NHL lockout: Fehr, Bettman leave Tuesday talks, others join—and Jacobs remains

It took three days, but owners and players indeed decided to meet, minus their normal negotiators, in their latest pseudo-attempt to end the NHL lockout. Six representatives from each group plus limited staff from the league and NHLPA will meet in New York on Tuesday, the sides confirmed on Saturday. Jeremy Jacobs has emerged as a key figure of the NHL lockout—and not for positive reasons. (AP Photo) The meeting was proposed by commissioner Gary Bettman last week after two failed days of negotiations with federal mediators. Adding participants didn't work, so Bettman's idea was to go in the...