Brilliant Analysis of the "Real Losers" in a Lockout

 This is an excerpt from a much broader article from Yahoo!Sports' Trending Topics series from the popular Puck Daddy blog. Ryan Lambert aptly (and somehwat sarcastically towards the end) describes who the real losers would be in the event of another NHL lockout. In fact, his analysis would apply to a lockout in any major sport, not just hockey. Here's his work; definitely worth a read:

The Latest on Shane Doan

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 35 year-old Shane Doan has been the greatest gem available on the free agent market for over two weeks now, and the Internet has gone rouge in regards to who is/isn't on his short list of teams that he will leave the desert for. Twitter accounts have been contradicting each other, reporters stationed in the suitors' cities have been putting spin on every rumor and report to make it seem like their hometown team has the upper-hand in landing the Coyotes' captain, Doan's agent Terry Bross has not been much of a help in sorting out the craziness, and most of TSN's Insiders have been on vacation. This frenzy certainly has been entertaining, but it has also left just about everyone confused as to what is really going on. With hopes that this update doesn't become antediluvian within the next few hours, here's the latest on everything known for sure about Shane Doan's status as a free agent.