If the NHL and NHLPA can crack the core economic issue of how to share the HRR, and how to specifically deal with this lockout-damaged season, those are the biggest hurdles and we should be on our way. If either side thinks maintaining lockout mode is worth a system issue that is more about reallocating dollars as opposed to taking them away from one side or the other, well, then they both deserve to die the slow, painful death this industry is headed towards if they don't figure it out real soon.

-Bob McKenzie of TSN where you can read much more from him as he does some deep-digging.