With no agreement in sight, NHL set to cancel games through November 30

Thursday's deadline for the NHLPA to accept the NHL's offer proposed last week to save the full 82-game schedule came and went off the table yesterday, so what was expected will become official as the league is set to cancel all games through Nov. 30 sometime today, per Elliotte Friedman of the CBC.

Two big dates on the NHL calendar that will be gone include the Nov. 9 Hall of Fame Game in Toronto three days before former Maple Leaf Mats Sundin is inducted along with Pavel Bure, Adam Oates and Joe Sakic, as well as the "NHL Thanksgiving Showdown" on Nov. 23 that was set to feature the New York Rangers visiting the Boston Bruins and a float in the Macy's parade the day before.

Surviving today's cuts, for now, include the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on Jan. 1 and, per Aaron Portzline of the Columbus Dispatch, the 2013 All-Star Game in Columbus scheduled for late January. Given the amount of prep time needed, the NHL can't wait much longer to make a decision on the Winter Classic, while the All-Star Game likely has some time until it too is axed.

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