The NHL and the NHLPA met with mediators for a second consecutive day Thursday, but the meetings apparently were unproductive.

Although the two sides reconvened following Wednesday's dispiriting session, one which yielded no change in either side's bargaining positions, it seems the only step forward was that both the NHL and NHLPA actually met in the same room.

There was, however, no substantial progress to report, according to ESPN.com.