[pepsionice]

The sports media crowd has moved on and found other sports to pump up. I think major-league hockey will go into a new era where half the teams fail within eighteen months...with little interest from the public. The players really screwed up this time on the strike.

[Rock Hardplace]

The players did not strike - the owners locked them out.

[JohnG45]

The players really screwed up this time on the strike.

The players did not go on strike. The NHL locked the players out.

From the posted article: "The lockout formally began at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 15, 2012, after both sides tendered offers."

Did you read the article?

[Dr. Sivana]

The sports media crowd has moved on and found other sports to pump up. I think major-league hockey will go into a new era where half the teams fail within eighteen months...with little interest from the public. The players really screwed up this time on the strike.

Canada will maintain interest. CFL and NBA don't do it for them. Old teams in hockey towns (Bruins, Blackhawks, Red Wings, Rangers, Flyers) will come back. Teams in huge cities will get by (Kings, Avalanche). Not so sure about Carolina etc.

It is ridiculous that the most important hockey of the year is played in June. There should be a 40 game season with two rounds of playoffs max and the cup no later than March 31. LOts of stupidity and greed on all sides.