NHL lockout

[TarHeel324]

okay, its been common knowledge there will be some sort of lockout/stoppage in the NHL. with overspending on contracts, no ratings and no revenue, this is where we are

 

i think were looking at much fewer teams

[nc marlin]

I say the NHL is but that may just be wishful thinking. If the NHL disappeared it would allow for more basketball on TV. We all know you can never have enough hoops.

[Rebirth]

I say fewer teams. Not alot of people watch hockey.

[BIG Z]

They can't take away hockey,that's disrespectful,alot of hockey fan's will get very mad.And that's not good.Some people believe it or not live for hockey and if you take that away then uh-oh....

[Beinfest4Prez]

They can't take away hockey,that's disrespectful,alot of hockey fan's will get very mad.And that's not good.Some people believe it or not live for hockey and if you take that away then uh-oh....

Like me...

 

 

Sign the petition in my sig, help save the NHL!

[Beinfest4Prez]

I say the NHL is but that may just be wishful thinking. If the NHL disappeared it would allow for more basketball on TV. We all know you can never have enough hoops.

Uch. Basketball...

 

 

I can't stand basketball anymore because all it is now is a bunch of overgrown men who take drugs and murder people save for a few players. (No offense to any basketball fans, I love college basketball but not too much). Plus every friggin basketball game, unless its a good rivalry, or college, sucks to watch. They are either blowouts or decided in the last minute...

[Guest marlins02]

i voted for less teams, but the NHL itself could die but a new league will probably form

[Beinfest4Prez]

i voted for less teams, but the NHL itself could die but a new league will probably form

Nothing will compare to the NHL, not even the WHA. The NHL just has the history, the teams, and the players. The WHA will never get away with that even though they have a very colorful, but short, history (Both old and new)

[CapeFish]

It is the same with every NHL lockout/strike. "All hell is coming. Get the children and freeze them in the ice so they won't fold our beloved (fill in "at-risk" team)! Barricade the arena from the bulldozers. Take the players hostage!"

 

This is part of the ploy by NHL owners to get the players to back off, like MLB did with contraction. BTW, NBA fans have a possible work stoppage coming up in 2005, so you all will be doing the same except in reverse.

 

Then the NFL enters some talks but Generalisimo Tagliabue has the NFLPA as his lap dog because they are willing to degrade the league with replacement players.

[Beinfest4Prez]

It is the same with every NHL lockout/strike. "All hell is coming. Get the children and freeze them in the ice so they won't fold our beloved (fill in "at-risk" team)! Barricade the arena from the bulldozers. Take the players hostage!"

 

This is part of the ploy by NHL owners to get the players to back off, like MLB did with contraction. BTW, NBA fans have a possible work stoppage coming up in 2005, so you all will be doing the same except in reverse.

 

Then the NFL enters some talks but Generalisimo Tagliabue has the NFLPA as his lap dog because they are willing to degrade the league with replacement players.

I know the Panthers won't fold as Alan Cohen, as frugal as he is, is one of the best hockey fan owners in the game. If they do fold, you will see one pissed and disappointed hockey fan...

[CapeFish]

Panthers would survive a mass folding because...

1) They have a good TV contract.

2) They have a new arena.

3) They were paid for in cash.

4) The debt payments for the arena have been refinanced.

5) The ownership has deep pockets.

6) The books are pretty much balanced.

7) The Panthers run a lean machine.

[Hanleylicious]

I can't stand basketball anymore because all it is now is a bunch of overgrown men who take drugs and murder people save for a few players.

That was a pretty narrow minded comment.

 

:blink:

[DTrizzle]

They are either blowouts or decided in the last minute...

decided in the last minute....

 

does the word "exciting" ring a bell?

[Beinfest4Prez]

They are either blowouts or decided in the last minute...

decided in the last minute....

 

does the word "exciting" ring a bell? Like I said, only in rivalries.

[Beinfest4Prez]

I can't stand basketball anymore because all it is now is a bunch of overgrown men who take drugs and murder people save for a few players.

That was a pretty narrow minded comment.

 

:blink: No it wasn't and you know I'm right. There are a few players who don't though ex. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Tim Duncan...

[TarHeel324]

hockey is a fine sport, but the NHL has been headed to this point for so long. there is no cap, teams overspend, have s***ty tv contracts and have even worse attendence figures. in other words, teams are spending money and making nothing back, but i do think the panthers will stay alive

 

just look at this league. the quality of play has weakened, its become slower, and there are so many teams that are either bankrupt or near bankruptcy its not even funny

 

this will be bigger than any other lockout in recent sports history, because teams will go

[Das Texan]

either C or D occurs.

 

 

bank on it.

[TarHeel324]

i sure hope the nhl doesnt go

im not even a huge fan of any team in the league, i just really dont want a league that had the greatest hockey players of all time just go away

 

theres so much history in the league and, btw, the hockey hall of fame in toronto is awesome

[chefbob]

hockey straight up blows away basketball. I can't watch regular season NBA games anymore, it bores me. I haven't been excited about the NBA since I was a kid in the mid 80's with Magic & Bird. College basketball is another story, I love it. But there's something magical about hockey.

[Hanleylicious]

No it wasn't and you know I'm right.

uhh.

 

no.

 

sure there are some people that have drug problems and get in trouble with the law in any sport, and the NBA is no exception. I'm sure there are the same amount of players, or more that get into trouble in the NFL or NCAA than the NBA

[minus]

Who cares?

 

 

NFL >>>>>> NHL

MLB >>>> NHL

NBA >>>> NHL

 

Heck even MLS >> NHL

[Hugg]

Who cares?

 

 

NFL >>>>>> NHL

MLB >>>> NHL

NBA >>>> NHL

 

Heck even MLS >> NHL

I care.

 

And yeah, the NBA blows away the NHL.

[Ramp]

Who cares?

 

 

NFL >>>>>> NHL

MLB >>>> NHL

NBA >>>> NHL

 

Heck even MLS >> NHL

I care.

 

And yeah, the NBA blows away the NHL.

[Beinfest4Prez]

Who cares?

 

 

NFL >>>>>> NHL

MLB >>>> NHL

NBA >>>> NHL

 

Heck even MLS >> NHL

What are you smoking?

 

 

Its more like this

 

 

NHL>>>>>NBA Reg. Season and MLS

MLB and NHL a little > or =NHL

 

 

 

Trust me, hockey is the best sport on Earth with Football and Baseball. Every game the players give their most, except for Jagr, and play for the love of the game except a few (Example Jagr) and we all have Ted Leonosis to thank for massive contracts entering the NHL (Again Jagr, as you see I don't like Jagr).

[Beinfest4Prez]

No it wasn't and you know I'm right.

uhh.

 

no.

 

sure there are some people that have drug problems and get in trouble with the law in any sport, and the NBA is no exception. I'm sure there are the same amount of players, or more that get into trouble in the NFL or NCAA than the NBA Ok so maybe half the league does drugs and or are criminals, that still is greater than the NHL has ever had. The only hockey league with a scant problem like that is the QJMHL (The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for those of you who don't know) where they are having big drug problems and the like.