This weekend had set up to be an important one for the lockout negotiations with the owners and players meeting on Saturday. Unfortunately, it does not seem as though the needle was moved to a large degree by the end. (Hannah Keyser; Yahoo)
After the lack of significant movement over the weekend, at this point it’s really hard to see a scenario in which the regular season begins on time. (Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal; The Athletic)
At some point when the lockout does end, however, the hot stove is going to be absolutely out of control.