Yes NO HOPE LOSERS is the new meaning of the NHL acronym.  The incredible stupidity and greed of both sides as well as the absurd expansion of a league already in trouble in recent years has now come to the point of cancellation of the entire 2004-2005 NHL season.  The Stanely Cup has been awarded every year since 1919.  The last time there was a season cancelled was due to a major outbreak of influenza.  This time it is due to greed.  This could be the beginning of the end for the NHL at least as we know it today and so be it.  I feel no pity for the players or the owners but sadness for the fans like myself who enjoy hockey.  Yet there are those for whom we should all should feel compassion for...those folks who relied on those 41 home games and hopefully playoffs for their livelihood.  Those folks who work the concession stands and clean the arenas.  The parking attendents and a host of other folks who work behind the scenes at these events.  Guess what folks...they don't get salaries. They get paid for the hours they work which thanks to the self-centered owners and players throughout the league, will be ZERO HOURS and ZERO PAY.  Congratulations NHL and NHLPA.  Great job!!!  I will be watching minor league hockey from here on. The players and owners there remember the hand that feeds them.