Lets hope it was the death to NFL or at least its hurt them in there pocket for a while.
If anything, the lockout HELPED the NFL (as if it needs any).
I wonder what type of health most of the teams will be in after having many of the players go overseas for a few months? From what I have heard the Blue Jackets are going to go into camp pretty healthy. They had a couple of injuries but most have returned to the ice already.
Those who elected to play in Canada or Europe will obviously be in better playing shape
They might be but how many major injuries happened during the lockout? I know that Claude Giroux suffered a neck injury during the lockout while playing in Germany. How many other stars are going to be starting the season on IR or just coming back from a major injury from playing overseas?