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Matt Cooke's hit on Adam McQuaid earned him a five-minute major and a game misconduct, but the hit wasn't much different from the one Brad Marchand put on James Neal, writes Scott Burnside

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.com Monday that the league had dismissed Darin Pastor's bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes from the league because it didn't meet the league's requirements.

Here's a look at some top end players who have another year left on their deals who could be in play this week, writes Scott Burnside.

It would be a whole lot more gratifying if the complainers took a good hard look in the mirror before taking the easy way out and blaming officials, even if they turned out to be on the wrong end of a few calls, writes Scott Burnside.

Assuming that the NHL and its players are able to resolve outstanding issues with the International Olympic Committee and do agree to take part in the Sochi Games, it will be just one part of an evolving international landscape for the league, Scott Burnside writes.

NEW YORK -- Maybe it's the change in locale, maybe it's the fact the NHL and the players are meeting together after a long day Friday of shuttle diplomacy involving federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh, but there is definitely a different vibe around th...

It's a game, people, something that most involved seem to have conveniently forgotten over the past months. It's time to play it. Before it's truly too late, writes Scott Burnside.

We keep saying the two sides are close. Many players, agents, governors, coaches, lawyers and pretty much everyone outside the key figures on both sides of the NHL lockout apparently believe it to be so. But is it true? Is a deal within our gra...

Scott Burnside still thinks the two sides will reconvene one last time to save a part of this season and bring a merciful end to this exercise in silliness, but he's been wrong before.

Labor negotiations brought high drama to New York on Thursday night, writes Scott Burnside.

One of the interesting phenomena to grow out of the ongoing NHL lockout has been what might be dubbed the "flash camp." With relatively short notice, groups of NHL players have descended on a variety of locations like Dallas and Phoenix this fall ...

The final and most costly stop on the wild lockout train should be union decertification, writes Scott Burnside.

Wild goalie Josh Harding's diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has brought back memories of his own experience for Jordan Sigalet, writes Scott Burnside.

Bringing in a third party to CBA negotiations won't cause a miracle if both sides continue to dig in their heels, writes Scott Burnside.

Scott Burnside examines what separates this work stoppage from the 2004-05 lockout and what makes them all too similar.

Sabres University is an opportunity for employees to listen to lectures given in more than 30 different areas of team operation, including ice making, public speaking, coaching strategy, scouting, marketing and fitness and diet, Scott Burnside writes.