Word is out. The lockout (freakin’ 301 days, btw) is over, so it seems.

Various articles from excellent sources:

• Husk (first gave me the word–thanks for the good news, amigo)
• Eklund’s Hockey Rumors
• ESPN
• The Hockey News

Not too sure how I feel about 2/3 of the teams in the league making the playoffs–clearly a sales/marketing ploy–but I’ll take what I can get!