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"I won't be skating any time soon. We were making progress I guess and then you get an ultimatum. Tough to take''

Why can't both sides in the mess stop putting their efforts into winning a PR battle and just lock themselves in a room and get it done?

Yes, Ellis said some things that made him seem out-of-touch with the regular fan. Yes, he could have handled it better. But so could have everyone else. I understand the outrage, I really do. And he should’ve been called on it. But there was no need to keep going on about it three days later. In this day and age of 24-hour news filled with 15-second sound bites, that’s practically an eternity to keep going on about anything.

Deal still isn't officially signed with Kubina but once it is, which will happen within the hour, it will be for $7.7 million over 2 yrs

Former NHL exec says Lecavalier talk has died down and a move before July 1 unlikely, but doesn't rule out a move at later date