The NHLPA was not informed last week when the NHL gave its 30 GMs 48-hours to answer questions from players regarding the labor proposal.

"Most owners are not allowed to attend bargaining meetings," NHLPA counsel Steve Fehr said in a statement sent to various news outlets, including ESPN.com. "No owners are allowed to speak to the media about the bargaining.

"It is interesting that they are secretly unleashed to talk to the players about the meetings the players can attend, but the owners cannot."