Ottawa Senators' Jason Spezza (R) celebrates his empty net goal with teammate Zenon Konopka during the third period against the New York Rangers in Game 5 of their NHL Eastern Conference quarter final playoff hockey game in Madison Square Garden in New York, April 21, 2012. (REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine)
The NHL Players’ Association is still trying to decide whether to take a shot or pass on Gary Bettman’s invitation to sit down with the owners.
The union’s negotiating committee and executive board held a conference call Friday to stickhandle around the idea tabled by the NHL commissioner, moments after an attempt to sit down with a federal mediator fell apart Thursday.
