9/16/2004 08:51:08 AM|||Shep|||Lockout just sounds bad, doesn't it? It's almost like an onomonapeie (in that it sounds like what is actually is). Lockout.

Fantasy Impact

Well, since hockey fans won't have their own sport to follow for a while, only the most hardcore of hockey fans won't turn to another sport for consolation. Sure, it's kind of like getting a bronze medal in the Olympics, but it's better than nothing.

Most of the so-called "hockey fans" will probably turn to football, since it involves a lot more checking (ed note to hockey fans: checking off receivers does not mean tackling them. Just so you don't sound like a hockey fan to all your football buddies).

However, there are probably some hockey fans who will take to watching basketball. Some of them may even join (your) fantasy leagues. This means that there will be more competition. If the lockout ends before the end of the basketball season, there is a chance that those hockey-fan-managed teams will lose focus and may be vulnerable. But in the two articles I read on ESPN.com, that doesn't sound highly likely.|||109534332884923125|||Give Me The Puck