If the National Hockey League cannot come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners, a lot more could be at stake then just some preseason and regular season games this year. Many more people stand to lose a lot more than just the players and owners.
Again, it will be the fans and others who will be some of the biggest losers if we do indeed suffer from another NHL Lockout.
Assuming that a lockout is inevitable, and even if it does not cancel an entire season like what happened in 2004-2005, we may not see an NHL All-Star Game for almost three years.
That means no game, no shoot-outs, no fastest man skate competition, no accuracy contest and no player fantasy drafts until 2015.
Sorry, Columbus, because this will effect you the most. Or at least the earliest.
The city of Columbus is scheduled to host the 2013 NHL All-Star Game on January 27. For a team who has lost Rick Nash and is expected to be one of the worst teams in the league...
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