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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 1766330" data-attributes="member: 15651">So here are my opinions on this entire mess, some of it contracdictory I know:The owners:  Yep, the greedy  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  made this mess by paying players an unreasonable amount of money in an effort to buy a championship.  Unfortunately having put themsleves in this situation, what can they do?  Negotiate with the players, break the union or declare bankruptcy.  They do need to find a way to drop ticket prices and put more butts into seats.  Nothing looks worse on TV than a game where most of the seats near ice level (the $$$ seats) are empty.The players:  Just as greedy as the owners are - maybe even more.  Quit whining and play!  Your choices are: play hockey in North America for less money, hold your ground and not play at all - and not get any money, or go play somewhere else for less money.The game:  The trap has done more to kill hockey than just about anything.  I don't think you can make an enforcable rule against it (like illegal defense in the NBA), so maybe the game should change to be 60 minutes of four-on-four hockey (added bonus of reducing payrolls as well!).The playoffs:  The NHL needs to shorten the season some so they are not competing with the NBA for playoff airtime. In addition the number of teams making the playoffs needs to be cut back - make the regular season meaningful.The fans:  Its expensive, but try and make a game or two (when they start playing again, that is).  And when you are there - whoop it up!  I know it isn't always easy and certain new arenas make it tough (Fleet Center - it was so much louder in the Garden), but make the game sound like it is exciting for fans watching on TV.  Try and recruit new fans to the sport.  Let your local station carrying the games know you are watching - let sponsors know you saw their ads during the game - help the game generate revenue.  And if you can, don't forget those poor guys at the local restaurants and bars near the arenas who won't have people showing up before games.P.S. KnightFall - thanks for the info on the AHL, I was trying to find out if they were affected as well, but had not found the right source (cause going to that league's website is not obvious  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> ).  Looks like a trip to Providence might be in order.</blockquote>

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