TORONTO — Donald Fehr and the players’ association are ready to get back to the bargaining table at any moment. They are now just waiting for the NHL to feel the same way.

‘‘[We aren’t talking] because the owners have not indicated a desire to resume,’’ the NHLPA’s executive director said Wednesday night before a charity hockey game. ‘‘We've indicated any number of times that we’re willing to resume when they are [and] we’re willing to resume without preconditions.