Your surly breakfast links:

• We begin the day with the latest news, non-news and opinion from the labor front:
  • Bill Daly told the Washington Post, "The opportunity to play an 82-game season will be lost permanently if we are not in a position to drop the puck on November 2. There is no wiggle room on this one." There remains, however, plenty of room to squirm. [WaPo]
    
  • The tension, it grows. [Times Colonist]
  • Here's a guide for the pointing of fingers. [Pension Plan Puppets]
  • Relax, Damien, they are still at the shape of the table stage of the negotiations. [Toronto Star]
    
  • Nice Winter Classic you have here. Be a shame if anything happened to it. [Puck Daddy]
    • Related - Just in time for holiday gift-giving, get your preorders in for "The Winter Classic: the NHL’s Savior". [Motivational Press]
  • Do not taunt Happy Fun Chimera. [CSNW]
• In Euro-action, it wasn't a very good day for Dynamo, as they fell 4-0 to Torpedo. [RMNB, Alex Ovetjkin]
• DC's top-ten athletes under the age of 25. Nicklas Backstrom and Braden Holtby, represent (but seriously, two Caps blueliners wuz robbed). [CSNW]
• "Good morning, good afternoon, and good night Milwaukee!" Wait, what? [DC Sports Bog]
• Come for the cartoon, stay for the lockout-inspired site banner. [RtR]
• The going rate for a Hershey Bears sweater appears to be just about $1,500, give or take a candy bar. Unless you want a Clackson authentic. Then it'll cost you. [SHoE, Bears in Pictures]
• NHL dreaming with Dany Sabourin. [Dump-n-Chase]
  
• Finally, if you grew up wanting to play bubble hockey as CSKA against Avangard, today is the day your dreams come true. [Lutch USA]