The NHL and NHL Players' Association met briefly Sunday in a failed attempt to tackle player contracting issues, leaving little hope a labor deal will be reached soon. Both NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr and NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said they don't know how a labor agreement can be reached given Sunday's negotiations. "I just don't, right now, given their opposition to addressing some of these issues, know where we go," Daly said. The sides plan to touch base Monday -- when Fehr and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman plan to be in Toronto for the Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony -- but have no immediate plans to meet again. Read more: http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/8619789/2012-lockout-nhl-players-association-resume-talks-new-york
