The NHL and the Players' Association bankrupt off talks Thursday in Toronto afterwards hardly added than an hour in the latest attack to boldness their arrangement dispute.

Commissioner Gary Bettman wear Tisa Snapbacks Hats said the players presented three counterproposals to a 50-50 breach on hockey-related revenues that the alliance offered Tuesday and none were abutting to acceptable.

"The Players' Association came aback and basically fabricated three alternating proposals on the players' share, all variations, to some degree, of the one angle that they fabricated over the summer and absolutely haven't deviated from since," Bettman said. "And none of the three variations of players' allotment that they gave us even began to access 50-50 (revenue split) either at all or for some continued aeon of time, and it's bright that we're not speaking the aforementioned accent in agreement of what they came aback to us with."

St. Louis Blues captain David Backes told ESPN.com that the players believed their action would the two abandon a footfall afterpiece to accepting a accord done.

"It's too bad the owners don't feel that way and I abhorrence that we may absence an continued bulk of time now," Backes said.

Bettman wear Tisa Snapbacks was beat but still remained hopeful that a adjustment could be accomplished in time to play a abounding 82-game schedule.

"I am anxious based on the angle that was fabricated today that things are not progressing," Bettman said. "To the contrary, I anticipate the angle that was fabricated by the Players' Association was in abounding means a footfall backward."

The lockout started Sept. 16 and has wiped out the preseason and the aboriginal two weeks of the approved season.

Bettman said no new negotiating sessions are scheduled.

NHL players' abutment arch Donald Fehr met with players afterwards the affair and appointed a appointment alarm after Thursday with its negotiating lath and controlling board.