Just like the lockout back in '94, there still might be a season, albeit a shortened one. Terms of agreement could be reached by January and a short four month season could be run. However, don't hold your breath. As much as it is difficult to sympathize with the players who earn pretty large salaries, there isn't a sinlge owner who had a gun put to his head forcing him to agree to those salaries. Gary Bettman and all the owners have dug their grave and now are trying to place the blame on the players. Remember folks, this is a lockout. That means the owners have decided there is to be no hockey. The players would still be out there at camps right now and we would all be anticpating the season starting, but it is the owners who have decided that is not to happen. Fortunately there is a Junior hockey team in my home town and I'll be going to their Saturday and Sunday home games this season. It may not be pro hockey, but it will satisfy my hockey need. :) Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] This weekend, Jacques is back behind the wheel. And I will be glued to the set, cheering him on. ..a scientist venturing into the fields of philosophy and metaphysics is like Tie Domi figure skating. It's not a pretty sight. [Toronto Star Article]