The NHL Players? Association will meet in Chicago on Monday and unpaid adviser Donald Fehr will be in attendance. One of the key issues facing the players in attendance Monday will be a vote on whether to approve the annual 5-per-cent growth factor in the NHL?s salary cap. While a majority of the player reps and agents contacted declined to comment, some said they believe another display of infighting over the vote could be a sign to Fehr that leading the union isn?t in his best interests. "He?s either going to take the position that he?s going to evaluate what the players decide and that will affect in turn his decision, or he will urge the players to take the [cap] escalator, extend the [collective agreement] and then if they don?t go along with that vote, he knows where he stands and he?ll check out,? said one agent who asked to remain unidentified. ?Don?s a pretty sharp guy. It could only be one of those two things. ? If the answer is no, in either case, I think it sends a signal to him.?