On Oct. 9, 2011 hockey returned to Winnipeg, but a year later the NHL lockout will delay the team's second season back. The players remember the feeling of skating in the team's home opener last year and they empathize with the fans that waited to get their team returned only to have it temporarily taken back because of the work stoppage. "We were part of the excitement last year and we could feel it," said Jets defender Mark Stuart. "But now, to not be playing... I know how it feels for us and so I can only imagine how it feels for the fans. We felt their excitement all of last year, but we can't really feel their disappointment now. Sometimes I wonder if the disappointment now is the same, if not more so, than the excitement we all felt last year. It's tough."