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DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard missed his fourth game Friday night because of a broken right index finger. Ed Reed Jersey . Howard, who has an NHL-leading 32 wins, says he hopes to start taking shots in practice Saturday. Howard, who played in his first all-star game this season, has been told by doctors he cant hurt the finger any more than it already is and he can start taking shots whenever he can stand the pain. Howard said he needs a couple of days of taking shots before he can return. Vonta Leach Jersey . The Catalan club said in a statement that the former Barcelona youth player will sign a five-year contract after passing a medical exam on Thursday. Lardarius Webb Jersey . But that was before the shenanigans in the ninth inning. Sunday afternoon in front of 6,149 fans at Shaw Park, the Winnipeg Goldeyes beat the Gary SouthShore RailCats 6-5 in a thriller. http://www.shopthebaltimoreravensjerseys.com/haloti-ngata-jerseys . 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The commissioner was speaking after a two-hour meeting of the leagues board of governors Thursday. There was some hope that the two sides could continue to talk. Bettman offered to meet "any time, at any place." "If youre dedicated to the negotiating process, you can move this along quickly," Bettman said. "If, for whatever reason, youre not interested in making a deal, you drag it out." But Bettman insisted there would be no hockey without a deal. The current collective bargaining agreement expires Saturday at midnight. The season is slated to start Oct. 11 with training camps due to open Sept. 21. Earlier, NHLPA boss Donald Fehr said the players want to keep negotiating. Avoiding the lockout is up to the league, he added. "The players want to find a way to make an agreement. They want to negotiate until we do," Fehr told a news conference. Fehr said the players made large concessions in bargaining last time. Since then, league revenue has risen dramatically. He asked whether it was fair or equitable that the owners want more concessions. Fehr says the players have made a responsible proposal, offering what he calls "shared sacrifice." Under the league offer, the players share would be reduced "only 17.5 per cent," said Fehr. That equals US$330 million a year, he added. "What would your reaction be in similar circumstances?" Fehr said. The union boss was flanked by a line of players, including Sidney Crosby, Zdeno Chara, Daniel Alfredsson and Henrik Lundqvist. The NHLPA boss said more than 280 players were in New York to follow the labour situation. The two sides exchanged new proposals Wednesday and Fehr said there were no developments sincee then. Ed Reed Womens Jersey. The last lockout wiped out the entire 2004-05 season. Owners asked players to cut their share of hockey-related revenue during a six-year proposal. Current industry revenue is pegged at US$3.3 billion annually. Initially, owners sought to drop the percentage given to players to 43 per cent from the current 57 per cent. They have since amended that to a six-year proposal that starts at 49 per cent and drops to 47 per cent. The NHLPA is offering a package that starts at 54.3 per cent and ends at 52.7 per cent. Bettman disputed the suggestion that the NHL had given the players association a "take it or leave it proposal." Both sides huddled before emerging Thursday. Fehr met with some 300 players Wednesday night while Bettman met with his leagues board of governors Thursday afternoon. "The perception we have sometimes is that all theyre interested in is talking about salary reductions," Fehr said of the league. Fehr also questioned the leagues motives behind a lockout. "One of the questions that needs to be asked is, if indeed they lock out, if indeed they do do that, (whether) that is reasonably calculated to make a deal more likely or less likely? "I think you can figure out the answer." Crosby said players just want to play, but not at any cost. "I know in my case not playing for as long as I did the last year and a half, I obviously want to play," he said. "But I think you also have to realize that theres principles here and you have to understand whats right. "And I think we believe that what we propose is in that right direction. If you look at both (proposals), yeah theyre definitely different. But if you have a non-bias opinion, you look at the facts, I think our mindset and the direction were going is one that seems like its a little bit more fair for both sides." ' ' '