December 31, 2012 - 5:24 PM
The NHL Players' Association, as expected, made a collective bargaining counterproposal to the league today. Union leader Donald Fehr told reporters in New York the NHL is going to examine the offer overnight and talks will resume Tuesday morning.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters in Manhattan that the union's offer was comprehensive and he would be in contact with the NHLPA on Tuesday.
---John Vogl
John Vogl has been covering the Sabres since 2002-03, an era that has included playoff runs, last-place finishes and three ownership changes. The award-winning writer is the Buffalo chapter chairman for the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.
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Mike Harrington, a Canisius College graduate who began his career as a News reporter in 1987, is in his sixth season covering the Buffalo Sabres. He is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and can vouch that exposed flesh freezes instantly when walking in downtown Winnipeg in January.
