NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr, center, is joined by Vancouver Canucks' Manny Malhotra, left, and Winnipeg Jets' Ron Hainsey as he speaks to reporters, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in New York. The NHL and the players' association swapped proposals Wednesday in an effort to head off a lockout scheduled to start this weekend. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
