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# [Thursday's FTB] Blah, Blah, Blah, Still No Agreement
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-blah-blah-blah-still-no-agreement/
- Published: 2012-11-22T12:01:01.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-22T12:01:01.000Z
- Author: J.P. Nikota
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

[Gary Bettman chats with Flyers fan Jaymes Hall, 41, of Lancaster, Pa.](http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/rangers/2012/11/gary-bettman-chats-with-flyers-fan-jaymes-hall-41-of-lancaster-pa-after-saying-nhl-n?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Wonder if he'd chat with one of us. Article at The Blueshirts Blog by Pat Leonard.

[NHL rejects union's offer, Bettman rips Fehr](http://triblive.com/sports/penguins/3002842-85/players-offer-fehr-nhl-bettman-million-proposal-movement-split-cap?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com#axzz2CuDFmBf9)

Article from Josh Yohe at TribLive.

[The NHLPA proposal by the numbers](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/globe-on-hockey/the-nhlpa-proposal-by-the-numbers/article5530468/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
From James Mirtle at the Globe.

[Report: NHL willing to budge on some contracting issues](http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/21/report-nhl-willing-to-budge-on-some-contracting-issues/?utm%5Fsource=dlvr.it&utm%5Fmedium=twitter)  
How generous of them. From James O'Brien at NBC Sports.

[Does Stuart Percy have a Team Canada WJHC shot?](http://theleafsnation.com/2012/11/21/does-stuart-percy-have-a-team-canada-wjhc-shot?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Probably not, but hey, that'd be cool. From Cam Charron at TLN.

[Grabovski headhsot on Varlamov, Yakupov scores in the shootout, and more KHL](http://theleafsnation.com/2012/11/21/grabovski-headhsot-on-varlamov-yakupov-scores-in-the-shootout-and-more-khl?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Love these highlights from Steve Dangle at TLN.

[Jeff O’Neill wants to ‘make whole’ in Gary Bettman’s head](http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/jeff-o-neill-wants-whole-gary-bettman-head-233216966--nhl.html?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Meh, he's not even a part of the NHLPA anymore. He can say what he wants. From Harrison Mooney.

[The NHLPA's Recent Offer](http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/11/21/the-nhlpas-recent-offer?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Kent Wilson was more optimistic about the PA's new proposal than the league turned out to be.

[Scoring in Switzerland](http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/11/21/scoring-in-switzerland?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Scott Reynolds takes a look at which players in the Swiss league might be serviceable plugs.

[Scoring in Switzerland](http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/11/21/scoring-in-switzerland?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Scott Reynolds takes a look at which players in the Swiss league might be serviceable plugs.

[Not so fast](http://www.mc79hockey.com/?p=5044&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
Good, succinct analysis of the PA's latest proposal from Tyler Dellow.

[Nazem Kadri raising his benchmark with recent play " KyleTheReporter](http://kylethereporter.com/2012/11/20/nazem-kadri-raising-his-benchmark-with-recent-play/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
"I said it to him, ‘boy you’ve really screwed yourself now," said Toronto Marlies’ head coach Dallas Eakins. "You showed us once again how well you can play and that’s your bench mark." From Kyle Cicerella.

[Hamilton Bulldogs sign Mike Commodore to a professional tryout](http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/hamilton-bulldogs/2012/11/21/3677550/hamilton-bulldogs-sign-mike-commodore-to-a-professional-tryout?utm%5Fsource=feedburner&utm%5Fmedium=feed&utm%5Fcampaign=Feed%3A+sportsblogs%2Fhabseyesontheprize+%28Habs+Eyes+On+The+Prize%29)  
If he's a good 'add' for the Bulldogs, at leas the Marlies have already played them a lot. If he's a poor 'add', then all the better. From Andrew Berkshire at HEOTP.

[Rumours: NHLPA’s new proposal moves their offer considerably closer to owners](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2012/11/21/rumours-nhlpas-new-proposal-moves-their-offer-considerably-closer-to-owners/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)  
From Justin Bourne.