Whenever the NHL lockout comes to an end, both sides will pat themselves on the back for a job well done and drift off to sleep with the belief that things are going to get back to normal as the game makes its triumphant return to the ice.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Look, the diehard fans are going to come back because it's what they do. Hockey is in their blood.
These folks love the sport, and while they remain annoyed and upset by the fact that millionaires and billionaires can't agree on how to divide a multi-billion-dollar pie, those fans will return to the arena when the NHL skates once again.
It's the casual fans that the NHL should be worried about, because that is a demographic that no longer exists in the world of the National Hockey League.
If you didn't know any better, you'd think that Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer was one of those fans based on one of his latest tweets:
This is not a recording: No progress in #NHL labor talks. (Yawn.) sulia.com/c/philadelphia…
— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) December 13, 2012
That's the problem. Casual fans could ...
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NHL Lockout: Ramifications from Work Stoppage Will Be Felt Long After Resolution
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