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Federal mediators are still involved in hockey's labor talks, and the NHL and the players' association might soon be getting together again.
Talks between the NHL and the union are back under way for the first time in nearly a week as the sides again search for a deal to save the hockey season.
The latest round of NHL labor talks ended with the two sides in different rooms from each other.
The latest round of NHL labor talks ended with the two sides in different rooms from each other.
The Washington Capitals have lacked a second-line center since the departure of Sergei Fedorov three long years ago. Mathieu Perreault, Brooks Laich, Marcus Johansson, Jason Arnott, Tomas Fleischmann and Brendan Morrison were part of the rotating tryout process.
A blindside hit, a history of violence and a league-wide crackdown on rough play earned Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres one of the longest suspensions in NHL history.
The Calgary Flames were experienced and expensive the past two seasons.
It's one thing to win. It's a different thing to win and go young at the same time.
"I never thought the issues were as big as they were back in `04-05," Morrison said Wednesday. "Apparently, I was wrong."
"It wasn't much of a decision," said Brendan Morrison, one of 13 players to attend Wednesday's talks. "I thought the gap would be closed much quicker, but it hasn't come to fruition yet, so we have to keep working."
