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A lot of give, a little get could save the season

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, December 13, 2004

Two weeks ago, I wrote in this space: "What is the NHL's miracle drug to a CBA truce? An aggressive NHLPA offer to start. Put the pressure on the owners. Make the offer public. Spell it out. Let us see it." Last week in Toronto, Bob Goodenow and Associates did that. You can read the proposal in its entirety on nhlpa.com. There is no doubt that when the players began their meeting with the owners by offering to rollback current salaries 24 percent, Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs put down his copy ...

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