There wasn't a whole lot to write about yesterday. One could pick up and repeat a lot of Hockey Rumors but I'm not sure that it does anything more than add to the general air of uncertainty. Optimism, very cautious optimism, seems to be the operative mode just about everywhere although this piece on Sportsnet seems more pessimistic than most. For what they're worth, here are my two cents: I think there's a deal to be made - a combination of a soft cap (one with exemptions for certain players), luxury tax, and a hard ceiling that is higher than had been talked about. I think the players will take a pay cut as they offered and, in return, I think they get better free-agency and maybe some other benefits. I have no clue on arbitration but I think the clubs will get the right to take the player nder certain circumstances.
It all revolves around the NHLPA's willingness to accept reality and that is a cap. Almost every article says this thing has been prolonged by the NHL's insistence on a cap. Why not by the NHLPA's refusal to accept one?
We should know for sure by the weekend. It's 19:30 in the third period and this one isn't going to OT (or maybe a shootout??).