NHL rejects players' offer to break labor impasse

NEW YORK (AP) — Instead of closing in on a deal, the NHL and the players' association are further apart than ever before. Union executive director Donald Fehr began the first of his two news conferences Thursday night by proclaiming he believed the sides had agreements on such issues as actual dollars, and then returned moments later to reveal the NHL rejected everything his side offered. Hot-button...

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UPDATE 3-NHL-Labor talks between owners and players collapse

* Union says proposal offered "quick end' to dispute * NHL says union ignored its demands in latest proposal (Recasts with new quotes, details) NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Hopes for a quick end to the National Hockey League's labor dispute were dashed on Thursday when the latest round of talks broke down. No further negotiations were scheduled as the two feuding sides pointed the finger of blame...

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NHL labor talks between owners and players collapse

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hopes for a quick end to the National Hockey League's labor dispute were dashed on Thursday when the latest round of talks broke down. No further negotiations were scheduled as the two feuding sides pointed the finger of blame at each other after three days of negotiations that began positively ended on a sour note. "I am disappointed beyond belief that we are where we are tonight,"...

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Optimism turns to despair as NHL talks break off

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Fehr thought he and the hockey players he leads were close to a deal to save the season. The NHL said not so fast, and then took away everything that created all the optimism in the first place. When the 82nd day of the lockout was over, it was hard not to think the sides were thrown back to the very start of the fight. The problem is this is not the summer or even October....

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Crosby mulling options as NHL lockout drags on

* isn't known when the league and the players' association would get back together. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) less CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sidney Crosby just wants to get back to work. At this point, where he takes the ice hardly matters. The Pittsburgh Penguins star said Friday the prospect of lacing up his skates in Europe is growing more appealing as the NHL lockout nears the three-month...

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