I think this is the stupidest thing that will happen if they don't resolve this. I am sure both side agree that it would kill their sport and can use baseball and hockey as their proof.
If anything, I think that the lockout in hockey has actually helped the NHL because they now have a cap. From what some people tell me, hockey is actually flourishing and becoming a big deal in the US, some say it may actually be more important than baseball because there isn't all that steroids talk. I read that players are picking up hockey in small city that don't even have NHL teams like Oklahoma, Las Vegas and others where you wouldn't expect to find it. Hell, they even have what they call a Hockey factory in Ann Arbor, MI with a goal to ensure they can produce top notch hockey players. A few years ago, three Americans even went top three in the draft! That was awesome to hear. Growing up, I would never have thought that day would ever come or happen. I love hearing and seeing that because now it shows that other countries are stepping up and working their asses off to dethrone Canada. To be honest, even though I am Canadian...it's boring watching our team win the Juniors every year. I am glad the US won this year and I hope it snowball the momentum for the US that they have great players too!
Now, back to my point (sorry I got off track).
If both sides don't realize, they need to look ahead and say "Hey, the fans are running out of cash and we're bleeding this nation dry of income. People can only afford so much. We need to drop prices of merchandise and tickets so let's start now. If we keep giving you players these high salaries, eventually the fans just can't come out anymore and then the many games will just be blacked out anyways."
Ticket prices in hockey have come down (except here in Toronto because apparently my fellow citizens like to support losing teams). I don't go to any sporting events anymore because I can't afford it and I just watch it at home. Hell I pay for cable, why not use it? Food at home is free, why not eat it? I watch NFL Sundays at my buddies place (see photo reference
http://www.sofantasyfootball.com/nf...all-32460/?highlight=Worship+fantasy+football) because it's comfortable and more relaxed. Why you ask? Because it's cheaper. Everything needs to come down in price all around and this decade is the time to do it, for everything! Sony is laying off employees because DVD sales have dropped. No shit! $25 for a DVD? Stop paying actors $20 million a film and the cost should be a lot lower and everyone will buy it. I think a DVD should be about $10. Anyways...I am just ranting. If these guys don't wake up, I don't really want them to lockout because I love football and I would miss it for a year, but it may be for the best until they realize that the golden goose is old and tired. It can't keep laying eggs forever, time to bring in a new young goose to start over and let the other one retire. You can go down in salaries guys, you don't need $20 million a season, $10 & $5 millon is more than enough. if you go broke making $5 million a season, you deserve to because you spent your money foolishly.
