The NHL and NHLPA will meet tomorrow at an undisclosed location in New York City and for the second time in the process federal mediators will be involved.

Nick Cotsonika tweets

• “What mediation should do, at minimum, is keep things quiet, private and on task. It should eliminate theatrics and lessen miscommunication.”
• “NHL would not agree to mediation if it didn’t have some use for it. Must have some reason to return to talks, some value in this route.”

Crosby, on how much remains to be settled before lockout ends:"The fact we haven’t really even covered everything is kind of the scary part"—
Dave Molinari (@MolinariPG) December 11, 2012