Paul Bissonnette says the lockout has been a "wake-up call" for what he'll do once his career is over. This is the harsh reminder that the fringe players don't always have it so easy when they aren't working. Bissonnette played only in 31 games last year, managing just over six minutes of ice time, so he's smartly been using the down time now to figure out what he'd do without hockey. "It's kind of a wake-up call as far as preparing for the end of your career, because the fact that right now there's no hockey as if there wouldn't be, what am I going to do after that?" Bissonnette said. "I know it's a question a lot of guys struggle with, and there are a lot of guys who run through their money and they don't have any on the other end. I'm definitely taking a hard look at that, figuring out some things to see what I want to do on the other end of it."

Paul Bissonnette has reportedly agreed to play for the Cardiff Devils in the British Elite Ice Hockey League. The Phoenix tough guy had one goal and 41 penalty minutes in 31 games last season. He might get into the lineup as early as this weekend.

Phoenix Coyotes forward Paul Bissonnette's take on how long this lockout could last: "I think everyone's just predicting, but I've heard it'll last a few months, I doubt it'll last the whole year but unless (the owners) are willing to budge, we're not going to play hockey." Bissonnette added: "I know it's frustrating on the fans' side, and a lot of them say we're greedy and we're spoiled. We put our life dedication into this and not everyone is making a million bucks."

Phoenix GM Don Maloney thinks that Paul Bissonnette should see some more ice time next season. Bissonnette has little fantasy value but can pick up some penalty minutes when he does get into the lineup. The Coyotes are full on the left wing and let Taylor Pyatt leave through free agency so there will be more of an opportunity for Bissonnette to play. "We need to find a way to get Biss in the lineup on a more regular basis," Maloney said. "So really we were full in that position."

Paul Bissonnette drew into the Coyotes lineup for Game 3 Thursday. The winger only managed to see 3:02 minutes of action in the loss to Los Angeles as he replaced Gilbert Brule in the Phoenix lineup. He had not played since Game 4 of the first round against the Coyotes. He likely will not draw back into the lineup.

Paul Bissonnette was thrown out of Thursday's Game 4 after his sweater came off during a fight with Brandon Bollig. Bissonnette's game misconduct only 5:24 into the first period left the Coyotes with only 11 forwards although he likely would have seen less than five minutes of action the rest of the way. Just an FYI.

Paul Bissonnette was a healthy scratch on Thursday. Just an FYI. Derek Morris and David Rundblad were also healthy scratches for the Coyotes against the Avs.

Paul Bissonnette has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with the Phoenix Coyotes. He skated in 48 games with the Coyotes last season, while posting one goal and 71 penalty minutes. His "BizNasty2point0" Twitter account is among the most popular in the league, but he doesn't bring much to the table in terms of fantasy value other than his PIM total.