Puckguy14 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Well Bettman and Goodenow finally got off their beach chairs and will talk 12/9 and 12/10 to see if someway they can preserve the sport in North America.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=106699&hubName=nhl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Well Bettman and Goodenow finally got off their beach chairs and will talk 12/9 and 12/10 to see if someway they can preserve the sport in North America.http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=106699&hubName=nhl All we need is for zoneranger to moderate this meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMan Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 HOCKEY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalieboy82 Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 WHATS ICE HOCKEY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 looks like we'll be getting closure for christmas, eh?either the season is cancelled, or it's not. we'll actually know soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I'm praying they'll be in the Holiday Spirit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 My guess is the players will come with basically the same offer they had last time, which the owners rejected. Seeing how December 15 seems to be the date the season will be lost, looks like just a PR move on the NHLPA part. They'll be able to say we made an offer and they refused it, it's all the owners fault.The lockout doesn't seem to really affect the players anyway. They get lockout pay($5-$10,000 a month), they get to play any where they want, or they get an extended vacation. While they may not be making the millions most are use to, they are still pulling down 6 figures a year, at least.The owners obviously, as a whole, weren't making money. Why would any business man who was making money shut his business down? Whether it's 300 or 94 million that the owners were losing, they were losing. The players need to realize this and come with something that addresses that fact, and not just a onetime 5% rollback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Wouldn't it be nice if Bill Gates was a hockey fan. Maybe there would be a way to start a fan class action lawsuit against the NHL & NHLPA, and force some sort of third party arbitration.I say Gates, because of money. Otherwise the 30 owners and 700+ players union could spend enough money to tie it up in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Don't anybody hold their breath, but I hope my pessimism is wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Whats the latest an agreement can be reached to start the season?Man, I miss hockey.No minor leagues or college hockey around here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 I hope no agreement is reached. Wen eed a more extensive and destructive lockout.The NHL must be razed in order for Hockey to begin anew and try to grow again in America.Small league, even teams up in US and Canada, smaller salaries, lower ticket prices. This is what hockey needs. Not more of the status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Whats the latest an agreement can be reached to start the season?Man, I miss hockey.No minor leagues or college hockey around here Too far from Norfolk, I take it? That'd probably be your best bet considering where you are in the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 The NHL must be razed in order for Hockey to begin anew and try to grow again in America. I believe, I may be wrong, most Canadians blame the state of hockey today on the attempted push for growth in America. Not just Canadians, but many American hardcore fans feel that way. To them no team in the south belongs, and very few in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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