This is setting up to potentially be a big week for the lockout negotiations. We are now right on the cusp of needing to delay the start of the regular season if things aren’t figured out quickly, and the two sides are prepared to meet every day this week. One of the big issues that needs to be figured out is how to prevent young players from being a yo-yo, much like we saw last year with Tanner Houck. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
Of course, the big issue hanging over everything is the specific structure of the luxury tax, or CBT.