The NHL has already cancelled the first two months of the regular season (a total of 326 games) and, according to reports, could be on the verge of eliminating the 2013 Winter Classic in Ann Arbor, Mich. The game is scheduled to take place on New Year's Day and feature the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. It has become the signature event of the NHL's regular season and brings in a ton of money for the league and the city that hosts it.
The fact it's now hanging by a thread for this year has some concerned that its cancellation would be a sign that no games will be played in 2012-13.