The NHL and NHLPA met on Monday, but it wasn't to discu s the CBA. Instead they were figuring out how to split last year's money, not next year's.More specifically NHL deputy commi sioner Bill Daly and Steve Fehr from the NHLPA side met in Toronto to go over the escrow numbers from last season and what the players will be due in their checks. As for the talks that we all want to hear about? Those are still on hold, but they do appear to be getting closer.After Monday's se sion in Toronto, Daly spoke with the media and gave an update on where things stand with future meetings and the union ( .It feels like that was the last time the sides talked, too. In actuality they haven't met since the Adam Kolarek Jersey lockout was put in place by the NHL, and considering this is Day 9, that's far too much time.NHL LockoutLockout started Sept. 15More NHL coverage | | | That's especially the case if Daly is serious when he says this: "We're 100 percent focused on not mi sing any regular-season games," Daly said. "And hopefully we can achieve that objective."Looking at Daly's words and parsing them a bit -- hey, what else are we left to do right now? -- they can be translated to waiting for the NHLPA to come back with another offer on the table. That makes it pretty easy to poke fun at the NHL's me sage when it locked out the players to being available for negotiations "around the clock." It seems to have some stipulations attached to that offer.At this point I'm thinking some friends need to get together and set up a meeting like a surprise birthday party. Innocently tell Daly and Gary Bettman to meet somewhere and, "Hey look! It's Donald and Steve Fehr! I'm sure you guys have some things to talk about," before locking the door and throwing away the key.Or they could all willingly agree to doing that themselves. That would show everybody that they are "100 percent focused on not mi sing any regular-season games." Until then, I think everybody will look at those comments and call them 100 percent something cattle make. Ryan Noda Jersey