Kamal Panesar: Season opener will pass tonight, Stalled CBA, and An Announcement

Kamal Panesar: Season opener will pass tonight, Stalled CBA, and An Announcement
- Kamal Panesar

Good luck with the new project, Kamal... too bad there is no real NHL hockey games to discuss.

Good luck with the new project, Kamal... too bad there is no real NHL hockey games to discuss.
- JDJ

Thanks and you said it! The fact there is no hockey right now is a very sad thing. The fact that there could continue to be no hockey for the entire season, is dire, imo...

Thanks and you said it! The fact there is no hockey right now is a very sad thing. The fact that there could continue to be no hockey for the entire season, is dire, imo...
- Kamal Panesar

Agreed.

What Bob Mck said is just damn scary... or maybe he is just trying to show the NHL and NHLPA how stupid they are both being.

Agreed.

What Bob Mck said is just damn scary... or maybe he is just trying to show the NHL and NHLPA how stupid they are both being.
- JDJ

Scary indeed...and yes, he could be trying to show them that.

It's funny, because he had another tweet where he was talking about how unreasonable the league's demands are.

The problem is that Bettman isn't playing games. This isn't posturing from him. He is tough as balls and does not back down. He, and the owners, will simply wait for the PA to change their tune...

..and they can afford to too...having MUCH deeper pockets than the players generallly do.

Thanks and you said it! The fact there is no hockey right now is a very sad thing. The fact that there could continue to be no hockey for the entire season, is dire, imo...
- Kamal Panesar

well hopefully Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman choke on a bag of Richards.

Agreed.

What Bob Mck said is just damn scary... or maybe he is just trying to show the NHL and NHLPA how stupid they are both being.
- JDJ

it's not just McKenzie. Dreger too seems to have lost all hope.

Thanks and you said it! The fact there is no hockey right now is a very sad thing. The fact that there could continue to be no hockey for the entire season, is dire, imo...
- Kamal Panesar

Dire yes but i prefer stupid, idiotic, asinine, greedy, self-centered, did i say stupid?, depressing, infuriating, disgusting.

The list goes on and on.

But the best one is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY

I love hearing this stuff...

Nothing would be better than losing multiple seasons. The greedy owners lose millions, and this union would get crushed into virtual non-existence. They will NEVER test the owners again. They will lose millions they will never recover.

The acrimony will be so entertaining along the way.

I especially love Fehr and the players complaining ... keep it up guys, make it personal, make the owners truly become vindictive. Don Cherry, was right, for a change.

Dire yes but i prefer stupid, idiotic, asinine, greedy, self-centered, did i say stupid?, depressing, infuriating, disgusting.

The list goes on and on.

But the best one is COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY
- im4preds

well i think greed necessitates this lockout (on both sides)

well hopefully Donald Fehr and Gary Bettman choke on a bag of Richards.
- DoubleDown

Your avatar is hot!

well i think greed necessitates this lockout (on both sides)
- DoubleDown

Since we know the fans will never have the will to make these Aholes pay...

we have to hope they punish themselves and choke on their own stupidity.

I love hearing this stuff...

Nothing would be better than losing multiple seasons. The greedy owners lose millions, and this union would get crushed into virtual non-existence. They will NEVER test the owners again. They will lose millions they will never recover.

The acrimony will be so entertaining along the way.

I especially love Fehr and the players complaining ... keep it up guys, make it personal, make the owners truly become vindictive. Don Cherry, was right, for a change.
- Aetherial

only thing that bugs me is, why couldn't we do this 7 years ago? why couldn't we lose the 2-3 years then?

the other thing i don't get is, from the players' standpoint, ok, they're willing to lose a year. but the deal they get next July is going to be no better than what they can get now. they know this. a precedent has been set. how are they so content not to negotiate? they have no leverage. zero. i'm not saying they should cave. but their current stragtegy of waiting out the owners is terribly shortsighted, imo. their solidarity will break after a lost season, just as it did last time.

Since we know the fans will never have the will to make these Aholes pay...

we have to hope they punish themselves and choke on their own stupidity.
- Aetherial

true. i'd love to never watch hockey again but i live in Montreal... not much else to do in the winter. but id like to think that if i was a fan in Boston, NY, LA, i'd walk away from this league.

Great announcement KP.
Here's to bigger things.

true. i'd love to never watch hockey again but i live in Montreal... not much else to do in the winter. but id like to think that if i was a fan in Boston, NY, LA, i'd walk away from this league.
- DoubleDown

Well, Montreal and Toronto are where the most suffering occurs.

On the other hand, imagine you live in Edmonton or Winnipeg? That has got to be 10x worse than Montreal or Toronto. I guess Winnipegonians are used to it though.

Well, Montreal and Toronto are where the most suffering occurs.

On the other hand, imagine you live in Edmonton or Winnipeg? That has got to be 10x worse than Montreal or Toronto. I guess Winnipegonians are used to it though.
- Aetherial

At least we all only have 2 months and 10 days left right

At least we all only have 2 months and 10 days left right
- willey101

ah crap i forgot about that

isn't it 2 months and one day though?

Scary indeed...and yes, he could be trying to show them that.

It's funny, because he had another tweet where he was talking about how unreasonable the league's demands are.

The problem is that Bettman isn't playing games. This isn't posturing from him. He is tough as balls and does not back down. He, and the owners, will simply wait for the PA to change their tune...

..and they can afford to too...having MUCH deeper pockets than the players generallly do.
- Kamal Panesar

I think that other tweet was tied to a column he wrote stating the initial NHL proposal was unreasonable, but if I also recall, he stated the NHLPA's response-proposal was also problematic too.

He seems to be on the players side, but realize that they will have to give something too, so this can work.

I don't know why people thought a confrontation between Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr would have had a different result.

ah crap i forgot about that

isn't it 2 months and one day though?
- DoubleDown

I thought it was the 21st?

I don't know why people thought a confrontation between Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr would have had a different result.
- stinger67

Agreed, I would think most folks expected some form of lost games. However, I don't think most people felt there was a risk of losing another entire season a few mnths back.

Can't say that is true anymore... seems like a good chunk of fans think the season is already dead.

Agreed, I would think most folks expected some form of lost games. However, I don't think most people felt there was a risk of losing another entire season a few mnths back.

Can't say that is true anymore... seems like a good chunk of fans think the season is already dead.
- JDJ

Having an overly small penis can make men do strange things*.











(*Wierdoh told me this)

Agreed, I would think most folks expected some form of lost games. However, I don't think most people felt there was a risk of losing another entire season a few mnths back.

Can't say that is true anymore... seems like a good chunk of fans think the season is already dead.
- JDJ

last time, there was such anger and hatred on both sides, so everyone was prepared. this time around, there is this disturbing sense of indifference. you listen to everyone talk and they come across not only as if they're willing to lose a season, but that they just don't care. it's bizarre.

Having an overly small penis can make men do strange things*.

(*Wierdoh told me this)
- Aetherial

I told the barstard to stop talking about me