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Looking back at the NHL labor negotiations in 2012 is akin to that sensation you get when you scratch your fingernails on a blackboard. But we will re-visit this sordid (and still unfinished) saga from the start, writes Pierre LeBrun.

As we run out of time on a possible NHL season, there's plenty of blame to go around, writes Pierre LeBrun.

The players made a significant proposal to the NHL on Wednesday and despite the league's issues with it, it's a solid step in my opinion, one that hopefully leads to more talks and negotiation. Let's take a look the NHLPA offer: BASED ON PERCENTAG...

NEW YORK -- Well, I guess it was too much to ask them to continue to act like adults for the entire week. Nope, the old show returned Friday, NHL labor talks off the rails after a week full of promise and for the first time, real, meaningful negot...

NEW YORK -- Thursday was seen by some members on both sides as the biggest day of the lockout, a potential make-or-break moment in a contentious, arduous impasse that has already caused huge costs to the NHL and NHLPA in revenue and in fan support. ...

NEW YORK -- Shhhhh... Amid the amazing buzz of a U.S. presidential election on Tuesday night, tucked away in a secret location in New York City, the NHL and NHL Players' Association met for seven-plus hours and agreed to meet again on Wednesday. ...

TORONTO -- Everyone take a deep breath. It's not over yet. Far from it. Just as many fans got too excited Tuesday -- perhaps because the NHL injected some adrenaline into a stagnant negotiation with a surprise offer -- some people were ready ...

TORONTO -- The ball is now in the players' court. The NHL injected life into a stagnant labor negotiation Tuesday, making a surprise offer to the NHL Players' Association that was highlighted by a 50-50 split in hockey-related revenue and a full 8...

The NHL has offered its locked-out players a 50-50 split in hockey-related revenue, league commissioner Gary Bettman said Tuesday.

Labor talks between the NHL and the locked-out players' association will resume Tuesday in Toronto, league deputy commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN.com.

And so we have reached the predictable yet significant boiling point in this already tiring NHL lockout. Oh, there will be more to come, but Tuesday's pointed comments from negotiators on both sides signified the first real point of exasperation f...

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly hopes negotiations with the players' association will resume this week as the sides seek to end the nine-day lockout.

The NHL and NHL Players' Association are entering a key phase in their CBA impasse. Judging from conversations I've had over the past 24 hours, the next seven to 10 days are seen as "crucial" by some to finding out whether there's a meaningful neg...

NEW YORK -- They moved inches on a day when miles were needed to bridge a sizable gap. Make no mistake, the NHL and NHL Players' Association exchanged more proposals Wednesday, but what they were really saying to each other is that they're ready t...

There was never any chance that a new collective bargaining agreement was going to materialize over the summer. Nada. Zero. No one should be surprised at where things stand -- talks at a standstill, with the expiry of the CBA looming next week ...

No one should be surprised at where we are in CBA negotiations, as there are contentious issues being discussed and a lot of work to be done, writes Pierre LeBrun.