It will be different for each team. Our team has had no staff layoffs, so there's no problem getting employees back. We already have ice down in the building for another event
(click here), so that could be less of a problem (depends on if they have to remove it entirely to get in the lines, logo, etc., as it's a blank sheet now). We only have one player unsigned. All of our players in Europe have out clauses and are ready to leave those teams in the proverbial lurch at a moment's notice. [We have several players on AkBars in Russia -- I think that team has 12 NHLers, 11 of whom will be headed back if we have a season, Kovalchuk being the only exception. It's my understanding they're past their signing deadline over there, so they'd have to fill those 11 roster spots with "minor leaguers" (not sure of the proper term used there). Talk about being in a bad spot...]
As for tickets, smart organizations may well already have season tickets printed up for the various schedules that were put together in anticipation of the various shortened season scenarios.
I'm still torn on the issue of playing this year. I desperately miss the games, but being a Lightning fan it would be nice to have a full season to enjoy as reigning Stanley Cup champions...