SAN JOSE www.officialavalanche.com , Calif. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Friday the owners aren’t “looking for a fight” when it comes to collective bargaining negotiations with the players.The current CBA runs until 2022, but the league and players each have the option this September to terminate it effective Sept. 15, 2020. Bettman said at a news conference at All-Star weekend that the owners are mostly satisfied with the last two negotiations that instituted a salary cap and then provided an even split of hockey-related revenues between players and owners.“There’s no question that the league is healthier now dramatically,” Bettman said. “We wouldn’t be where we are today if we didn’t have a system that corrected some of the ills in the past. We have stability, we have competitive balance and the game is able to grow. That’s good for everyone involved with the game.”NHLPA special assistant to the executive director Mathieu Schneider agreed that the tenor of discussions has improved in a sport that has had one strike and three lockouts since 1992, but that players want to recoup some of the losses they suffered in the last two negotiations, including an end to the escrow payments that ensure the 50-50 split in revenues.However, Schneider said he didn’t agree that the players are in control of whether there will be another work stoppage.“There’s no question that the players have given back billions of dollars over the course of the past two negotiations,” Schneider said. “That’s no secret. I don’t think I’d characterize it as the ball’s in the players’ hands.”Both sides have had productive talks already and were able to reach an agreement on player and puck tracking , which Bettman said bodes well for more difficult negotiations ahead.Schneider said the tension that was present at the start of the last talks that led to a lockout that wiped out 510 games is in in the past and both sides agree the relationship between players and owners is stronger than ever.“Hopefully, we’re at a place where labor peace can be more important than anything else we need to accomplish,” Bettman said. “Because I think the opportunities in front of us are even greater than what’s been behind us.”Another potential sticking point is international play. Players were upset the league didn’t allow them to participate in the 2018 Olympics and want assurances that they can play in the 2022 games in Beijing.The sides agreed not to stage the World Cup of Hockey in 2020 because of the uncertainty of the labor agreement but hope to hammer out a plan for international play in the current CBA negotiations. Schneider said the players would be open to playing the World Cup in February 2021 during a break in the season, but Bettman downplayed that possibility.“I think we’d all like to develop that long-term calendar,” Schneider said. “For whatever reason Colorado Avalanche T-Shirts Authentic , we can sit here and point fingers at each other, it hasn’t gotten done.”In other news, Bettman said next season will open with a game in Prague and there will also be regular-season games in Stockholm, as well as exhibitions in Germany and Switzerland. The league also is working on going back to China for preseason games.The league announced two outdoor games for next season with the Dallas Stars hosting Nashville in the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day at the Cotton Bowl and Colorado playing Los Angeles at the Air Force Academy later in the season. DETROIT — The Boston Bruins have dominated the Detroit Red Wings for the past few seasons.Going into Wednesday’s matchup, the Bruins (11-6-3) are 15-1-1 in their last 17 games against the Red Wings (9-9-2) and 19-2-1 in the last 22, including the playoffs. But they look more like a M.A.S.H. unit because of a rash of injuries.And things got worse Tuesday when the Bruins announced that center and leading scorer Patrice Bergeron will miss four weeks because of a “a rib and sternoclavicular injury” suffered Friday against Dallas.Article continues below ...The Bruins were already without several defensemen, including captain Zdeno Chara (MCL tear, re-evaluated in four weeks), Charlie McAvoy (concussion, injured reserve), Brandon Carlo (upper body, IR), John Moore (lower body) and Urho Vaakanainen (concussion).Defenseman Kevan Miller is expected to return Wednesday from a hand injury.With the injuries, particularly to Chara and Bergeron Colorado Avalanche Hoodies Authentic , Boston coach Bruce Cassidy says star left winger Brad Marchand has to be more of a leader, which means being more disciplined.“Even just to stay focused on the ice for his own personal success and team success and not let the officials frustrate him if he feels there’s a call not going his way,” Cassidy told the Boston Herald about Marchand, who has six goals and 21 points this season. ” … He likes to stir the drink a little, but hopefully some of the (misconducts), or most of them, are behind him now. He’s had a few.”Right winger David Pastrnak leads the NHL with 17 goals and his nine assists give him 26 points, second on the team to Bergeron.After a miserable start (1-7-2), the Red Wings have won eight of 10.“We’ve made big plays at big moments, whether it’s been a save or goal,” coach Jeff Blashill told the Detroit News. “Our goaltenders have played real well, and we’ve gotten a lot of net-front presence … We were in some really close games early in the season and we didn’t win them. Now we’re finding ways to win.”Center Dylan Larkin said it has been quite a difference.“After our start, everyone was counting us out. Here we are, the last 10 games Colorado Avalanche Hats Authentic , we’ve showed not only the league and our fans but ourselves, that we can play with every team on a nightly basis,”Larkin said. “We’re winning games and we’re having fun and we’re rolling. We need to keep this going.”The young players have also led the way. Larkin, 22, has four goals and 12 points in the 10 games (and leads the team with eight goals and 19 points); forward Andreas Athanasiou, 24, three goals and six points; rookie forward Michael Rasmussen, 19, a goal in three consecutive games, and right winger Anthony Mantha, 24, three goals and an assist in four games.Detroit forward Darren Helm will miss six to eight weeks with a right shoulder injur suffered in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime road win over the New Jersey Devils. The Red Wings will also be without forward Thomas Vanek (knee) and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (lower body).The Red Wings also sent center Wade Megan to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Tuesday.