This is horrible news. While the devout hockey fans are saddened and sickened by this whole ordeal, any casual hockey fan is all but long gone. Without the NHL’s games, all anyone can talk about is the lock-out. Unfortunately, that just boils down to blame-shifting, whining, and griping. I will go so far as to say this is worse for the sport than the Mike Danton/David Frost business, or Todd Bertuzzi’s sucker-punch. Particularly with season basically gone. How much money did the players and owners make this year?

Meanwhile, here’s an update on G4 Sports’ NHL Update. I see the Wings have moved up to .500, but still floating in the middle of the Western Conference. However, the Thrashers are holding strong atop the East.