NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh said negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement are going well.

Negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement are progressing well, though there is no timeline on reaching a deal, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh said Wednesday.

Addressing the media on Wednesday in Edmonton prior to the Oilers' Game 1 matchup with the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman offered a positive assessment of the league's negotiations with the NHL Players' Association on a new collective bargaining agreement.