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We catch up with SB Nation's Jets 2.0 blog, asking about the franchise, Evander Kane, and the defensive corps.

This is purely my own opinion, but...wow, do we all suck at this NHL lockout thing or what?

NHL ownership got everything they wanted in the 2004-05 lockout with thanks to a weak union. In 2012, ownership once again cries poverty in the wake of posting record revenues and awarding gargantuan cotnracts.

Reportedly, the NHL has submitted an initial proposal to the NHLPA for updates to the CBA. However, it doesn't mean the season's over before it begins.

The NHL has decided on a realignment plan. Here it is and how it affects the Tampa Bay Lightning.