Because it was a selfish comment he is at the end of his career and he doesn't care about the deal the rest of the players get
Oh yes these poor NHL players with their minimum salaries of $500,000 per. They might have a contract cap of only 5 years. What wretched conditions.
Seriously guys, what's worse, having to take 10% less and shorter contracts or ten teams folding due to the crippling financial burden they can't keep up with? you know how many guys would lose their jobs then? Are these players really this clueless? Yeah, i think some of the owners are slimebags as well, but there is no doubt player salaries have become extremely prohibitive.
Oh yes these poor NHL players with their minimum salaries of $500,000 per. They might have a contract cap of only 5 years. What wretched conditions.
Seriously guys, what's worse, having to take 10% less and shorter contracts or ten teams folding due to the crippling financial burden they can't keep up with? you know how many guys would lose their jobs then? Are these players really this clueless? Yeah, i think some of the owners are slimebags as well, but there is no doubt player salaries have become extremely prohibitive.
If someone offered you a massive amount of money to play hockey, would you take it?
It's not the players' fault that salaries are "extremely prohibitive." (Though compared to baseball, that's laughable.) Why do the players have to save the owners from themselves?
These guys are lucky enough to be able to express their opinions to the public about their employers without facing severe consequences. If I was to talk a bunch of crap about my boss or business on twitter and they found out, I'd likely be out looking for a new job.
at those Roy tweets, he is such an immature buffoon. I'd see him out downtown some nights before they had a game the next day so glad he's out of Buffalo now.
If you were among the best in the world at what you do, it would take you 5 minutes to find a new job. If you had a contract, and got fired, you'd still get paid.
I wouldn't say I hate these guys, but I will forever remember their stupid faces in this picture from the day Gary blew up and called out Fehr's presser lie.
That picture is hilarious as were Barch's tweets.
The sense of entitlement in the tweets was surprising to me though .
If you were among the best in the world at what you do, it would take you 5 minutes to find a new job. If you had a contract, and got fired, you'd still get paid.
A lot of the players saying things are guys like bissonnette that are bench warmers or 4th liners, they could get a new job maybe..and it would be a huge pay cut.
I've definitely gained respect for Jagr and PK Subban
I became quite find of Jagr last season when he was a Flyer. Haven't heard much from him during the lockout.
I have been surprised by Subban. For all the "classless" talks he gets on these boards, he actually seems to be one of the more mature guys I've listened to during the lockout. He's become one of my favorite young players.
If someone offered you a massive amount of money to play hockey, would you take it?
It's not the players' fault that salaries are "extremely prohibitive." (Though compared to baseball, that's laughable.) Why do the players have to save the owners from themselves?
Because pro hockey has become a bidding war. 99% of the players will go to the team which offers them the most money with a small divergence for playing for an exceptionally well managed team or a team with an excellent shot at a championship, and in those cases the team will probably be asked to at least come close to matching the highest offer, or the player will take less but only for a couple years because the other conditions are so amazing. For the most part,teams that don't make the exceptional offers are doomed to not keep their stars and not be competitive.
A lot of the players saying things are guys like bissonnette that are bench warmers or 4th liners, they could get a new job maybe..and it would be a huge pay cut.
Even the worst players in the NHL are still among the best hockey players in the world.
Not that I did not like Crosby before, but I am really proud of him. What some here seem to interpret as asskissing, I see as loyalty, which I happen to rank highly. Can`t imagine Crosby doesn`t want to play hockey, considering how long he didn`t/couldn`t and I am also having a hard time seeing him not making his money regardless of the CBA. Seriously, how has he displayed personal greed whatsoever. IDGI.
at those Roy tweets, he is such an immature buffoon. I'd see him out downtown some nights before they had a game the next day 
so glad he's out of Buffalo now.
