The NHL and the NHLPA's talks stalled on Friday when the players' new proposal was rejected by the league, and there's no current date for when talks will resume.

St. Louis Blues star defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk shared his opinion on the outcome of Friday's talks.

Darren Dreger of TSN also shared his opinion on Friday's events, and it's hard to disagree with his thinking. In most negotiations, there's rarely a legitimate sense of urgency until the deadline set (September 15 in this case) is just days away.

September 10 is just one week away, and with the two sides not talking, any optimism that was created last week when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said there was "meaningful movement" in negotiations is now gone.

Since the talks stalled, and in the days leading up to the halted negotiations, many players, members of the media and fans weighed-in on the possible lockout, and the issues at hand in constructing a new CBA.

Let's look at some of the best tweets on these topics.

 

Philadelphia Flyers forward Danny Briere talks about the fans during this process (via Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly.com).

Larry Brooks of the New York Post shares his opinion on the owners during this process.

Andy Strickland of TrueHockey.com makes an interesting point about the owners.

Player agent Allan Walsh shares with us that Bettman will earn his handsome salary even if there's a work stoppage, which I'm sure will upset fans.

Brooks also makes a great point about the owners giving out long-term deals.

While it's easy to call the league hypocritical on this issue, it would be foolish to not sign players like Jordan Eberle and Jeff Skinner to contracts longer than five years when the salary cap hit in their deals isn't very big.

On Thursday, the NHL released its national television schedule, and Mark Spector of Sportsnet.ca shared the opinion of many who don't think we will get to watch some of these games.

Minnesota Wild star Zach Parise had some strong comments about Bettman (via Allan Walsh).

To sum up this piece, I bring to you a fan's reaction on the possible NHL lockout. This fan, along with many others, may actually stop watching the NHL if there is another lockout. It's something that the league and players need to take seriously.

 

Nicholas Goss is an NHL lead writer at Bleacher Report. He was also the organization's on-site reporter for the 2011 Stanley Cup Final in Boston. Follow him on Twitter.