Welcome to the lockout.......

So that's just over a third of the season cancelled. They may as well put us out of our misery and cancel then entire thing.

How many games did they play the last time there was a shortened season?

They played 48 games in the 94-95 shortened season.

Forty-eight? Not worth lacing 'em up for that. Which poor saps won the cup that year. (yes I know I could look it up but I'm lazy).

The Toronto Maple Leafs. No not buying that? OK it was the Vancouver Canucks. Well of course you didn't buy that one either. New Joysey beat Dirtroit in the final.

No I didn't buy it.

But half a cup is better than none I suppose.

Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals tonight on NESN I think. Woot.

Blasted lockout. Greedy owners, greedy players, you can all sod off.

And more games cancelled. Greedy bastards the lot of you.

This Mayan calender thing is more about a new era than the end of the world so I am going to suggest the 21st of Dec is actually the day a new CBA is signed and Bettman/Fehr are both fired.

Hey it is about as likely as the end of the world right?

Players bitch about how the NHL should honour the contracts, then you have players like Brassard walking out on their team in Europe instead of honouring the contract.

Players bitch about how tough it is then you get Evander Kane taking pictures with stacks of money most people would dream of.

And they wonder why fans are becoming more and more against them?

mc_homer wrote:Players bitch about how tough it is then you get Evander Kane taking pictures with stacks of money most people would dream of.

And they wonder why fans are becoming more and more against them?

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer is he?

Read last night about Toews comments as well, true or not he isn't the only one to have made comments about the way of life in European leagues. Talk about having a sense of entitlement to bitch about a job you took from someone else because you are being greedy and wont get a deal done in your league.

And it looks like we're nearing the cut off date for canceling the entire season. Wish they'd just hurry up and do it. Greedy bastards.

It seems that the NHL has caved in to pretty much everything the PA has asked for recently and yet still they won't deal. Jerks. Plenty of time to make a deal yet but still can;t see it happening.

NHL is back! Deal done about 20 mins ago! Well tentatively anyways.

Just reading some of the terms, i like that the draft lottery will now mean all 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs could get number 1 pick!

Yep, a few more details.

10 year with mutual opt out after 8.
7 year limit on contract length (8 for staying with team).
$64.3m cap for 13/14
Salary cannot vary more than 35% year on year and final year cannot vary more than 50% of the highest year.

BuffonIdol wrote:It seems that the NHL has caved in to pretty much everything the PA has asked for recently and yet still they won't deal. Jerks. Plenty of time to make a deal yet but still can;t see it happening.

Ayup, Eklund.

sportsportsport wrote:Just reading some of the terms, i like that the draft lottery will now mean all 14 teams that didn't make the playoffs could get number 1 pick!

That lottery thing is BS. Worst team should have #1, 2nd worst #2 etc etc. Making a team who maybe missed the playoffs on the last day due to an OT loss get the 1st overall pick is wack.

Heard the season to be 48-50 games all in conference. I'd say 50 games and have 5 vs each division opp. and 3 vs everyone else.

Jonzee wrote:

BuffonIdol wrote:It seems that the NHL has caved in to pretty much everything the PA has asked for recently and yet still they won't deal. Jerks. Plenty of time to make a deal yet but still can;t see it happening.

Ayup, Eklund.

Got you a season though didn't it.

You should know that if I say something the opposite will likely happen. This is why Beef begs me to tell him Benn is leaving the Stars.

Haha indeed! Could you tell me he wont sign a contract soon please

Lies, Buf. The reason there is a season is because I bought NHL13

Say what you want about Bettman....at least he has had the balls to come out and personally apologise.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413131

Wonder if Mr Fehr will do likewise as despite what some people might think, this lockout isn't just Bettmans doing.

If he could just come out and say gamecenter is free all will be forgiven (almost)

I read that it was run by a separate company or something so isn't his to give away for free. Also someone pointed out the lag brought on with a free service could make it unwatchable. As long as it is sufficiently discounted I will consider it.

mc_homer wrote:Say what you want about Bettman....at least he has had the balls to come out and personally apologise.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413131

Wonder if Mr Fehr will do likewise as despite what some people might think, this lockout isn't just Bettmans doing.

Yeah, I thought it was quite gutsy of Bettman to do that. And yes, Fehr had better do the same.