… except the World Juniors (Yaaawwwwwnnnnn).

No bargaining sessions scheduled, which means we’re—as predicted—headed to a drop-dead date sometime in January, and then it will be a game of chicken played by clowns who care much more about money than about their game or its fans.

Freakin’ idiots.

Meanwhile, here’s a column by Pierre LeBrun of ESPN on what the NHL should do ^[1] to please its fans if and when this lockout ever ends. Personally, I disagree with just about all of them, especially the realignment, 3-on-3 overtime, teams in Europe, and, well, just about all of them, as I said.