Accord Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 The NHL lockout will become official tomorrow at 2:30 PM ET, very sad news. If and when a new season gets underway, it will be at least a decade before the NHL can fully recover, it's expected that the entire 2004-05 season will be a wash and an agreement will be made in time for the 2005-06 season. This is just f***ing pathetic, believe it or not the average NHL salary is more than the average salaries for NBA, MLB, and NFL players. Bunch of cry babies is what these players are and Gary Bettman is a complete moron for dilluting the league by approving franchises in places like TENNESSEE. How about all the commoners that work inside those NHL arenas selling hotdogs, checking tickets, etc.? The thousands of people making minimum wage that keep the NHL, it's teams, and it's areans running will all be out of work and unlike the greedy NHL players crying over millions of dollars these people will have to get new jobs just to make ends meat. Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Darn I am going miss the NHL................................. who am i kidding no i wont! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Darn I am going miss the NHL................................. who am i kidding no i wont! 558743[/snapback] Not many people will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefbob Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Darn I am going miss the NHL................................. who am i kidding no i wont! 558743[/snapback] Not many people will. 558754[/snapback] maybe on this forum. It will be missed, especially in Tampa. This is why teams fail in fan support. I bet Tampa fans would have flocked to see the defending champs play. Now that there is a lockout, I doubt there will be much support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmenjes Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead Some of us will miss hockey. Guess I'll have to watch my tapes of the '96 playoff run for the Panthers, and my Don Cherry Rock 'Em Sock 'Em tapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 its unfortunate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins Phenom Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Sad news, but i dont like hockey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fritz Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 NHL 2K5 looks awesome and that's about all the hockey I'll need. Also, it looks like Luongo will go undefeated this year. :thumbup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarHeel324 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 bulls*** ratings + escalating contracts = lockout the nhl and nhlpa had it coming for a while id like to see hockey make it, theres such a rich history with the likes of howe and gretzky, plus the greatest trophy in sports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureGM Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Unfortunately hockey has over-expanded, and the league needs to contract in order to survive, IMO. The same thing will happen to Major League Baseball if they decide to expand to any more cities (excluding the move of the Expos to either D.C. or Virginia). I've lost interest in hockey over the past three years, due to the awful performances of the Panthers, and the decreasing number of U.S. players in the game. Two years ago I took a look at the Panthers' roster, and none of the players on the team were born in the U.S. None. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotcorner Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 this sucks.... :mad : I love hockey but the players are going to destroy the league with their stubbornness. Not to mention all the expansion they've done... Have they seen the empty stands? The game's in trouble, their salaries have tripled over the last decade, and very few teams are making any money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiRi Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Darn I am going miss the NHL................................. who am i kidding no i wont! 558743[/snapback] Well, I will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamarlins3 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Makes me sad. Hockey is so much fun to attend live and the playoffs are amazing. Owners are doing the right thing here. It's all they can do really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Well, it's official. http://www.nhlcbanews.com/news/bog_meeting091504.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinFan10 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 No more dumb hockey highlights on sportscenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossInfoMan Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 A kick save....and a beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juanky Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Too bad. Such a cool sport (pun intended) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggy Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 NHL 2K5 looks awesome and that's about all the hockey I'll need. Also, it looks like Luongo will go undefeated this year. :thumbup 558863[/snapback] NHL 2K5 is only 20$! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 No more dumb hockey highlights on sportscenter. 559758[/snapback] I'd prefer if SportsCenter never did another hockey highlight ever again, I just can't stand it when they butcher the name of EVERY single player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted September 19, 2004 Author Share Posted September 19, 2004 This is a great video: http://www.nike.com/canada/nikehockey/lockout/ I never liked Nike brand equipment but damn, how can you not support them after watching that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMFan4Life7 Posted September 19, 2004 Share Posted September 19, 2004 I, personally, am really mad about this. I am a die hard hockey fan, and it is really sad to see the NHL gone...Now i have nothing to turn to for hockey except the world cup thats only like once a year....This really sucks... :mad : :banghead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 I, personally, am really mad about this. I am a die hard hockey fan, and it is really sad to see the NHL gone...Now i have nothing to turn to for hockey except the world cup thats only like once a year....This really sucks... :mad : :banghead 564481[/snapback] The World Cup is already over and it's not once a year, the last one was in 1996. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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