The sad truth about that article:
Even if this anonymous proposal eventually prompts a deal, the league is unlikely to be able to play much more than a 48-game season, just as it did in 1994-95, when that lockout ended on Jan. 11, and the puck was dropped nine days later.
That time frame, however, gives both sides another three weeks until they would have to get really serious which is why theyre mired in a standoff.
There will be a deal, it just won't be until the last minute. #TEAMREALTALK