PALM BEACH, Fla. - While Gary Bettman says time is running short for the NHL to determine whether it will participate in the 2018 Olympics, the next step for the league isn't entirely clear.

The board of governors meetings wrapped in Palm Beach on Friday morning with no clear direction regarding participation in the Pyeongchang Games.

It was clear, however, that there is a collective distaste among owners for players attending a sixth consecutive Games.

"There's nothing right now," Bettman said when asked what the next step was in regard to the Olympics. "We'll see what happens. There's nothing new from (Thursday) when we discussed it."

Thursday's session revealed "strong negative sentiment" toward the Olympics among the league's owners. Bettman said the group collectively failed to see the upside of attending again and believed it to be more of an impediment than benefit.

"I think after doing five of these, I don't know, fatigue might be a word (to describe it)," Bettman said of the owners' reaction.