Fehr maintains NHL, players were close to deal

Hear from four NHL owners after lockout talks go south.

At the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past winter, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke was asked to identify the best negotiat.

Nearly immediately after its announcement, the NHL shot down a union proposal. They apparently did it via voicemail.

By By IRA PODELL, AP Sports Writer – 4 minutes ago. NEW YORK (AP) — The next set of NHL labor negotiations were expected to get going later Thursday, but internal conversations by the players kept the sides apart by mid-afternoon. Owners and players

At the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past winter, Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke was asked to identify the best negotiat.