NHL Lockout
... at the meetings has been a salary cap. "At some point, the owners have to realize the players will never accept a salary cap or a system linking payroll to league revenues," NHLPA president Trevor Linden said after Thursday's meeting. "I think obviously we are going to have a lockout for a while," Philadelphia Flyers center Jeremy Roenick said. “I think the players have a legitimate position. ... It's not the players who initiated this work stoppage, it's the basic non-trust between players and owners that is making it hard to come to an agreement.” Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, who owns as well as plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, believes it is crucial for the league to survive a lockout. "The next few weeks are going to be very important for the game and for the future of the game, to make the right deal to allow everybody to make money and to kee...