Jason Spezza isn't holding out for a miracle end to the pending lockout. The good news is Spezza still is cautiously optimistic. It seems unlikely that the two sides will come to an understanding before the current CBA expires on Saturday. However, it's still within the realm of possibilities that an agreement could be reached before we lose a major portion of the regular season. "There is a lot of good conversation going on," he said. "Unfortunately, with something like this, it's going to pretty much be doom and gloom until a deal gets done. I don't think there's going to be a build up like, 'things are going really well'. One day, we're going to wake up and it will be over, I think. That's how it happened last time."