NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr, center, is joined...

NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr, center, is joined by Winnipeg Jets' Ron Hainsey as he speaks to reporters in New York. (Sept. 12, 2012) Credit: AP

But no new proposals were exchanged during the half-hour conversation, and time is running short before the scheduled Oct. 11 regular-season openers. The major issues -- division of $3.3 billion in revenues and player contract changes -- were not discussed.

Today's discussions will continue to cover health and safety issues and grievance procedures, items called "underbrush" by Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

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