It would be the first bargaining session between the two sides since September 9, reports USATODAY.com
"When we receive the proposal, we will evaluate it closely and respond appropriately," NHL chief legal officer Bill Daly said yesterday.
Those plans were made after players' association executive director Bob Goodenow sent a letter to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, inviting the league back to the negotiating table.
The letter also said the union was working on a new proposal.
It is expected that the players' proposal will centre on a more punitive luxury-tax system than previously offered. The league wants a guaranteed link between salaries and revenue, and players say they won't accept a plan that operates as a salary cap.
The most recent offer by the NHLPA was a luxury tax-based deal that was rejected by the league, and the lockout began one week later.
As of Thursday, 334 regular-season games, plus the 2005 All-Star game, have been wiped out.
Bettman has said that a luxury tax won't work for the 30 NHL teams, which he claims are losing money at a pace that makes it impossible for the league to survive under the current system.
He is seeking "cost certainty" for the clubs, which the union says is tantamount to a salary cap - a solution it refuses to accept.
The players' association said its new proposal should provide the basis for a new collective bargaining agreement.
