Multiple sources told
ESPNNewYork.com that there appears to be cautious optimism from both the league and the union as a result of Tuesday's marathon session between the two sides. Have the NHL and NHLPA finally gained some traction? Multiple sources told ESPNNewYork.com there appears to be cautious optimism from both the league and the union as a result of Tuesday's approximately 10-hour session to try to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. Although those sources indicate that it would be premature to deem it legitimate progress at this point, there was a general sense of hope emanating after the meeting, which ended just before midnight ET. Just hours after ending a long day of talks that produced the greatest sense for optimism since the lockout began three months ago, the sides spoke early Wednesday and planned to talk again later in the day. Instead of meeting together however, each side held internal discussions. They did not hold a bargaining session because they did not want to rush through a meeting before the league's board of governors got together later Wednesday.
"I thought it was a constructive day; we had a good dialogue. In some ways, I'd say it might be the best day we've had, which isn't to paint too overly optimistic a picture,"
NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr said Tuesday night.
"There's still a lot of work to do and a lot to be done, but we will be back at it tomorrow morning."
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