habsfannova Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=87152I'd go with this.45mil luxury tax threshold, immediate 10% reduction in salaries, reduction in FA age from 31 to 29. I like it. They should take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 You know I dont care what the deal is as longa s there is one. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 It is unthinkable a year without hockey. How could bettman allow this to happen to two hockey fanatic nations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Because Bettman is a moron who doees not trully like hockey, he was brought in from the NBA he is not a hockey man. A true hockey man would not allow thi to happen, and Bettman's hiring may be the single greatest blunder in the history of hockey. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroseed Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Well... I don't understand, and maybe I've said this before, how some guys are fighting this salary cap left and right, but are considering jumping over to the WHA, where they have a cap in place! What sense does that make? I mean, I'm all for some of the NHL marquee guys coming to the WHA, especially since Jax is landing a team (go Cudas!), but good grief, how backwards is this? And the WHA's cap is like $30M below what the NHL is offering. Seriously... are these guys *that* damaged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Bettman has no idea what the hell he's doing, and the players dont' know what they want. enough said A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 It is unthinkable a year without hockey. How could bettman allow this to happen to two hockey fanatic nations? 1) Canada.2) ???Which is the other fanatic nation? Finland? It sure isn't the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 It is unthinkable a year without hockey. How could bettman allow this to happen to two hockey fanatic nations? 1) Canada.2) ???Which is the other fanatic nation? Finland? It sure isn't the U.S. Perhaps better wording would be two nations with fanatic fans of hockey. Because we do exist, just not in large numbers. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 It is unthinkable a year without hockey. How could bettman allow this to happen to two hockey fanatic nations? Personally I'd love to see a year with no hockey. It will separate the true fans of the game from the flavour-of-the-month fans. For the true fans, there's a saying about absence making the heart grow fonder. And the game will realize that in the future it will need to be more proactive in diagnosing problems and dealing with them.That, and they have a chance of working out a good system for the players, owners, and fans.You know, I bet it's all those starving NFL and NBA players who are being held down by the dreaded salary cap who are encouraging the NHL players to fight it. Oh wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 I think that the whole of the NHL will be going crazy if it lets the strike go ahead. Absolutely nuts. Completely bonkers. Totally la-la. Baseball could get away with it (thanks to a lot of luck, with a couple of good world series and a stirring home run chase) Hockey simply cannot allow itself to self destruct like this. It is the 4th game in the US, and doesn't have the same bargainning strength with TV and the rest of the media, that football, baseball and basketball have. (I am talking solely about the US here- in Canada the game is number one!) And therefore the game has to be realistic about its chances. I think a strike may prolong the life of the WHA for a year or two, but that will always look like a pale immitation of the NHL. As I said, in another post, the NHL needs to be realistic, go back to its canadian roots and assume that a good product will sell in the US. Get rid of Bettman, appoint a strong canadian as commisioner, relocate some teams back to canada, and retract by 4 or 6 teams at least. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfannova Posted June 12, 2004 Author Share Posted June 12, 2004 Yeah, agreed absense does make the heart grow fonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Get rid of Bettman, appoint a strong canadian as commisioner we want dryden, we want dryden!!! PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gojetsgo Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 I think that the whole of the NHL will be going crazy if it lets the strike go ahead. Absolutely nuts. Completely bonkers. Totally la-la. Baseball could get away with it (thanks to a lot of luck, with a couple of good world series and a stirring home run chase) Hockey simply cannot allow itself to self destruct like this. It is the 4th game in the US, and doesn't have the same bargainning strength with TV and the rest of the media, that football, baseball and basketball have. (I am talking solely about the US here- in Canada the game is number one!) And therefore the game has to be realistic about its chances. I think a strike may prolong the life of the WHA for a year or two, but that will always look like a pale immitation of the NHL. As I said, in another post, the NHL needs to be realistic, go back to its canadian roots and assume that a good product will sell in the US. Get rid of Bettman, appoint a strong canadian as commisioner, relocate some teams back to canada, and retract by 4 or 6 teams at least. You hit the nail on the head. But I agree with SyPhi - I'm looking forward to a year or two without hockey. The damage done to the NHL is a good thing. I love the fact that the NHL has basically no TV deal to speak of, and that American fans are disinterested. It's all falling into place for the return of NHL hockey to Winnipeg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 if there isn't going to be any hockey, looks like there will be more watching The History Channel until hockey resumes. will miss my thrashers during the up comming lockout. ive been following this team since their first season in 2000. General Magus ZealLeader of the Mystics of Medina.The forums most hated member ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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