88Nords19 said:
Personally I highly doubt that even if the proposal was ok they'd say that the season will start...this will be a long drawn out process of negotiations...nothing will be agreed on yet. If the proposal was decent it's quite possible they'll just say they're going to review it and talk later. Or they'll come out with your #2.
Thank you for the REALITY CHECK.
Business like this does not work in nanoseconds.
Of course the NHL has to have time to review and respond in detail any proposal put forth today, which is why a rush back to the table tomorrow makes little sense.
Likewise, anyone who thought that a deal would be reached today - Presto! - after months of little-to-no negotiations is dreaming.
Much as we'd like a conclusion - one way or the other - to this situation, this is Big Business. And the dispersement of hundreds of millions of dollars is not agreed upon in the same timeframe as a Fantasy Hockey League Draft.
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I'd personally take news reports of "little progress" with a grain of salt. Neither "little" or "significant" progress mean anything. Only thing that matters is when a deal is struck. The degree of progress in negotiations can change (and change again) in the blink of an eye.