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28 Sep 2012, 09:35 AM
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28 Sep 2012, 09:44 AM
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It's all about the benjamins ...
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28 Sep 2012, 10:35 AM
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28 Sep 2012, 11:15 AM
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28 Sep 2012, 03:30 PM
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on a more upbeat note....some players know what to do when they have the spare time.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/84...locked-players
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04 Oct 2012, 04:15 PM
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10 Oct 2012, 03:57 PM
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10 Oct 2012, 09:33 PM
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Thank you for the update SayOw. At least both sides are still talking but this has been going on for months. I just get the feeling that nothing is going to get done and the top players will play to keep sharp overseas. One of the most famous players in the league
 is actually thinking about playing in Europe. And he would certainly not do this if he thinks there will be some sort of NHL season. Story Here.
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11 Oct 2012, 09:36 AM
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It's unfortunate that both sides don't see any value in playing hockey in front of paying fans. I think, as it has been said elsewhere, that once games started getting cancelled both sides dig in deeper and become more hardline with their demands because they now have the rationale of "Hey, if we are already losing money, let's make this lockout worth our time." Whereas, I think most fans would hope their mindset would be about getting back on the ice as their top priority...sadly, that is not the case.
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11 Oct 2012, 09:51 AM
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they doing it to themselves.
I venture to say...the NHL will never again be what it was. Players leaving for new jobs overseas. Some of these guys won't return. Why would they? Back in their homeland where they being welcomed and handsomely compensated. so...the NHL is losing a good percentage of its premier players. The NHL is losing an even larger percentage of their fan base. ridiculousness!!! boneheads!!....criminal, i figure! the damage has been done....their is no fix. I hope I'm wrong.
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bestest site... "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." (Albert Einstein)
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11 Oct 2012, 10:54 AM
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First, eliminate all the dead weight...non-hockey towns. Sorry Florida, Tampa Bay, Phoenix, Columbus, Nashville, Carolina, etc... you guys all instantly lose your NHL team. Sorry about that. Part of the reason the NHL is in this predicament, again, is largely due to over expansion and especially into non-hockey towns. Sure, when those teams are in the playoffs their fans will show up, but if their team wavers, they quickly lose interest. I'm a person who hates the big vs small market mentality but if there is a sport where is is the most noticeable, imo, it is in the NHL and for the NHL to survive it needs to shed the dead weight rather than trying to make it work in markets where it never will. Next, playoffs. Why are the Stanley Cup Finals in the middle of June when no one cares about the NHL? I say start the season earlier and have the finals set to take place in late April. March madness is over, the NBA playoffs haven't started yet and baseball will just be getting underway. The NHL would have the biggest games in the sports world at that time...plus, it isn't June! It could almost work out where the NHL playoffs would start right around the Super Bowl, so for sports fans looking to transition from playoff football to playoff hockey, the excitement and interest level, for the sports fan, is very high. The NHL would still be able to host its Winter Classic on New Years day. The only caveat to this scenario is that the season would likely have to start in August...but on the upside, it would be starting before the NFL now. There are probably some other "tweaks" that could be made that wouldn't effect the game itself, but likely improve the league and make it better for everyone.
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11 Oct 2012, 11:44 AM
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i completely agree with your solution!
i can also see why a few owners may 'complain'...lol the NHL would have to purchase those franchises (I would think) and then fold them according to your plan....otherwise there would be some sort of legal action that would hold things up, for sure.
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bestest site... "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." (Albert Einstein)
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11 Oct 2012, 12:21 PM
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Isn't part of the problem with over-expansion because so much talent goes/stays in Europe/Russia? And hasn't some of that happened BECAUSE of labor struggles in the NHL?
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Find us on for updates, including site issues. Also now on Reddit, not that I'm sure what we're doing there yet.Don't piss off old people- the older we get, the less life in prison is a deterrent. I'm pretty confident my last words will be 'well crap, that didn't work'. Of all the things I've lost over the years, I think I miss my metabolism most of all. Nachos are just tacos that don't have their s_it together. I'm not adding this year to my age because I really didn't use it. Ever notice that extra fries and exercise sound a lot alike?
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11 Oct 2012, 04:45 PM
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Need to dissolve quite a few teams.
In addition to the profitable teams not having to support them the quality of the games would improve. Right now, for the most part, get the third or fourth line out there and it really shows.
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