I'm going to post a theory, it may not make sense to some, but take a second to think about it...
Could it possibly be too late for the NHL to cancel it's season, I mean, with all the damage that's been done to the fans, and the game of hockey in general in the past few months, can either side really afford to sit out this year? and i'm not talking financially, but think about what fans here on this board have been going through, the ups and downs, this is something that's happening to hockey fans all over the world hoping that these two dirtbags come to an agreement, how after all this going back and forth, josseling (sp?) for position in the media, giving fans hope, than taking it away in a second, how can they come out and say, well after all this huge theater we've put you through, we've decided it's enough, the season's cancelled, see you next July?(i'll asume that this hasen't been lost on both parties yet)
Can't see that happening, and if it does, than I just realized that the NHL and it's players really and truely, don't care about it's fans, and takes us for granted, and I'd never watch another hockey game or my beloved Habs the same way again, i'd become just a wayword fan if you will, the kind that's all over the united states (no offense), and that's tough coming for me, cause if the NHL started up again tomorrow, i'd call in sick to work cause i'd be too exited...
That being said, i'm still confident, and i've never wavered, and never will until i'm told by Bettman otherwise