So ... Hockey

So Hockey is back on for next season, and I wonder if it will recover from this debacle?

Basebal pulled the same stunt in the late '80s1994 and it still hasn't recovered. People found other things and discovered Triple A baseball. It seems to me that the same thing happened during the hokey lockout. People discovered the junior leagues. Alot of the people I've heard from have said that the Minor Hokey Leagues have better players, better/cleaner games, adn they cost significantly less.

This being the case, I wonder if Hockey will ever fully recover, or if the NHL will do the way of Baseball?