I know Manfred hasn't gone so far as to declare an impasse, but outright cancelling games already seems a pretty big step in that direction. I mean, there's nothing stopping the two sides from continuing to meet tonight and tomorrow and the next day to keep working toward a deal. Doing so, combined with some creative re-scheduling, could still keep the prospects of a full 162 game schedule alive, at least for a few more days. Instead, they're apparently just going to cancel week by week and if/when they reach an agreement, play the remainder of the uncancelled schedule, and be okay with teams will playing an unequal number of games (in total and in terms of who they play when).
GJGE
