Ben Wyatt
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 16, 2012 6:22:53 GMT -5
He sucks. But this isnt all on him A big f*** you goes out to everyone involved here. Thanks for rewarding your loyal fanbase with this bullshit
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Post by pepsitwist on Sept 16, 2012 8:36:46 GMT -5
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 16, 2012 8:39:10 GMT -5
He sucks. But this isnt all on him A big f*** you goes out to everyone involved here. Thanks for rewarding your loyal fanbase with this bulls*** I know it isn't all on him but man is the guy easy to hate. Is there any other place that craps all over their number one reason for living like the NHL? I'm sure there must be, but off-hand I can't think of anything.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 9:14:38 GMT -5
Message to the NHL and NHLPA from the fans: Go screw.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2012 11:18:55 GMT -5
Jeez. I guess drafting Russians first overall results into lockdowns. Or causes the franchise to relocate
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Post by armbar on Sept 16, 2012 14:18:29 GMT -5
So, it begins. The flow of hockey players into Finland has begun. Jussi Jokinen is coming to Finland, as is Jason Demers. Pekka Rinne and Joni Pitkänen are also being watched by the same team, Oulun Kärpät. Meanwhile, the biggest star that might come to Finland is a part owner of one team. That man is Scott Hartnell.
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Post by pepsitwist on Sept 16, 2012 15:15:08 GMT -5
Quite a few players off to the KHL, Geno's playing for Mettalurg along with Gonchar. Ovechkin is said to be off to CSKA.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Sept 16, 2012 22:00:41 GMT -5
Here's a video the players made trying to get the fans to settle down:
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 17, 2012 7:20:32 GMT -5
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Post by domrep on Sept 17, 2012 8:20:07 GMT -5
So, apparently this is all because the owners want to cut the revenue pie from 57 percent. Man,f*** both sides. There's like a one to two percent difference right now based on previous proposals, but neither side wants to budge. I'm a bit more infuriated at the players. They want to be paid like their NBA or NFL stars when in reality they're not. Someone needs to put these guys in their place and remind them that they're NHL players and will never gain the popularity of those athletes and thus get paid like them. You're already getting pain millions of dollars and some hundreds of millions of dollars. Just work with the owners for as close to 50/50 as possible and just settle. Well they are being paid better than NFL players, you could argue because NHL contracts are fully guaranteed.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 9:37:47 GMT -5
Now I can focus entirely on the Houston Aeros.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 10:18:14 GMT -5
Here's a video the players made trying to get the fans to settle down: LOL BULLSHIT!!!!
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Post by Cyno on Sept 17, 2012 11:37:55 GMT -5
Kovy's joining his fellow Russians and is signing with the KHL. He'll be joining SKA.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Sept 17, 2012 12:23:09 GMT -5
Here's a video the players made trying to get the fans to settle down: LOL BULLs***!!!! My favorite part in the whole video was when I think it was Backes sheepishly said something along the lines of "We'd like to be playing hockey, but sometimes the business side gets in the way". Yeah David, it sure does...because you f***ers let it be that way. In a similarly related story to Kovy heading back to Russia, Kopi's heading back to his second home country, Sweden to play with his brother Gaspar for Mora HC.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 12:35:21 GMT -5
My favorite part in the whole video was when I think it was Backes sheepishly said something along the lines of "We'd like to be playing hockey, but sometimes the business side gets in the way". Yeah David, it sure does...because you f***ers let it be that way. In a similarly related story to Kovy heading back to Russia, Kopi's heading back to his second home country, Sweden to play with his brother Gaspar for Mora HC. The one that bugs me about this video at the risk of sounding like a jealous Landeskog hater but why is he exactly in this video? I can sort of get players who have already signed more than 2 or 3 contracts and been or could of been in UFA status but this kid is 19 years old and signed a 3.75 million dollar three year entry level deal at 18 years old. I bet none of his parents ever made that money in their lifetime and he making that money in his first year of his career. Just seeing a kid that young on this kind of video really rubs me the wrong way.
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Post by pepsitwist on Sept 17, 2012 12:43:47 GMT -5
The video reads like: "we love the game. We love money more."
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Post by triplethreatmark on Sept 17, 2012 12:46:59 GMT -5
The video reads like: "we love the game. We love money more." Exactly. By the way, I'm pretty sure you just stated the mantra of all pro athletes for the past 30 years.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Sept 17, 2012 12:48:47 GMT -5
The video reads like: "we love the game. We love money more." Exactly. By the way, I'm pretty sure you just stated the mantra of all pro athletes for the past 30 years. I don't begrudge them for wanting to get paid. I just think that Fher wants to cause a lockout to make the owners look bad again.
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Ben Wyatt
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Are You Gonna Go My Way?
I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 17, 2012 15:24:12 GMT -5
Exactly. By the way, I'm pretty sure you just stated the mantra of all pro athletes for the past 30 years. I don't begrudge them for wanting to get paid. I just think that Fher wants to cause a lockout to make the owners look bad again. you knew with Fher at the helm, that it was gonna happen. He never wanted there to be a CBA signed right now. I hate having to stick up for the league/owners, but the players get more of the blame pie in my book
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Post by darthalexander on Sept 17, 2012 15:50:55 GMT -5
I don't begrudge them for wanting to get paid. I just think that Fher wants to cause a lockout to make the owners look bad again. you knew with Fher at the helm, that it was gonna happen. He never wanted there to be a CBA signed right now. I hate having to stick up for the league/owners, but the players get more of the blame pie in my book As much as it kills me to see how much some players are paid (like a certain guy named Gomez) I can't really blame them for going for it if it's offered. Now the owners want them to give some of it back and it's their own damn fault for offering it to begin with. Then when you get Bettman shooting his mouth off about how much money the NHL has made lately, it doesn't really inspire the players to feel sorry for them.
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