The NHL seemed headed for another lockout Friday as neither team owners nor players showed interest in getting back to contract negotiations a day before the labor deal was set to expire. Brief conversations late Thursday and Friday between leaders on the two sides failed to spur more formal talks -- in fact, the idea of restarting negotiations didn't even come up. The current collective bargaining agreement that ended the season-long lockout in 2005 expires at midnight ET Saturday, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has said a lockout would kick in immediately if a new deal hasn't been reached.
