This is delightful news. With the pressure clearly on today I was nervous we would hear talk of the NHL comprising in the area of cost certainty. With the statement made of no progress that means they are still holding firm on the most important facet of a new deal and trying to negotiate on other points.
I still would like to see a season but definitely not at the expense of the NHL entering into any type of deal that remotely resembles the previous CBA, that would include the Dec. 9 proposal. Cost certainty better be a certainty or else I will certainly permanently be a non-NHL fan.