Like some here. I don't care anymore. The NHL is a fringe sport in the States and is being run like a 3rd rate league. Blame goes all around, but Bettman has done a terrible job. Screw the owners, bettman and the players.
I guess we should expect the higher paid NHL stars to be signing elsewhere in mass now while this ugly mess plays out.. It must suck though for the lower paid depth players of the NHLPA who aren't good enough to get signed elsewhere.
I guess we should expect the higher paid NHL stars to be signing elsewhere in mass now while this ugly mess plays out.. It must suck though for the lower paid depth players of the NHLPA who aren't good enough to get signed elsewhere.
Don't feel that bad for them man they have many years of paid employment for playing ****ing hockey
Don't feel that bad for them man they have many years of paid employment for playing ****ing hockey
Nah man I don't feel bad for them but it still must suck for them seeing their higher paid NHLPA brothers finding work elsewhere while they can't get paid to play hockey..
If Bettman’s next offer gets worse, Fehr has hinted the players would “reconsider” their options and made it known they may ask to abolish the cap and return to a free market system.
Another lost year may be in the offing, just when things were looking better in the States.
I don't care anymore. The Habs have not played for anything important in a long time. I cant remember what it feels like to watch an exciting team on the ice. As well, I just cant relate to the problems of players getting 2.5 million a year to play a game. I can sympathize even less with the owners who have brought this on themselves for letting these ridiculous contracts exist. As stated in a previous post, I worry most for ushers, workers in concessions, servers in restaurants, who need money to pay rent, feed families, and go to school.
Last edited by bipolarhabfan: 09-16-2012 at 08:12 PM.
can malkin and gonchar(and whoever else signs in another league for a year) veto the deal when the nhl lockout ends or do they have to play out the entire season?
can malkin and gonchar(and whoever else signs in another league for a year) veto the deal when the nhl lockout ends or do they have to play out the entire season?
I believe it all depends on the contract. It could be a week by week or game by game type contract that allows them to play overseas. I do know though that when/if the NHL gets back up they will return to NHL teams.
This lockout was the straw that broke the camels back for me. This greedy fight over money has sickened me to no end.
Because of this, I have made a vow to never again spend any money on anything NHL related in which the money goes to the NHL and NHLPA. This means not buying NHL13 or any other NHL game ever again, unless its from a second hand/pawn shop. Never buying any more jersey's or any other NHL licensed object. I rarely ever go to games, but now I will spend my money elsewhere instead of in their greedy pockets.
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Some players may be sincere about just wanting to play, but the players as a whole are greedy and won't more money. Whether that's their opinion, or forced upon by Fehr, I don't know.
Donald Fehr is the devil. (No offense to the thread starter. )
When he started working for the NHLPA, I knew that we were going to have to endure a lockout.
I have a feeling that I'll start to miss hockey when the weather gets cold. When the sun starts setting early and the cold starts going right through you, it's always comforting to have a habs game to watch.
Right now, the weather is too nice to get too worked up about this lockout.
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