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Talk for the next couple weeks will be filled with debate over how much collateral damage has been done. Let's get this out of the way quickly: Not much, writes Darren Rovell.

Sure, it's hard to remember now, but there were actually plenty of highs in the NHL during 2012, writes Scott Burnside.

Negotiations between hockey owners and players are going so well that NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says he's "pleased with the process" -- even if he has been left outside the latest rounds of discussions.

The Great One is optimistic about the NHL's labor situation.

Craig Custance reports that the NHL -- lured by financial incentives, fan interest and the city's sizable media market -- might be setting up shop in the Emerald City through expansion rather than relocation.

Blog | Conversation | September 20, 2012

NHLPA head Donald Fehr says the players are unified as they face the threat of a lockout from owners if a new collective bargaining agreement can't be reached.

If the league's owners can't find a way to make a system with $3.3 billion of revenue work and work on time without simply saying to the players "give us this," then they don't deserve these fans, writes Scott Burnside.

The head of the NHL players' union said Monday that negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement will begin "very quickly" -- perhaps as early as this week -- and didn't rule out talks stretching into the season.

Craig Custance explains why revenue sharing will be a key issue during this summer's CBA discussions.

Blog | Conversation | May 31, 2012

NEWARK, N.J. -- Everybody take a deep breath. It's about to get quite interesting on the business side of hockey. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and his counterpart, NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr, both confirmed Wednesday ...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says formal negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' association haven't started.

Craig Custance examines the biggest issues at stake in the upcoming CBA negotiations between the NHL and NHLPA.

Blog | Conversation | January 25, 2012