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Points to ponder on future of the CBA

Updated: October 1, 2010, 3:55 PM ET
By Pierre LeBrun | ESPN.com

The collective-bargaining agreement still has two seasons to run its course, but its future is a simmering topic among some team executives around the NHL.

It is indeed, for example, in Los Angeles, where the Kings have patiently rebuilt what appears to be a Cup contender and re-energized their market.

Even the failure to sign Ilya Kovalchuk this summer didn't damper the exuberance Kings fans have for their rising club. As long as they re-sign Drew Doughty, Jack Johnson ...

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