Hockey fans are backing NHL owners in their showdown with the players" union over a new collective bargaining agreement, according to the results of a poll released on Thursday ... The league claims its member teams lost more than $300 million last season and is demanding "costs linked to revenues guarantees" In any new deal ... The NHL Players' Association translates this as nothing more than a salary cap, something it says it will never accept even if it means shutting down the league for two seasons.