Jeff Gordon of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch collected numerous tweets today after the NHL cancelled 82 games.

Aaron Portzline: “#CBJ D Adrian Aucoin: ‘We're on Bettman time. Guys almost counted on it going down this way.’”

Joe Haggarty: “Andrew Ference: ‘I remain optimistic there are a number of owners who are just as unhappy as the players w/this work stoppage.’ #BruinsTalk”

Jack Edwards: “To quote one of my favorite hockey people, ‘The NHL may not have invented shooting itself in the foot but it certainly has perfected it.’”

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