from Mark Spector of Sportsnet,

They should all be ashamed.

The owners, who have let their game come to this, with a lockout every single time the labour contract comes due. And the players, whose absolute greed under former leadership led to their share of the pie being so disproportionate, that nobody I know can answer the following question:

Why is it, when baseball, football and basketball players all take home between 48 per cent and 50 per cent of their sports' revenues, should hockey players -- whose sport is the least popular and lucrative in the United States -- receive 57 per cent?

We've been asking that question for a few weeks now.

"Yeah," offered NHL V.P. Bill Daly, with a smile discernable even over the phone. "And what kind of answer have you been getting?"

None, really, because there isn't one.

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