Exactly... there's a HUGE difference.

It's not "almost" like a strike because the players would go back to play under the same rules if they were allowed to.

Meaning the owners hold all the cards in terms of whether or not they go back to play. So, like I said, if it becomes too big of a problem they'll just accept the best offer they can get and then get back to the way things were. </font>[/QUOTE]So it has nothing to do with the players?? What exactly is goin on then, im confused now

 

The owner's want a salary cap and salary limits so the players get less money ...

Of course, all this was caused by the owners themselves by giving out outrageous salaries and now they're whining and complaining about not making enough money ...

 

 

so really who wants moer money thats causing this lock out???

 

both parties are just as guilty imo.

 

yea owners want more money and so do the players......the owners want a system thats more like the NFL which is i guess the best system out there..

 

wtf is WHA?

 

World Hockey Assosiation .. .I think...

 

That is right, Yuli i said the same thing when someone mentioned it to me I thought it was Western Hockey buttttttt thats WHL lol

 

Exactly... there's a HUGE difference.

It's not "almost" like a strike because the players would go back to play under the same rules if they were allowed to.

Meaning the owners hold all the cards in terms of whether or not they go back to play. So, like I said, if it becomes too big of a problem they'll just accept the best offer they can get and then get back to the way things were. </font>[/QUOTE]So it has nothing to do with the players?? What exactly is goin on then, im confused now </font>[/QUOTE]Basically.. no, it doesn't really have anything to do with the players. The would keep on playing with the rules the same way they are now if they could.

The problem is that the owners have over payed for too many players and now they need/want a way to bring it back under control.

So they're trying to put some sort of salary restrictions in place (not necessarily a cap from what I've heard)

The players want no part of it because it would restrict their salaries. They just want things left the way they are.