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Yeah, supposedly Gretzky and Lemieux have stepped in and are trying to "uncancel" the season.

Totally agree. Sometimes you'll hear the argument that the owners are to blame since they're the ones who "voluntarily" give a player a monster contract. But part of the reason they feel obligated to do so is to keep up with other owners who are overspending. Eventually, as with baseball, you...

Isn't the NBA cap only about $45 million? How can the NHLPA expect to even approach that number when the league has no TV money (relatively speaking)? I agree that we'll hear $30 million as a target for the NHL when talks start up again.

I don't know about that...I'd make a friendly wager that the union caves by tomorrow morning.

I don't see how the NHLPA could possibly be successful in challenging the new deal the owners will impose. The owners want a salary cap, and should have no problems demonstrating that it will be good for the long term health of the league. As for the current players, I'm sure the vast...

Which is what the Cubs have always been accused of, as they are owned by the Tribune (which also owns WGN). The Cubs have never allocated the proper amount of TV revenue to the baseball team -- it was (and still is) a shell game. Bill Wirtz is able to do similar things with the Blackhawks. He...

One thing is certain: drastic changes are needed. To give you an idea how bad it's gotten in Chicago, last year the Blackhawks had to pay the local radio station to carry the games. Quite a change for a sport that once was the number one ticket in town.