NHL, NHLPA will come and go from CBA meetings as NHL presents new CBA…

Updated 3x at 2:31 PM: Fehr and Fehr have returned to engage in more negotiations: The NHL and NHLPA are meeting in "small-group sessions" today in New York--which means that Donald Fehr, Steve Fehr, Gary Bettman and Bill Daly are the only people in the room--but the Canadian Press's Chris Johnston noted that the PA does not plan on negotiating without letting the players know what's going on, and that means some comings and goings...

Donald Fehr says this could be a back and forth day osf negotiations -- with the NHLPA leaving NHL office and coming back.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) August 28, 2012

And that's exactly what happened after the NHL offered a second CBA proposal this morning...

Donald Fehr says he needs to speak with his constituents before returning to NHL offices to resume negotiations.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) August 28, 2012

The NHL says it's not the end of today's negotiating session.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) August 28, 2012

As NHL.com's Dan Rosen confirms:

Don and Steve Fehr just arrived at the NHL offices. "We are going to wait and see what they say, and we will go from there," Don Fehr said.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) August 28, 2012

Don Fehr said it is entirely possible that the sides meet for a little while, leave, come back and meet again. He isn't sure how it will go.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) August 28, 2012

NHLPA execs Donald and Steve Fehr have left the NHL offices. He said it is possible they're coming back later.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) August 28, 2012

Donald Fehr said he was leaving in order to go speak to his constituents.
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) August 28, 2012

Update: If you're interested in a play-by-play of news from today's events, Sportsnet's Michael Grange, TSN's Aaron Ward and Sara Orlesky, Newsday's Steve Zipay, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Rob Rossi and ESPN New York's Katie Strang are all covering the meetings today.

Update #1.5: Add the New York Daily News's Pat Leonard to that list.

Update #2: And now, vee vait!

It's now been nearly two and a half hours since the Fehrs left the NHL office. CBA stakeout continues.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) August 28, 2012

Update #3: And there was much rejoicing:

The NHLPA bosses are expected back at NHL offices in five minutes.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) August 28, 2012

Update #3.5: From TSN's Aaron Ward:

According to players,there will be a conference call later today for all the members of the NHLPA,that will update the situation. #TSN
— Aaron Ward (@aaronward_nhl) August 28, 2012

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