Fourth straight day of NHL meetings underway as two sides look to end lockout

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Jason Mulholland paints red hash marks at the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Sept. 27, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, The Tampa Bay Times, Dirk Shadd

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL and NHL Players’ Association are back in the boardroom.

The sides have gathered for a fourth straight day of collective bargaining talks — the longest run of meetings they’ve had during these negotiations.

This week has seen them trade proposals, with the NHLPA presenting new offers on revenue sharing and the “make whole” provision Wednesday and the league responding on the full slate of issues Thursday.

The league and union were expected to hold multiple bargaining sessions Friday.

They are attempting to strike a deal that would end the 55-day lockout, which has already forced the cancellation of 327 regular-season games.

On Thursday night, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman indicated that a lot of work remained in negotiations.

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