The National Hockey League and the Players' Association are meeting face-to-face along with a mediator in hopes of trying to end the 112 day lockout.
Federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh, who resumed "shuttle mediation," between the two sides Saturday morning, is in the small group meeting.
"Well, if it's as close as we're sensing it could be a very 'good day' according to source," tweeted TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger on Saturday afternoon.
According to Dreger, issues still include what the salary cap would be in the 2013-14 season. The league has yet to come off their desire for $60 million, while the Players' Association is said to be pushing for $65 million. The length of a maximum contract and salary variance from year to year are also issues at large.
The NHLPA's second vote of players for a "disclaimer of interest" wraps up Saturday at 6pm et/3pm pt. If passed, which is it expected to, it would restore the NHLPA's executive board's ability to disclaim. The 30-member committee would then have the authority to dissolve the union, which would open the door for anti-trust lawsuits and bring even more uncertainty to the bargaining process.
The two sides spent Friday in separate rooms while Beckenbaugh went back and forth to each group searching for middle ground on the unresolved issues between the two sides.
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