It took a whole 79 days but we finally have a report that the end of the NHL lockout is imminent.With the players and owners set to meet on Tuesday followed by the Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, by Bam Adebayo Jersey Steve Burton suggests an end to this long charade is right around the corner.Take the following for what you will.WBZ's Steve Burton reports that a deal to save the season could be announcement tomorrow or Wednesday- @ WBZ Boston Sports (@wbzsports) WBZ's Steve Burton reports talks have made great progre s behind closed doors and it looks like the season will be salvaged- @ WBZ Boston Sports (@wbzsports) Fans everywhere want it to be true but until it happens, the best bet is to stay guarded. There have been no indications that a deal is around the corner and the next two days are full of meetings, but sometimes these things can come clear out of the blue.The lockout is going to end at some point so it could potentially be in the coming days. It just seems tough at this point. You'll recall that just a few days ago federal mediators bailed on their roles in the labor talks because the sides were too far apart. They then spent a few days haggling over how to set up the next meeting which was finally set for Tuesday. If they couldn't agree on how to set up a meeting in the past few days, it seems tough to accept they could work out problems they have had for months now.But maybe some back-door talks were finally able to close a deal and the next two days will be vetting the proce s and then the Board of Governors approving it. Hey, it could happen.However NHL Deputy Commi sioner Bill Daly denied the report's accuracy to Patrick Cai se of TVA Sports. "I'm aware of the reports making the rounds," . "Unfortunately, there is no truth to them."He made a similar and perhaps strong denial to Sarah Kwak of Sports Illustrated.Asked if there was ANY MORSEL of truth to WBZ report that deal is imminent, B.Daly: "Not even a single morsel..." Great. And now I'm hungry. Sarah Kwak (@SI_sarahkwak) On the record you wouldn't expect Daly to say much different but he could perhaps hint at some hope while denying it. That's not present in his statement. Jae Crowder Jersey Further, fellow Boston scribe Joe Haggerty of CSN New England checked with a source , sadly, calling it "interesting, but not true."It would be awesome if the report from Burton and WBZ ends up being true, we all hope it does, but we'll take the wait-and-see approach. While this is the first time an imminent deal has been reported, we've had our hopes raised a few times in these negotiations and each time we've ended up back at the heartbreak hotel.Everybody is so sick of this lockout and ready for it to be over but right now it would seem this report is the lone sense of optimism.
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