On another note why are you such a douche bag?
- whipper334

Because you went and tattled on me to another ref in another thread for insulting a blogger. Douchery begets douchery.

I am as die hard as they come (for an American Hockey fan anyway) I grew up in the 1970s and 80s at a time where living on Long Island, NY, and growing up an Islander fan — watching heroes like Trottier, Bossy, Potvin, Smith, Gillies, Nystrom and so many more was like a dream come true. (P.S. — I am thrilled with the Brooklyn move...)

But, with each successive day of this bull s**t, I grow more and more tired. I becoming more annoyed, and more inclined to drop the NHL as a whole.

Its tough for me to think that let alone say it, but to think that 8 years from now, or how ever long the term is for the next CBA, we could going through this kind of crap again is simply unacceptable.

My dream and wish as it relates to hockey should be my team winning a 5th Stanley Cup, but in reality it is to see NHL arena's empty. Where all of us — all of us fans who have paid these bozos salaries for decades, who keep giving these billionaire owners more of our precious and hard-earned money stay home!!!

To see the players skate onto the ice on opening night (if there even is one ever again) and have nothing but absolute, glorious silence. Why should we, the people who drive the NHL, give any adulation of any kind to these SOBs?

I hope my dream comes true (I doubt it, thought)

Columbus can do nothing....either youre a hockey town or you're not...so my answer to that is relocate.
- Homer

Disagree. The management in Columbus has been awful and the corresponding results on the ice reflect that. They haven't even had mediocrity to build a fan base on. So how can you say they are definitively not a "hockey town"? Relocating somewhere else with the same management will lead to the same results, whether in the standings or at the gate.

Well I wonder what kind of tom foolery and skullduggery Ek will have for us today after yesterdays highly controversial blog pitting owners and players against him in an epic battle of who's right and who's wrong!

Let the games begin!

I have this feeling that we are witnessing the ultimate game of chicken! Kinda like 2 cars approaching each other at a high rate of speed. Who gets out of the way first? Do they collide and blow everything up?


- Flyerboy2013

If Bettman and Fehr are driving the respective cars, I hope neither of them get out of the way.

BoG member has own proposal per Lebrun.

9 year CBA, 6 yr limits and buyout options.
- Feeling_Glucky

You mean a compromise? Wow, what a concept

I am as die hard as they come (for an American Hockey fan anyway) I grew up in the 1970s and 80s at a time where living on Long Island, NY, and growing up an Islander fan — watching heroes like Trottier, Bossy, Potvin, Smith, Gillies, Nystrom and so many more was like a dream come true. (P.S. — I am thrilled with the Brooklyn move...)

But, with each successive day of this bull s**t, I grow more and more tired. I becoming more annoyed, and more inclined to drop the NHL as a whole.

Its tough for me to think that let alone say it, but to think that 8 years from now, or how ever long the term is for the next CBA, we could going through this kind of crap again is simply unacceptable.

My dream and wish as it relates to hockey should be my team winning a 5th Stanley Cup, but in reality it is to see NHL arena's empty. Where all of us — all of us fans who have paid these bozos salaries for decades, who keep giving these billionaire owners more of our precious and hard-earned money stay home!!!

To see the players skate onto the ice on opening night (if there even is one ever again) and have nothing but absolute, glorious silence. Why should we, the people who drive the NHL, give any adulation of any kind to these SOBs?

I hope my dream comes true (I doubt it, thought)
- HyeDray

World juniors are coming up. Thats something to look forward to

http://www.youtube.com/wa...er_embedded&v=eRYvUUV20TU
Re Post this in every fan site, on NHL.com lets answer them with our words!
Put it on your facebook, crash NHL.com with emails containing this. Let them know, fan by fan what we think! It WON'T DO ANYTHING, but possibly make someone begin thinking, cause nobody appears to be doing so!

Thanks for posting that. There are some good thoughts in there. He never really addressed the main issue, but he raises some good thoughts.

He made one very good point that I agree with wholheartedly. And that's that it's not an issues worth cancelling a Season over.
- MJL

Well thats one thing we do agree on. I see no way the season gets cancelled. Unfotunately neither side seems willing to move until the actual for real drop dead date.

Well I wonder what kind of tom foolery and skullduggery Ek will have for us today after yesterdays highly controversial blog pitting owners and players against him in an epic battle of who's right and who's wrong!

Let the games begin!
- MnGump

Nothing. Both sides are still pissed at him and he can't get any info.

Nothing. Both sides are still pissed at him and he can't get any info.
- golfingsince

A Blog that Will Leave Both Sides Pissed at Me. But I need to write it.

Imagine the courage it took just to consider such a blog! But he had to do it, because no one else had the guts!

