NHL proposes 50-50 revenue split; other terms may be sticking
points  League tries to spur negotiations amid lockout with deal
that would limit contracts to five years and postpone
eligibility for unrestricted free agency. Players want
clarifications before responding.  October 17, 2012|By Helene
Elliott   • NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, foreground, arrives
with deputy commissioner Bill Daly as the NHL and its locked-out
player resume negotiations in Toronto on Tuesday. NHL
commissioner Gary Bettman, foreground, arrives with deputy
commissioner… (Chris Young / Associated…)  The NHL kick-started
its stagnant negotiations with the players' association Tuesday
by proposing a collective bargaining agreement based on a 50-50
split of hockey-related revenue between owners and players and
contingent on a full season being played, starting Nov. 2.
Although the division of hockey-related revenue in each year of
the proposed six-year deal is more favorable to players than the
NHL's previous offers to them of 43% and