NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during a press conference announcing...

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during a press conference announcing that the Islanders will move from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., to play at Brooklyn's Barclays Center starting in 2015. (Oct. 24, 2012) Credit: AP

That's the word.

It'll be 10 days since the last face to face baragining that didn't end well.

For the optimists, there still could be a 60-game season if things get started by Dec. 15.

For the pessimists, it could be another round of running in place.

More later....

At MSG, not for Rangers, but pitching in on coverage of  Knicks-Pacers this afternoon...

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