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August, 1, 2012

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Tuesday's collective bargaining negotiations focused on revenue sharing with the owners turning over 76,000 papers requested by the NHLPA, according to The Globe and Mail. Donald Fehr said the players are not yet ready to submit a counterproposal, according to the report.
The Vancouver Canucks are interested in getting prospect Nick Bjugstad from the Florida Panthers in return in a trade for Roberto Luongo, according to The (Vancouver) Province.
Calgary Flames defenseman Jay Bouwmeester is going to Ghana in support of Right To Play, according to the Calgary Herald.
Dan Cleary attended CBA talks in New York on Tuesday to represent the Red Wings and add a veteran presence to the talks, but said he does not expect there to be much urgency in the talks until it is closer to the start of the 2012-13 season, according to the Detroit Free Press.

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