Man, had the Kings not won the cup I would have been on suicide watch by now. When I'm starting to feel antsy I just remind myself that I got to watch my team play longer (in some cases way longer, sorry Walnuts) than fans of other teams did and the celebration and euphoria had me watching hockey clips and compilations for like an additional month. So I have it relatively easy.
I've been re-watching the cup run and am right in the middle of round 2 against the Blues by now. It's quenching my thirst, for now. But man I'd love to see a new NHL season real soon, I definitely miss the thrill of live NHL hockey, even if it's only through a monitor.
Sounds like they're gonna have some owners meet with some players and see what comes of it. I gotta say I really doubt that goes anywhere. My guess is that it leads to nothing and we get another good month of no real communication, followed by some dumb compromise from one side that the other will scoff at, which ultimately leads to the cancellation of the season. I hope I'm wrong but it's hard to be optimistic right now.