Our lawyers have come up with all kinds of scenarios. A lot of possibilities have arisen and we have a lot of internal options floating around that I can't talk about.

Savior is a big word. No one's a savior of the league at this point.

[Sidney Crosby , the 17-year-old center expected to the No. 1 pick in the delayed NHL Entry Draft,] has made it clear that he doesn't want to be a replacement player, ... It's always a possibility, but that's a little bit premature. But we are exploring our options from a legal standpoint.

He's left completely flat-footed. The last he knew, there were civil lawyers working on difficulties that have arisen.

I like to explore the full gamut of possibilities ... as many possibilities as possible. With David's saxophone in the mix we have a full palette to work from. With the four of us together on stage, watch out.

Lawyers hold that there are two kinds of particularly bad witnesses--a reluctant witness, and a too-willing witness.