Fehr said players made new proposal. League made responsive proposal. Needs to be studied. Too early to call it progress.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 12, 2012
Update: from ESPN New York's Katie Strang:
#CBA New proposal was on core economic issues; still such a significant gap on those that they are putting secondary issues on back burner
— Katie Strang (@KatieStrangESPN) September 12, 2012
Update #2: from Sportsnet's Michael Grange:
Bettman -- their proposal was not much different; we made a proposal that had significant movement#NHL#NHLPA
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) September 12, 2012
Bettman -- our proposal was designed to get a deal; it will be off the table if we don't have a deal by Saturday #NHL#NHLPA
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) September 12, 2012
Bettman -- we are hopeful this will elicit negotiations -- it will have a phase in for HRR reductions #NHL#NHLPA
— Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) September 12, 2012
Bettman said players' pay cut would be 7 percent in first year, less on second and zero in third by players' estimates of growth.
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 12, 2012
Update #4: From ESPN's Pierre LeBrun:
NHL counter-proposal today was six years in length: offered to start players' share at 49 percent and end it at 47 percent at end of term
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) September 12, 2012
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