If you ask me....all of this is leading up to a strike in either 2018 or 2019. The owners will be divided enough that they can’t halt or prevent the strike. The players will wake up to realize after six missed games that the public isn’t really hyped up or concerned about the strike. By then, the ‘game’ is finished and everyone can go looking for their second career and polishing off their resumes.
Luckily , they all have valuable college educations to fall back on.