Most fans, bloggers and pundits appear weary over this lockout, especially the attempts by both sides to curry public favor by attempting to paint each other as the bad guy. At this point, most NHL followers no longer care. They want this foolish, pointless lockout to end; the sooner, the better.

The only way that happens is for the NHL and NHLPA to tone down the rhetoric, stop trying to win PR points,and put all their focus toward a getting a deal done.

-Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey where you can read more on hot topic.