The NHL moved a step closer to realignment Thursday as the players' association approved a proposed plan that is set to go into effect next season.
A decision on whether NHL players will head to the 2014 Sochi Olympics isn't likely this week, but a first day of discussions went well.
The NHL has put one of its signature events on ice.
While the NHL and the players' association are keeping the lines of communication open, they don't seem to be moving any closer to getting back to the bargaining table.
While the NHL and the players' association are keeping the lines of communication open, they don't seem to be moving any closer to getting back to the bargaining table.
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and players' association special counsel Steve Fehr spoke to each other on Saturday, but the sides still have no plans to meet face-to-face as a deadline to preserve a full hockey season draws nearer.
The NHL and the players' association agree on one thing: Thursday was a bad day at the negotiating table.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman received three counterproposals from the players' association on Thursday and left the negotiating table "thoroughly disappointed."
Labor negotiations between the NHL and the locked-out players' association may resume Tuesday after a four-day break.
