Well, that settles it. The NHL and the Players Association can't get their acts together according to published media reports. After all the dust settles from months of arguing, fighting, stand-offs, media statements, etc it comes down to agreeing on a contract in principle and concept, but were $6.5 mm dollars apart on the details.
$6.5 mm! Seriously!?! That's hardly anything for these people. The players wouldn't have even had to hold that entire amount since that amount is at a team level. Given that a team consists of around 20 players, that's $325,000/player. On the other hand, the owners (as a unit, be it individual or corporate groups) have to foot that entire amount. In either camp, it's such a small amount, I can't believe they got THAT concerned about $6.5 mm.
Oh well. River Otters, here I come. It's the NHL, Blues and the players at large's loss.
Later.