CBA sticking point casts cloud over Hall of Fame induction ceremony
It’s sad that a time when media attention should be focused solely on the deserving 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, the NHL lockout and CBA negotiations will dominate the headlines. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
By Stu Hackel
Things are once again at a standstill after the lost weekend of NHL-NHLPA CBA talks. We followed Friday’s events and their fallout on Saturday, and, to the credit of cooler heads, the talks did resume on Sunday, but went nowhere. They focused on an area of the deal that has proved to be as problematic — and will likely continue to be — as the split of Hockey Related Revenue: player contracting rights.
