Don't hold your breath on the NHL, if they don't have a deal in the next week or so.....expect it to possibly be YEARS before we see another NHL game.
They don't get it done for this season, there is no incentive to get it done for next season, or the season after that, etc, etc. All going to depend on how stubborn each side is going to be, and who is going to blink first.
No NHL this season, there will be some teams that fold, no NHL next season, there will be even more. Pretty soon we will be back to a 16-24 team league Superstars on every line.