This from a number of sources:

NHLPA members are expected to receive monthly lockout stipends of between $5,000 and $6,000 US starting this week.
The PA executive board has approved the payout, which will especially aid those who are not playing in Europe.
By Friday, players will have missed four pay periods. Their bi-weekly cheques would have commenced on Oct. 15.

Do the math. At best, we're talking about $72,000 a year prorated. $54,000,000 for all of the active NHLPA members if they all get paid. Not even what the Rangers spend in one season.

Give it up, guys. No one is asking you to play for less than a fifth of the minimum salary not should you be wasting your talents in beer leagues. The clock is ticking on guys like Brett Hull and Chris Chelios and for guys like Scotty Gomez who have their best earning years ahead of them, they need to be using their talents to get rewarded and not let the Union which "represents" them be an impediment. Those rewards may not be on the scale of some in the past, but at least they'll be in a business which is operating on a sound financial footing and which will be issuing checks to players which actually clear.