Wednesday afternoon, NHL lockout negotiations officially progressed into their next stage, as NHL and NHLPA leaders met with federal mediators for the first time.
The seven-hour meeting, however, concluded with little optimism.
While both sides remained relatively silent about the day's proceedings—neither NHL commissioner Gary Bettman nor NHLPA head Donald Fehr are permitted to speak publicly about the mediation sessions—it is believed that most of the afternoon was spent separately.
Most of today saw NHL and NHLPA separated from each other in different meetings each with mediators. Which was as expected.
— Pierre LeBrun (@Real_ESPNLeBrun) November 29, 2012
Not a lot of info avail from yesterdays mediation, although important to note mediation is a form of bargaining, so process is ongoing.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) November 29, 2012
Although Wednesday's lengthy session failed to provide much information on the current momentum of negotiations, the majority of both in-the-know experts and on-the-sidelines fans have lost confidence in the system.
Of course, after the Bettma ...
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