Confirmed with Link: Lockout VI - Game On! Rejoice! Players to vote Saturday.

[Gallagbi]

Someone posted the pic earlier. It was so funny.

Funnier was the time TSN spent discussing VanRiemsdyck at Center.

?!?

There has been a lot of talk about using JVR down the middle, so it doesn't surprise me that TSN would be discussing it.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...eady-to-be-a-centre-with-maple-leafs-if-asked

 

[ForSpareParts*]

There has been a lot of talk about using JVR down the middle, so it doesn't surprise me that TSN would be discussing it.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs...eady-to-be-a-centre-with-maple-leafs-if-asked

I saw that before. I thought it was put to rest.

It's a short camp. Anything could happen. I suspect less risking things would occur.

 

[HofT]

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on the ISS ‏chants a go leafs go!!

http://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/288030924967391232/photo/1

 

[Shimso]

Astronaut Chris Hadfield on the ISS ‏chants a go leafs go!!

http://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/288030924967391232/photo/1

Looks like a big Leafs sticker....a sticker that belongs on the outside of the ISS

 

[Anthrax442]

 

[Disgruntled Observer*]

What exactly did the owners win in this lockout?

Sure, the players drop to 50/50, but the owners spend more into revenue sharing.

Are the owners any better off? Isn't that the common sense compromise that should have happened day one of the lockout?

If the players agreed to the owners offer at the end of October (the one that still had a 82 game season), wouldn't they have made MORE money in the long run? (because they wouldn't have missed half their paycheck this year)

I don't understand this from either side.

 

[charliolemieux]

What exactly did the owners win in this lockout?

Sure, the players drop to 50/50, but the owners spend more into revenue sharing.

Are the owners any better off? Isn't that the common sense compromise that should have happened day one of the lockout?

If the players agreed to the owners offer at the end of October (the one that still had a 82 game season), wouldn't they have made MORE money in the long run? (because they wouldn't have missed half their paycheck this year)

I don't understand this from either side.

Did you not pay attention to the last 4 months?

 

[charliolemieux]

I got my rain coat, rubber boots and shovel ready.

This place has blown up since the announcement this morning.

 

[Pyrophorus]

I guess ratification would be a sure thing?

 

[p.l.f.]

i always getting luongo and longo's mixed up
so when i say to the folks i'm going to luongo's to get some veggies they say where's that?

 

[rimshot]

We gotta be PC. They like to call themselves 'realists'.

To be truly PC we must refer to extreme pessimists as "serotonin challenged".

 

[BayStBullies]

I can just imagine a bunch of astronauts sitting around thinking "I hope I don't get selected for this mission! The next mission looks so much better!"

Poor guy is stuck up there with some Russians and Americans; not a good time after that brutal WJHC. ha

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Guess what fans. Don Cherry was right!!!! He said the game would be back in January months ago.

 

[Beleafer4]

Guess what fans. Don Cherry was right!!!! He said the game would be back in January months ago.

There's a first time for everything

 

[4evaBlue]

What exactly did the owners win in this lockout?

Sure, the players drop to 50/50, but the owners spend more into revenue sharing.

Are the owners any better off? Isn't that the common sense compromise that should have happened day one of the lockout?

If the players agreed to the owners offer at the end of October (the one that still had a 82 game season), wouldn't they have made MORE money in the long run? (because they wouldn't have missed half their paycheck this year)

I don't understand this from either side.

Seriously?

The poor teams who are struggling financially receive more $$ from the HRR, AND they receive more $$ from revenue sharing, AND they have to pay their players less. They may even be able to ice competitive teams during this CBA and grow their tentative fanbase.

 

[Budsfan]

@FriedgeHNIC is reporting, the NHL has sent a memo to clubs indicating there will be no training camps before Saturday, and a 48-game season will begin Jan. 19.

 

[Badger Mayhew*]

Hopefully the people actually stick to not going to any games.

Good luck with that.

 

[charliolemieux]

Good luck with that.

Well I cant afford to go does that count?

Probably not since I kept LeafsTV through this whole mess.

 

[Jerkini]

Well I cant afford to go does that count?

Probably not since I kept LeafsTV through this whole mess.

Me too. It's such a pain in the ass to re-sub when the time comes.

 

[charliolemieux]

Me too. It's such a pain in the ass to re-sub when the time comes.

Gonna be 200,000 people trying to reconnect before the season starts.

 

[Hurt]

I'm confused why people wouldn't go back. If you aren't, that's fine. My thought process though is that what occurred between the NHL and PA was business. The fans, albeit upset that we didn't get to watch and enjoy hockey, had little to do with it. I, as a fan of hockey, enjoy watching NHL games and some of the most talented players in the world on a regular basis. Now that hockey's back, why would I restrict myself from enjoying something I like?

 

[Sergei Berezin]

I'm confused why people wouldn't go back. If you aren't, that's fine. My thought process though is that what occurred between the NHL and PA was business. The fans, albeit upset that we didn't get to watch and enjoy hockey, had little to do with it. I, as a fan of hockey, enjoy watching NHL games and some of the most talented players in the world on a regular basis. Now that hockey's back, why would I restrict myself from enjoying something I like?

Exactly!

The NHL doesn't owe us anything. Yeah, I'm mad, but it's not like my education, where if teachers strike, I'm losing valuable time.

The NHL is something I enjoy on my own time. I don't expect anything, and I don't understand how some people are taking it so personally. No one begged you to be an NHL fan. I don't get it.

 

[kihei]

What exactly did the owners win in this lockout?

Sure, the players drop to 50/50, but the owners spend more into revenue sharing.

Are the owners any better off? Isn't that the common sense compromise that should have happened day one of the lockout?

If the players agreed to the owners offer at the end of October (the one that still had a 82 game season), wouldn't they have made MORE money in the long run? (because they wouldn't have missed half their paycheck this year)

I don't understand this from either side.

Would there have been the changes to the pension plan then? I think in the long run, Fehr did well by the PA. I doubt all the modifications and concessions that he negotiated could have been achieved back when the league still thought it could pressure the union into a deal.

 

[HellasLEAF]

it's still 2 weeks till we see a puck drop so yes I"m excited but still, meh….

Let me know when the puck is dropped the feeling will return then.

 

[Disgruntled Observer*]

Seriously?

The poor teams who are struggling financially receive more $$ from the HRR, AND they receive more $$ from revenue sharing, AND they have to pay their players less. They may even be able to ice competitive teams during this CBA and grow their tentative fanbase.

I just don't understand why 4 months of hockey was lost. I mean... it seems the "big issues" were 50/50 and increased revenue sharing.
Why did it take 4 months to come to that agreement?
Isn't it just common sense? Like... the 1st offer from both sides common sense?
Why lose 4 months to come to something so obvious?

The contracting issues are small potatoes compare to the big issues.

Losing an entire season over a battle for a salary cap... that I understand. I see why players would be against it. I see why owners would demand it.

But this lockout?

The only thing that made sense to me was that maybe Fehr was going to fight long term against the cap. I would disagree with him... but I can at least understand the concept of that battle.

But there was no big issue here.
They lost 4 months of hockey to come to the common sense agreement that everyone knew they would eventually come to.

wow... that turned into a really long and repetitive rant.
Apologies. I've been drinking.