Not really - if you look back , Linden met with HOtchkiss for more time than this meeting has gone so far
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2. Some representative from either side has come out to say how peeved they are at recent events..
Just give them a little time. It will happen.
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3. The details are 'leaked' to the press to report on about how the NHLPA is outraged, or how some proposal is already shot down, etc..
Since this will be the last meeting, there will be no leaking. This is true, but then again, ESPN is reporting "an anonymous owner" stating that the season will be cancelled.
This one seems to be quite a bit more intense and indepth then usual.
Not sure about that since I am not in the meeting, and don't know what is going on in there. I hate to be a wet blanket, but meeting after meeting has come and gone with the exact same result - nothing close to an agreement. I would expect this one to be the same. No one has backed off as of yet, and I don't think anyone will. The players were told a long time ago to start saving money because there may not be any hockey for awhile. At the same time, the owners were building up their war chest. Both sides were anticipating a long strike, and I think that this is just the beginning.
Stay tuned for more of the same next fall when there is no hockey.