PitkanenPower said:
The short answer to your question is "No."
The short response to your follow-up remark is "So what?"
It reflects their opinion of the fans, and owners are equally guilty. My favourite two are Linden's "Take your kids to the park if you can't afford tickets - it's not our problem," and an NBA player last time around saying, "I need twenty g's a month just for walkin' around money."
Honourable mention goes to Gretzky's "Two more weeks and (the owners) would have had us," in 1995.
Think before you speak, or expect to see it over and over again.