Personally I don't think the owners want scabs, they want the real thing but at salaries where they can make money. The big bone of contention is a salary cap, which is what has allowed the NFL to do so well. Even baseball with it's out of sight salaries has a cap, break the cap and you pay a fine. Some owners make enough to be able to afford the fines (Yanks, Red Sox for example). Hockey however doesn't have a big TV contract like the NBA for example so money is tight but the players want to earn the same as the other 3 big time sports. Unfortunately the finanacial facts just don't add up - thus the lockout.
wil.