Games keep going down
A busy 11-game slate on election night schedule was lost as the NHL’s labor dispute hit its 52nd day on Tuesday. The most intriguing game of the day would have been a visit by Zach Parise, Ryan Suter and the rest of the new-look Minnesota Wild to New Jersey for a game against the Devils.By: Sun and AP Reports, The Jamestown Sun
A busy 11-game slate on election night schedule was lost as the NHL’s labor dispute hit its 52nd day on Tuesday.
The most intriguing game of the day would have been a visit by Zach Parise, Ryan Suter and the rest of the new-look Minnesota Wild to New Jersey for a game against the Devils.
Parise, the former North Dakota star and Minnesota native, and the defenseman Suter, a native of Wisconsin and former Badger star, left the Nashville Predators.
The two were the two biggest free-agent signings over the summer, drawing major interest from several teams.
They agreed to join the Wild for a combined $196 million on matching 13-year deals worth $98 million each.
Talking again
Negotiations between the NHL and the players’ association resumed Tuesday, for the second time in four days, at an undisclosed location in New York.
The sides began talking in the afternoon and continued into Tuesday night. A handful of owners and 13 players — including Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby — joined NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr in the talks during the day.
The previous negotiating session on Saturday was held in a private location with only NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly and NHLPA special counsel Steve Fehr, who also took part in Tuesday’s discussions.
With games canceled through Nov. 30, and the New Year’s Day Winter Classic also wiped out, 327 games have so far been lost to the lockout.
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