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Its a good thing U.S. federal mediators arent seeking to determine right and wrong while meeting with the NHL and NHL Players Association this week. According to sports management professor Aubrey Kent of Temple University, both sides have a valid reason to claim that they are in the right when it comes to their ongoing labour dispute. "For me, the whole issue comes down to perspective," Kent said Wednesday in an interview. "Players feel as though theyre being bullied and strong-armed and having things taken away -- I can see that thats a legitimate perspective. Owners feel from a dollar-value perspective that the next seven years theyve offered would be far more lucrative than the previous seven years were, even as good as that was. "And if you crunch the numbers, thats actually true as well." No wonder the sides remain so entrenched in their positions. They met separately with mediators Scot L. Beckenbaugh and John Sweeney on Wednesday afternoon at an undisclosed location -- something Kent didnt anticipate would result in a "seismic" shift in perspective from either side. The non-binding sessions were intended to try and help the sides find some common ground. The last move at the bargaining table came from the NHLPA, which presented a new offer last week that moved within $182 million of the league over a five-year deal. Despite that, commissioner Gary Bettman said they remained "far apart." One reason for the gap is the clause in the proposal that stated the players share couldnt go down from year to year -- a mechanism meant to protect them in the event revenues fall. NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said last week that it was a good tradeoff since the players share would drop from 57 per cent to 50 per cent in the new deal, but Kent doesnt believe the NHL would ever accept those terms. "I know why the players would offer that, (but) in principle it doesnt seem like its a deal that anyone in their right mind would accept -- where you get half of everything that grows and you dont take any risk on it not growing," he said. The league and union must also find agreement on rules governing player contracts and the amount paid outside of the system by the NHL to ease the transition. The NHL has previously offered $211 million (the NHLPA is seeking $393 million), but Bettman has hinted that the offer wont remain on the table much longer. Losses are piling up for everyone associated with the lockout. Players are scheduled to miss their fourth paycheques on Friday while owners have already seen two months worth of games go by the wayside. The work stoppage comes at a time when NHL franchise values have never been higher, with the annual Forbes rankings released Wednesday seeing the Toronto Maple Leafs become the first team to be worth $1 billion. In all, 20 of the leagues 30 teams were valued at $200 million or higher. Despite that, the NHL and NHLPA have produced little during months of negotiations. "Both sides feel they can get a better deal by waiting it out, but my view is that time only helps owners in these negotiations," said Kent. "And its not just in this particular negotiation, but in any labour dispute. Employees are always at a disadvantage because salary lost is never regained. "Whereas owners were there before the players and theyll be there after the players and they have plenty of time to make up anything that is lost." Regular-season games have already been wiped out through Dec. 14 and there isnt much time remaining to strike a deal that would see the puck dropped immediately afterwards. In fact, its conceivable another 10 days could pass before formal talks resume because key negotiators have full agendas next week. The leagues board of governors is set to gather in New York on Dec. 5 while representatives from both sides are scheduled to attend Quebec Labour Board hearings in Montreal on Dec. 6-7. In other words, a quick resolution doesnt appear to be in sight. "While the hockey fan really feels as though this is situation critical, the reality is its just the end of November," said Kent. "With escrow cheques that have been paying in and the reality that the fall part of the season, especially in the U.S., is a fairly low yield revenue season for the hockey teams ... neither side has felt any intense pain yet. "The real litmus test of how strongly the positions are being held as we creep towards Christmas, as we creep into the new year. Thats an unfortunate reality but I think it was one that both sides were very prepared for going into this." cheap jerseys .ca presents its latest weekly power rankings for the 2013-14 Barclays Premier League season. wholesale jerseys . 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