Gary bettman News

Do you really care if Gary Bettman says sorry? Or says it again, because he already said sorry in his press conference Wednesday after the owners unanimously ratified the new CBA. His apology was full and sincere, or so I thought.

New York - Both organizations have come together on a collective bargaining agreement that will result in a shortened professional ice hockey season beginning later in the month.

Former NHL star, Ted Lindsay played a big role in creating the NHLPA and he paid for it, he was lied about by management and traded. The Hall of Famer went on radio Friday where he spoke out against the current state of NHL affairs.

He does not fully answer questions, even when doing so gives away no damaging secrets. Some of his utterings do not make sense. He likes being the boss, that is clear. He's Donald Fehr and he stands between NHL fans and an NHL season.

New York - Now that the world is safe from the fiscal cliff the next big issue is whether or not 2013 will see an abbreviated season from the NHL, today NHL commissioner Gary Bettman remains cautiously optimistic that it will.

A new offer from the NHL on Thur., Dec. 27 has renewed hope that the league will indeed have a 2012-13 season. The proposal, which comes after a near two weeks of virtual silence in the negotiations, was some 288 pages in length.

If you are still bothering to read about the NHL lockout you might be interested in knowing there's nothing to report. Or is there? While the two sides haven't had meaningful contact in over a week, there are dates upcoming that mean something.

The most recent news is that the NHL and the NHLPA are once again back to not talking. This is disappointing, especially at such a crucial time in the ongoing fiasco that is their current attempts at a new CBA. Not even talking? So what's up with that?

Nothing like a disingenuous - you know, lying - leader to put the kibosh on an NHL season, one who wants the NHLPA to win rather than have its members ply their trade. That's Donald Fehr and again today, Dec. 19, he held court and played the blame game.

It seems unlikely the NHLs Gary Bettman or the NHLPAs Donald Fehr are in a mood to listen to an outsider when it comes to ending their CBA dispute. But if they were they might consider heeding the words of no less a figure than the U.S. president.