Stars Sign Lehtonen To 5-Year Extension
The Stars have signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen to a five-year contract extension worth $29.5 million. The deal secures the eight-year veteran through the 2017-18 season.
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The Stars have signed goaltender Kari Lehtonen to a five-year contract extension worth $29.5 million. The deal secures the eight-year veteran through the 2017-18 season.
With only two days left to avoid another damaging NHL lockout, players and owners huddled in separate circles to discuss what now seems inevitable.
Representatives from the National Hockey League and its players association met for three hours on Wednesday, without significant progress in resolving a labor dispute which threatens to force a lockout at the end of the week.
The NHL's labor contract expires at midnight Saturday night, and a lockout appears certain. It would be the league's fourth work stoppage since 1992.
NHL labor talks remain in recess five days after negotiations broke down, and 10 days before the league has threatened to lock out its players.
It was a busy offseason for the Stars, with center Derek Roy from the Sabres being one of their biggest additions. But not long after he was acquired, he had shoulder surgery in early July.
NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr says labor negotiations have broken off with two weeks to go before the NHL has threatened to lockout its players.
The current agreement expires Sept. 15, when the league has said it will lock out the players if a new deal is not in place.
The current collective bargaining agreement runs out on Sept. 15 and the NHL has said it will lock the players out if a new deal isn't reached.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr provided updates on the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations after talks ended on Thursday in Toronto.
The clock is ticking. The current agreement is set to expire Sept. 15, when the NHL says it will lock out the players if a new deal hasn't been reached.
Almost a full year into his retirement, former Stars center Mike Modano seems to be simply enjoying, well, being Mike Modano.
Only 25 days remain before the current deal expires on Sept. 15, when the NHL has warned it will lock out its players.
If the impending lockout in the NHL goes on long enough, the Winter Classic won't be the only major casualty lost among big games on the NHL slate.
NHLPA head Donald Fehr says the players are unified as they face the threat of a lockout from owners if a new collective bargaining agreement can't be reached.
Both sides are unable to even agree on the core issues that need to be addressed, a sense of uneasiness has suddenly enveloped the talks.
The National Hockey League Players' Association has made its first proposal in the latest round of collective bargaining talks with the NHL.
The Stars ended up getting one of the best bargains (and biggest surprises) in free agency last summer, when they signed veteran forward Michael Ryder to a two-year, $7 million contract.
Thursday's round of CBA negotiations produced quite a bit of doom and gloom as Gary Bettman announced that the NHL would not play another season under the current agreement.
NHLPA executive director Don Fehr has maintained the two sides can continue discussions beyond Sept. 15, and there is no need for the league to lock out its players.
The NHL Players union is still poring over 76,000 pages of financial information the NHL provided last week.
The NHL Players Association made a number of presentations to owners on Thursday, as talks between the union and the NHL concluded for the week.
The 24-year-old Victoria, British Columbia native signed with Dallas as an undrafted free agent last summer. He spent most of last season playing for the Texas Stars.
The groups are set for another round of negotiations this week with the hope of establishing a new collective bargaining agreement before the current one expires on Sept. 15.
After Zach Parise and Ryan Suter signed with the Wild, Mike Modano was so excited that he tweeted about playing in the NHL again. But it was just a joke, right?
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