I was listening to Scott Taylor (Winnipeg sports guy) on the radio last night, and he claimed that despite what the NHL might consider abysmal ratings for hockey on OLN, OLN itself is actually tickled, because NHL on OLN is OLN's best rated show.
If that's true, then I think we hockey fans can take some solace in knowing that the NHL will be treated well by OLN - which was not necessarily the case with ESPN. Give it a bit of time. I haven't seen an OLN telecast, but I've read here that there have been improvements. If OLN sees hockey as its flagship program, it will pump resources into making it an even better show. This is a good thing for the NHL, imo. I'll take a 0.3 rating on a fledgling but hockey-committed sports network over a 0.4 rating with a 'powerhouse' network that treats the NHL like its red-headed stepchild.
And hey, when you're at rock bottom there's nowhere to go but up.