The sides met for 10 straight days in New York, and it became clear Wednesday morning -- the 301st day of the lockout -- that they weren't going to leave the room without an agreement in hand.
The expected salary cap will likely have a ceiling approaching $40 million and a minimum somewhere between $20 million and $25 million.
Just days before the season was wiped out, the players' association said for the first time it would accept a salary cap if the league dropped its desire to link player costs to revenues.
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so now that the game is back on - is anyone really going to care?
Similar to the effect on baseball - hockey isnt as much of a sport in the USA and canadians are pissed. This may take a few years to get the excitment and people back into the stadiums.