Pilsner14 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Great to see the NHL resolve their issues and put the game back on the ice where it needs to be. Should make for a really interesting stretch of exciting hockey down the stretch to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Definately a smoke day for this cat...........Monte GE. Favorites for the Cup??? Oilers i think so! Go Oilers! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubba Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 About time...............Go Habs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I could care less. I hope no one goes to the games and hurts the league and the players financially. I'm looking forward to the Blue Jays TBH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 What is this nhl you speak of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophidion Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 National Habidasher League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 It's going to be anyone's season this year. 2 months of regular season and then playoffs. It's going to be crazy . Every game is going to count which will make it a interesting season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpodiluk Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'm kinda glad they are back but still pissed off it had to come to this, Really don't feel bad for either side, billionaires vs millionaires... Go Flames!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Meh. First off, I'll believe it when I see it. There has been so much rhetoric by both sides in the media, and even within each side of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing, that I'm taking this announcement with a spoonful of salt. Also, if this league wants to even THINK about having the fans come back with as much passion as they did previously, the "board of governors"-slash-owners absolutely have to cut off the head of the snake, and fire Gary Bettman. Mr. Buttman (throwout to fans of "Bon Cop, Bad Cop") absolutely needs to be put out to pasture. While he's responsible for lots of U.S. expansion (which, it can be argued, was already happening, and would have happened regardless of Bettman's plans), he's also extremely responsible for so many negatives that have beset the league in recent years. He's too arrogant and self-conceited to admit any mistakes or faults in policies that he's brought about, so it's up to the Board to oust him. Without that, I don't think that true fans of the game can take the league seriously again, and their passion will continue to remain fickle. In the meantime, we have the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Bettman acts on behalf of the owners. The nhl is a corporation owners are the stock holders, same as the pa just another corporation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 You know, I'd love the ice hockey season to actually start as the NFL Playoffs are starting, and end the season in mid Baseball season. Really take advantage of the black hole of professional sports scheduling during march-june, and then do the playoffs as baseball is getting underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehead Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I could care less. I hope no one goes to the games and hurts the league and the players financially. I'm looking forward to the Blue Jays TBH. X 2 Frank.Actually who won in the Greed vs.Greed game?I watch my grandkids play hockey,much more fun and so much cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schumi5 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 If I am being honest, didn't miss the league at all! Might be different once the NFL is over. As for Bettman, would be surprised to see him go anywhere. At the end of the day, his bosses are the owners and they have done very well under his tenure. Will take a couple of years to see who won this latest battle but I think he will not be going anywhere for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanceSchmerr Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I could care less. I hope no one goes to the games and hurts the league and the players financially. I'm looking forward to the Blue Jays TBH. Oh Yeah - I'm already counting down the days to Spring Training and Opening Day - Going to need to get to Toronto to see some games this year at the dome! GO JAYS GO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptrthgr8 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I think it's funny how many Canadians forget that Bettman was at the helm when Winnipeg got its team back, when Ottawa didn't move, etc. There are a lot of teams out there on both sides of the border who can thank Bettman for their existence. But most Canadians don't want to think about their teams like that. They just want to hate Bettman because it's so easy to do. I'm ambivalent about this season. Anything less than a full season is weak. The Stanley Cup should be awarded this year with an asterisk in the book. Looking forward to next season already. Cheers, ~ Greg ~ Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt using Tapatalk 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khomeinist Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Jays. I dunno. Offseason champs rarely translate to world series rings these days. I agree about Roids. Several eyebrow-raisers on the roster. Wish you guys well though, except when playing my A's. As far as hockey goes.... Let's go Sabres. Down with the Bruins! (hard to take the Ontario teams seriously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazoseagle Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 ehhhh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazoseagle Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 42 Days until All Baseball players report to Spring Training!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatFastard Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 But most Canadians don't want to think about their teams like that. They just want to hate Bettman because it's so easy to do. You make a valid point. We hate him because he makes it so easy. The guy is a moron and hopefully his employed days are numbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilsner14 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Love the Canucks jumpin' on the Jays wagon! Next it will be the Raptors! LOL. Sour NHL fans......you will be back. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olotti Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 As a long time player and fan of the sport I am afraid of the long term repercusion this will deal the league, I dont want to have to watch Fox throw out glow in the dark pucks or watch my beloved sport on a hunting channel as was the past. I'm glad hockey is back and a 48 game season seems odd and a stanley cup champion this year will most certainly have an asterisk after their name but atleast it means the league is back and if anything it'll b playoff hockey all the way since basically every game your fighting for first place and first seed. Should b interesting, Im just glad its back. Oh and GO WINGS!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thechenman Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I could truly care less if there was an NHL season this year. I was a peripheral NHL fan to being with, but with the debacle the negotiations have become...I'm now completely ambivalent. That said...I wouldn't mind seeing the Kings skate off with the Stanley Cup again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamphilzone Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Go Wings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backslide Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 NHL, what's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdlfoto Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Bettman acts on behalf of the owners. The nhl is a corporation owners are the stock holders, same as the pa just another corporation... Exactly. And this is the lens which people need to view the situation through. I tuned into a really great panel discussion on the radio that included Don Cherry, Mackenzie, and some others who escape me now and there were a number of key points made: - Bettman has been very good for owners - league revenues surged after the last lockout - the game would be better if there was a shorter regular and playoff season, less teams, and bigger ice surface....but all of these things chip away at profits and since it's a business that's unacceptable I gave up on "pro" sports long ago when I realized that sport and fans were a nearly irrelavent part of the equation. Like everything else, they've become monetized. Investing time, emotions, hope etal to "my team" seems a ridiculous proposition when, as Diamonddog correctly points out, it's a corporation, plain and simple. Now, if I'm invested as a shareholder/future pensioner, I would have to applaud organizations like the Toronto Maple Leafs who, decade after decade, sell out their games while furnishing a team whose upmost horizon might be to crack into the playoffs, but never win a cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigharpoon Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I don't think a 48 game season is going to be all that bad. There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the current season being too long and reverting it back to 60 games. Players can stay healthier for the playoffs, games count more, etc. etc. I'm glad it's back and everyone can get back to doing what they are paid to do - ENTERTAIN US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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