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Friedman: Players want Fehrs to do more negotiating

Sidney Crosby; Dan Cleary; Jonathan Toews

Pittsburgh Pengiuns’ Sidney Crosby, center, stands with Dan Cleary, left, of the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews, right, as they listen to NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr speak to journalists during a news conference following collective bargaining talks with the league in Toronto on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

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Lost in the talk of the NHL apparently looking to own up to their “make whole” proposal as well as the two sides meeting in private today is something CBC’s Elliotte Friedman made note of in his piece yesterday on this.

Friedman says in the union’s conference call with the players on Thursday, the players wanted Donald and Steve Fehr to do more in the way of negotiating with the owners rather than sitting in silence.

Obviously there’s no way to know what the owners are thinking when it comes to the lack of talks, but hearing from the players that they’re looking for more action in negotiations is, at the very least, curious.

The next question is: Will the urgency of the players help get a deal done to get the season started?