Because you went and tattled on me to another ref in another thread for insulting a blogger. Douchery begets douchery.
- 1979AD

Just for the record I never did. And GFY!

Nothing. Both sides are still pissed at him and he can't get any info.
- golfingsince

they are (frank)ing livid with him

OK, I'll try.

I think President Cleveland was entirely justified in calling in the troops to end the Pullman Strike of 1894, and to have the union leaders arrested and jailed on charges of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commerce, violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890, and obstruction of the US mails.

Cleveland saved the nation from the forces of socialism and
anarchy.
- Atomic Wedgie

Is history about to repeat itself? President Obama getting involved today issuing statement to NHL and PA... Could we be hours away from US military intervention?
http://www.mycenturylink....0%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=994

Ek , I think it's time for a WJC blogg .

This blogg is going nowhere.

Ek , I think it's time for WJC blogg .

This blogg is going nowhere.
- Alexzanki

I thought I've added some insight...

Is history about to repeat itself? President Obama getting involved today issuing statement to NHL and PA... Could we be hours away from US military intervention?
http://www.mycenturylink....0%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=994
- MnGump

Obama says owners and players "make a lot of money and you make a lot of money on the backs of the fans, so do right by your fans."

I thought I've added some insight...
- whipper334

When you go around telling Ek to put his optometer in his a s s that's too much insignt

Oh, and here......http://www.wingingitinmot...f-5-year-contract-lengths
- steveb12344

I don't think there is any doubt the 5 year limit will raise top end salaries and hurt the middle class players. History is the only indicator needed, as teams when given the opportunity in free agency will go ABOVE the norm to get the player they need to win. Look at it from the past CBA and how contracts evolved. When Dipietro got his deal everyone was shocked at the 15 years. As the CBA continued to evolve more of those long term decade long deals were getting handed out whether in free agency or team's resigning their own players. Well with those long term deals came the other side of the equation with lower year to year salaries (and I'm not talking about the back end diving salaries of those deals). If you take the ability to go long term away, teams will have to up the annual salaries to "entice" players to sign and consequently teams will bid against each other to get players. It's simple supply and demand economics. These owners want to win and will continue to go above and beyond to do just that. No CBA parameters will save them as when the new CBA comes out, if one owner won't play the higher annual salary to sign the big free agent, well there's 29 others standing next to him so the chances are one of them will have the need and desire to hand out the big $.

When you go around telling Ek to put his optometer in his a s s that's to much insignt
- Alexzanki

I don't think there is any doubt the 5 year limit will raise top end salaries and hurt the middle class players. History is the only indicator needed, as teams when given the opportunity in free agency will go ABOVE the norm to get the player they need to win. Look at it from the past CBA and how contracts evolved. When Dipietro got his deal everyone was shocked at the 15 years. As the CBA continued to evolve more of those long term decade long deals were getting handed out whether in free agency or team's resigning their own players. Well with those long term deals came the other side of the equation with lower year to year salaries (and I'm not talking about the back end diving salaries of those deals). If you take the ability to go long term away, teams will have to up the annual salaries to "entice" players to sign and consequently teams will bid against each other to get players. It's simple supply and demand economics. These owners want to win and will continue to go above and beyond to do just that. No CBA parameters will save them as when the new CBA comes out, if one owner won't play the higher annual salary to sign the big free agent, well there's 29 others standing next to him so the chances are one of them will have the need and desire to hand out the big $.
- uf1910

Future deals will have more to do with what teams can outright afford to offer high dollar deals. Simple as that. Teams like Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Philly, Chicago will have little cap space in the immediate future to go after big name UFA's. If nothing else, the 5 year limit should keep top teams from hording all the top players when they hit UFA.

Disagree. The management in Columbus has been awful and the corresponding results on the ice reflect that. They haven't even had mediocrity to build a fan base on. So how can you say they are definitively not a "hockey town"? Relocating somewhere else with the same management will lead to the same results, whether in the standings or at the gate.
- uf1910

Don't worry about any of that. The Owners are aware of what the problems are. And they have a solution.

(frank)

@aaronward_nhl: NHLPA Executive Board voted last night,to give players a vote to AUTHORIZE Exec Board to chose to proceed on Disclaimer of Interest #TSN

(frank)

@aaronward_nhl: NHLPA Executive Board voted last night,to give players a vote to AUTHORIZE Exec Board to chose to proceed on Disclaimer of Interest #TSN
- mrhattrick27

Does this mean they are doing it? Planning to do it? Or players giving up essential "power of attorney" in the situaion to Fehr's to make the decision to blow it up if they chose? Mother of god...

Well I wonder what kind of tom foolery and skullduggery Ek will have for us today after yesterdays highly controversial blog pitting owners and players against him in an epic battle of who's right and who's wrong!

Let the games begin!
- MnGump

HI-O!!!