21.   For example, both sides discussed a bogus document that Whitacre created last fall that purported to be a letter to him from Walker.

22.   Gordon Kirke, a Toronto-based lawyer representing Lindros, said the two sides never discussed a seven-year contract.

23.   He said the two sides would discuss ways to bring eight months of violence under control.

24.   Her suit was settled out of court last month, and neither side would discuss the terms.

25.   Instead, he said, both sides could discuss pilot projects that might affect only certain workers and functions and could be voluntary.

26.   Instead, the sides discussed possibly instituting the cap-tightening mechanisms the union has offered in its previous proposals.

27.   In these, the sides discussed philosophy and contract goals in an effort to come up with creative solutions.

28.   Instead, Stern said both sides would discuss the rescheduling of games.

29.   Last week the owners modified the tax proposal, and at a bargaining session yesterday the two sides discussed the issues.

30.   Neither side would discuss the new contract rates, saying such figures are considered proprietary.