Yet, there's still nothing to be announced in their arena-lease talks. This can't drag on again. The AHL club has one season left on its lease extension from the ECHL days. And while the Chicago Blackhawks are contracted for another season with the Admirals, they must know soon if their top prospects may play here in 2002-03. That depends on whether the city has come around enough to offer a reasonable deal to the same franchise owners who took it to court less than a year ago.
Indications are that it has.
This season could hardly have gone more smoothly. The team has performed beyond expectations. The owners have behaved. It's not the perfect marriage, but divorce may not be necessary after all. All parties would appreciate a timely decision.