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With some second-guessing floating around and one strange report claiming the lockout was nearly over, the NHL owners and players met Tuesday in New York City — minus their lead negotiators — for what some believed was a last ditch effort to revive the CBA talks and save the season. On Wednesday, the Board of Governors meets and it had been expected it would set a doomsday timetable, establishing a date after which even an abbreviated schedule would not be played.
But, for the first time in these negotiations, Tuesday’s session yielded some signs of cautious optimism.
In a very brief joint press conference...
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