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Bettman said that if their isn't a new bargaining agreement with the NHLPA by September 15th then their will indeed be an NHL lockout. How would you guys feel if their was indeed a lockout? Where would all of the NHL players play if their was one and how long would it take to get a new agreement done if it doesn't happen by Set. 15th? I personally think it would be upsetting if this where to happen again, this summer has been pretty boring so far and having this boring feeling throughout the rest of this year up to summer 2013 would be depressing. Discuss. But yes, I think there will be a lockout, but not the full season. I think it'll be a shortened season. Something like a 50-60 game season. As a side note, the Heat would have Sven, Brodie, and Bouma in addition to existing guys like Reinhart, Ferland, Lamb, Horak, Howse, Nemisz, Byron, Street and Kolanos. Also, if it's going to be a shortened season, Cervenka could even join the Heat for a couple of months. I fully expect him to go back to Russia if there's a season-long lockout though. The one thing I dont understand is, if the NHL goes to another lock out doesnt this demonstrate Bettman and the NHLPAs incompetence? A second lock out after just 7 years seems like the head honchos are not doing their jobs. Why do they wait only 60ish days to begin negotiations, especially when they know how hard headed the NHL and Bettman and the GMs are. How many times can the same mistakes be made till its time for a new NHL commissioner? Last lockout, i was still single and my lifestyle wasn't overly affected. However, now older/wiser, weaker liver, and most importantly, married, means my hockey addiction can't be avoided, so i'm certain i will feel the ill effects much more that being said, shame on everyone involved. I'd love to be able to boycott this, and hope that they can't hammer out a deal for another full year or so and they all suffer a year+ loss of income and be forced to really make the necessary sacrifices, but i'm weak. I know i will do my best to get my love of the NFL back such that i can do my part in at least putting my money to a less bush league league for few years. Last lockout, i was still single and my lifestyle wasn't overly affected. However, now older/wiser, weaker liver, and most importantly , married, means my hockey addiction can't be avoided, so i'm certain i will feel the ill effects much more that being said, shame on everyone involved. I'd love to be able to boycott this, and hope that they can't hammer out a deal for another full year or so and they all suffer a year+ loss of income and be forced to really make the necessary sacrifices, but i'm weak. I know i will do my best to get my love of the NFL back such that i can do my part in at least putting my money to a less bush league league for few years. If there is a lockout, your wife will make you make up for all those nights you watched the games as opposed to spend "quality time" with her, what ever the heck that is. Lots of extra chores, more alone time with her which sucks becuase you will have to listen to her talk about her friends and family which you dont care about let alone care to talk about. My suggestion to you is pick up a hobby to occupy you monday to saturday and watch football every sunday. I tried the whole baseball and mma thing, didnt work and I just felt cheapened afterwards. I can see there being a lockout for maybe a few weeks. 2 months at most. I'd be shocked if there wasn't a deal in place by the end of October. The players know the owners will sit out for a year. There's no point in going through the whole song and dance again. Maybe we'll miss some pre-season, but once actual game cheques start disappearing and given what happened 8 years ago, the players will concede to almost everything, and the NHL will throw them a consolation prize. Bettman and Fehr don't hate each other the way Goodenow and Bettman did. We'll be fine. If there is a lockout, your wife will make you make up for all those nights you watched the games as opposed to spend "quality time" with her, what ever the heck that is. Lots of extra chores, more alone time with her which sucks becuase you will have to listen to her talk about her friends and family which you dont care about let alone care to talk about. My suggestion to you is pick up a hobby to occupy you monday to saturday and watch football every sunday. I tried the whole baseball and mma thing, didnt work and I just felt cheapened afterwards. well my wife is an RN, and therefore works shifts, including nights/weekends, so getting center ice worked great, as i was able to watch plenty of hockey without disrupting the personal life. That being said, the wife's pretty cool in that she's down to watch the game.. I'm just more annoyed than anything else. I was so sure that the at least one of the NBA/NFL were going to get locked out last season, those greedy, self-centered group of players/owners got their ___ together, yet here we are, the NHL back to the lock out within 7 years. It's laughable. like i said, shame on everyone involved. If they do strike, i hope they can't cut a deal for 2-3 years and suffer the loss of income and NHL experience for that period of time.