The New York Daily News reports that Holik sees more NHL chill ahead and when you read the piece you get a fascinating insight into what may be the problem. Holik, whom one can argue is a poster child for what has been wrong with the old NHL CBA, wonders how a deal didn't get done last weekend when the NHL has clearly won the big battle - that of that salary cap.

I don't want to tell the owners what to do," he said. "But again, they might realize that Gary has already won on that point. They need us to get the game going again, so why not negotiate?"

Bobby, they tried. You and your PA brothers have got to stop believing that your representatives are doing anything more than obfuscating. Aside from a 24% salary rollback, which, with half the players unsigned is a specious offer, what has the NHLPA done to advance this? Call meetings? Great - but those meetings need to be more than the NHL making offers and the NHLPA turning them down.
The NHL has, by my count, made at least 10 separate proposals to the 1 from the NHLPA. That's a pretty lopsided score in any sport and a ridiculous tally in a "negotiation."