For the first time in the 41-day-old lockout there appeared to be some movement toward a deal Thursday following the second meeting in four days between NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and union chief Bob Goodenow.
The league had no comment on the meeting and Goodenow, as he left the talks, said, "unfortunately no significant progress was made."
After arriving in Hamilton, Ontario, where some 50 NHL players are taking part in a 4-on-4 charity tournament however, Goodenow and players' representative Marty McSorley of the Los Angeles Kings discussed the latest offer.
"We made a major concession," McSorley said after briefing the NHL players taking part in the charity tournament on the negotiations. "We showed great desire to compromise."
Unconfirmed reports said a deal could result in a 60-game season beginning in early December.
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