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The dominoes are tumbling.(The No Hockey League)
OK, so there won't be a 2004-05 NHL season. Now what?
Players who haven't found other places to play will scramble to play wherever they can. Others will just wait. The league's schedule makers are looking at next season, and teams are supposed to be preparing for it (although many are laying off remaining employees). But this is not simply about the loss of the season.
Wooing back fans when things finally are settled will require a huge public relations and player marketing effort, which doesn't bode well for a league that hasn't been good at that.
But we're getting ahead of ourselves because that's just one item on a long list of possible ramifications.
The retiring sorts
Players in their late 30s and early 40s--Steve Yzerman, Mark Messier, Al MacInnis, Chris Chelios, Joe Nieuwendyk, Gary Roberts, Luc Robitaille, Scott Stevens, et al.--will have serious trouble coming back from a lost season, getting in shape and overcoming the combined effects of age and years of wear and tear. Still, a few players, such as Mats Sundin, have said the break their bodies are getting could add years to their careers.
The same can't be said of those in their final season or two. The break is likely the end, and it's not the way these players should go out.
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