TORONTO - A new NHL labour deal might not be as far off as it seems. Steve Fehr, special counsel to the NHL Players Association, believes the collective bargaining agreement can be wrapped up in a hurry once the sides make a breakthrough in negotiations. "One thing (deputy commissioner) Bill Daly and I agree upon is that when the moment is right the deal could be done very quickly," Fehr said Monday during a panel discussion at the PrimeTime Sports Management Conference. "One days, three days or whatever." Asked later if he agreed with that assertion, Daly replied: "I hope hes right." Representatives from the NHL and NHLPA have met seven of the last nine days, but no future talks are planned. Fehr told the panel that three issues remain to be solved: the split of money, player contract rights and who pays for the damage caused by the lockout. The contract issue in particular has flared up recently, with Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby sounding off on that topic to reporters on Monday. The NHL has proposed changes to entry-level deals, arbitration, free agency and contract limits. "The question Id ask is why would we change that?" said Crosby. "I think we all think its the most competitive league in the world so why would you go and change that — the way contracts go and the way teams can operate?" Fehr and Daly discussed the player rights issue during a meeting on Sunday afternoon, and the union leader doesnt believe it will ultimately keep them from striking a deal. "Were not making any real progress in those areas," said Fehr. "Its kind of hard to believe anyones going to drive the industry bus off a cliff over things like that, but Ive seen things before that surprise me." On a more positive note, he indicated that the sides were "fairly close" to an agreement on revenue sharing. Its believed the NHL is willing to bump the annual pot to $220 million from its current position of $140 million. The NHL lockout has been ongoing since mid-September and forced the cancellation of all regular-season games through Nov. 30. It is believed a deal would need to be struck early next week for a shortened season to begin on Dec. 1. On Monday, Fehr was joined on the labour issues panel by Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brian Burke, New York Giants assistant GM Kevin Abrams and Toronto Raptors vice-president Ed Stefanski. Most of the talk centred on the NHL negotiations, which kept Burke uncharacteristically quiet because team officials can be fined up to $1 million for speaking about the CBA. At one point, he quipped: "This is painful." Fehr also spoke of his experiences with the Major League Baseball Players Association, where he earned the nickname "Designated Optimist" during the 2002 talks, and observed that lockouts seem to have become unavoidable in sports with a salary cap. "Its almost as if in the capped sports its become a rewriting of the Hippocratic Oath," said Fehr. "Instead of first do no harm, its first lockout and then well see what happens. I guess theyve decided they can live with how the fans feel about it and theyre not going to by shy about doing it." He also hinted that NHL owners might not be taking the union seriously during these negotiations. "It does remind me certainly of some disputes long ago in baseball," said Fehr. "In some ways, it reminds me of baseball in the 80s and maybe the early 90s before the baseball owners, in our view, accepted that the union was here to stay and wanted to make a deal with the union as opposed to fighting with the union. "Well see." Cheap NFL Jerseys China . The top-ranked McMaster Marauders defeated the No. 6 University of Western Ontario Mustangs 33-27 on Saturday in Canadian university football action. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . 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Shaw, who missed a 48-yard field goal in Mondays loss in Calgary, was lined up for a chance for redemption at Commonwealth Stadium, but missed again from 42 yards out with time expired. "The nightmare continues," said Shaw, who was part of the return from Toronto in the Rickey Ray trade. "I felt good about the kick. I just pushed it a little bit right and unfortunately it hit the upright. I have to be better. "It is not a good feeling right now. It feels terrible to let the team down. I cant believe this happened." It was the third straight win for the Stampeders, who moved into a tie for first place with the B.C. Lions in the CFLs West Division at 6-4. With both their victories on the week coming off missed last-second field goals by the Eskimos, the Stampeders were forced to admit they were a little fortunate. "When stuff like that happens, its by the grace of God," said Calgary QB Kevin Glenn. "We had the football gods on our side on that play. 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Im not happy that we did not take advantage of opportunities given to us. Im not happy that we had the penalties. Im not happy that we did not tackle well. Im not happy." The Stampeders had an impressive start with a touchdown on their first possession as Glenn passed 37 yards to Johnny Forzani for an early 7-0 lead. Edmonton responded with a punt single on its first drive. Calgary came flying back late in the opening quarter with a 50-yard passing play to Romby Bryant, but were forced to accept a 28-yard Rene Paredes field goal. The Esks started the second quaarter with a 22-yard Shaw field goal to cut Calgarys lead to 10-4.dddddddddddd Midway through the second quarter a pass interference call took the Stampeders down to the Edmonton two-yard line, but the Eskimo defence got the ball back on a Chris Thompson interception in the end zone. The first half had a wild finish as the Eskimos bobbled a field goal snap with time expired and holder and third-string quarterback Matt Nichols passed to linebacker Corbin Sharun, who bounced off a pair of Stamps defenders to score a 35-yard touchdown. Edmonton took an 11-10 lead into the dressing room at the half. Calgary got down to the Edmonton 15 with two minutes to go in the third quarter and looked about to regain the lead, but once again Glenn was picked off in the end zone by Thompson, who took the ball out to the 29. The Stampeders were able to inch back in front early in the third quarter on a 13-yard Paredes field goal. Calgary padded their lead with five minutes remaining as Cornish made a great cutback and ran 59 yards to put the Stamps ahead 20-11. The Eskimos came back with a long drive of their own to close to within two points. Veteran quarterback Kerry Joseph hit Fred Stamps with a 22-yard touchdown pass with just under three minutes to play. Joseph, who has not won a start in eight tries dating back to 2009, threw 275 yards in the game. Glenn was 19-for-30 with 254 yards, one touchdown pass and two interceptions. Edmonton got the ball back near midfield with just over a minute to play and pushed to the Calgary 35 on a third and 18 gamble that was caught for 31 yards by Marcus Henry. Shaw, who missed a 48-yarder in the loss to Calgary, came out to try and give Edmonton the win, but once again missed the mark. Coach Reed said the team will simply have to pick up the pieces right now. "This team will not quit," he said. "They are not built that way. There is disappointment, but this football team has character and we are not going to surrender the season. Next week is a new season in itself." The Stampeders return home to face Winnipeg next Friday, while the Eskimos hit the road to play the Ticats in Hamilton next Saturday. Notes: It was the second of four games to be played this year between the Alberta rivals... The Stamps also swept the Labour Day two-game home and away series in three of the five previous years ... Calgary receiver Nik Lewis played in his 150th career CFL game and has caught at least one pass in every one of those games... With the Eskimos trading wide receiver Greg Carr to the Saskatchewan Roughriders earlier this week, Edmonton started rookie Shamawd Chambers at wide receiver. Fellow receiver Marcus Henry was activated from the nine-game injured list and made his 2012 debut... The attendance at the game was 39,363. ' ' '