As lockout deadline approaches, NHL and NHLPA return to bargaining table

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are back at the bargaining table.

The sides resumed discussions at the league’s Manhattan offices with just over three days remaining before their collective bargaining agreement expires.

It’s the first formal session they’ve held since Aug. 31.

Prior to the meeting, deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Canadian Press that he expected the union to deliver an “agenda” or “message,” if not a proposal.

With Saturday’s deadline of 11:59 p.m. ET looming for a lockout, it promises to be an important few days.

The union will open a meeting with some 300 players later in the day while the NHL’s board of governors is scheduled to convene on Thursday.