ST. LOUIS — Blues captain David Backes was one of 18 NHL players who spent substantial time at the bargaining table in New York this week. “I was in the room for 2½ full days, and by full days I don’t mean 9 (a.m) to 5 (p.m.),” Backes said. “I mean start at 8 and leaving at midnight was an early night. They were long days. It was very promising, as there were no leaks going out. We had a willing partner . . . making real progress.” A collective bargaining agreement to end the three-month-old lockout seemed imaginable, especially after Don Fehr, director of the players’ association, stepped to the podium and told an audience that the sides had...
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