekeres (@mattsekeres) November 29, 2012
- Feeling_Glucky

AND.
ray bourque would of been a red wing if it wasnt for that son of a female dog

doesnt feed detroit, those great expansions teams that bettman thought of yes.
- wingz4life

Oh here we go... aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhuhhaaaahhhhaaaaa. Praise thee to the hockey gods for allowing Detroit to possess the grace to allow the rest of the NHL to be........

They don't just set up podiums all willy-nilly... Just sayin'.