Meh. Not going to get my hopes up. We have heard this song and dance before. I expect a statement like "progress was made" or something to that effect, then it will be back to the same old, same old type of negotiations. This was a meeting to clarify the issues, not strike a deal.
Already did those. Season 1 > anything on tv today.
Everyones telling me to check out Homeland though. I shall delve into it if a season is cancelled or the summer time.
Here you have the owners telling the players why they must take a paycut all-the-while giving them something to be optimistic about for the future. If they've actually convinced them to take paycuts and that there no concessions to give back (worthwhile talking about anyway) we won't find out today, the players have too much pride admitting they've wasted 80 days for nothing
Why should I trust this Flyers guy when the Bruins guy is basically in the same boat as the Philly guy, but talking about opposite ends of spectrum here.
Katie Strang @KatieStrangESPN
#CBA We're nearing the five-hour mark of meeting here in NY, but keep in mind large group has broken multiple times for two sides to caucus
Why should I trust this Flyers guy when the Bruins guy is basically in the same boat as the Philly guy, but talking about opposite ends of spectrum here.
honestly... does anybody really not expect to hear, "no progress made. two side will touch base tomorrow"?
Progress is if this leads to talking again. Even then, we are far away from the two sides presenting proposals never mind working together with a proposal.
This is similar to that one night when Bill Daly and Steve Fehr meet for a very long time. I just feel like thu have civil negotiationing styles that take a long time for the meeting to progress. At this point it's just a nice chat between where both sides stand. Also, I do see the 15th of December as a big deadline. I do hope the 15th of December is like a hard deadline for a season. It will really pressure both sides and that is what is needed.
I'm nearing my own breaking point. I just wish they would announce a deal or cancel the whole shebang, one way or the other, just so I can re-organize my attention span.
Katie Strang @KatieStrangESPN
#CBA We're nearing the five-hour mark of meeting here in NY, but keep in mind large group has broken multiple times for two sides to caucus
To me, that seems like good news. They wouldn't break apart to discuss things multiple times if they weren't getting anywhere.
