Bettman Lockout III Thread (aka NHL Offseason: Now & Forever) - Page 255 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

Your happiness.

Maybe your expectations of being treated with respect.

A chance for your team to compete for a championship.

A year's worth of dreams. Moments away from the tedium of existence. A reason to drink. The calmness of the art of the thing. Some humour, camaraderie. A chance to contemplate strategy. A glance at the substantiation of statistics.

The fulfillment of promise. The personal dramas.

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11-14-2012 , 11:28 AM

#6352

Ketter

grinder

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Originally Posted by sylar

what? in a free market they get MORE that 50%. unless every owner, including KHL, colludes. and even then.

+1

The idea that players could get less than 50% in a free market ... all I can say is WTF?

The owners are the ones trying to put rules in place that prevent them from paying players whatever they want to pay. They know that if they have that freedom they will pay out way more than they are paying now.

I don't know how anyone can sympathize with the owners.

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11-14-2012 , 11:34 AM

#6353

cwicemvp12

Sergei Bobrovsky!

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Nice goaltending duel set to take place in 30 mins:

Spoiler:

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11-14-2012 , 11:36 AM

#6354

lozen

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Crosby's quote

"Guys aren't going to give in when it comes to contract stuff. It's not going to happen," Crosby said. "It doesn't have anything to do with (money)"

Ok Sid

The longer it draws out who will end up losing more?

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11-14-2012 , 03:10 PM

#6355

cwicemvp12

Sergei Bobrovsky!

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Originally Posted by cwicemvp12

duel

LOL. SB 72 >>> Rinne.

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11-14-2012 , 05:37 PM

#6356

Nootka

Pooh-Bah

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Originally Posted by lozen

yup, of course they'll give in eventually. owners can wait them out.

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11-14-2012 , 05:45 PM

#6357

72off

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unless they tank the season out of spite again...

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11-14-2012 , 05:53 PM

#6358

Ketter

grinder

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Which side ends up losing more is an interesting question.

If revenue is split 50-50 then both sides lose about the same amirite?

But if there are 25 or so players for every owner, the owners individually take a bigger hit. Then again, the owners are richer so better able to withstand the hit. Then again, some owners are corporations which is a different situation altogether.

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11-14-2012 , 06:56 PM

#6359

AdamSchwartz

Shippy McShiperson

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Originally Posted by Ketter

In general, marginal utility for $1 to the player who needs to fill the gas tank on his ski boat > marginal utility of $1 to an owner who wipes his ass with hundos

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11-14-2012 , 07:08 PM

#6360

bigdottawa

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You know what the best part of the lockout is?

I'm not being dragged into any discussions about why Ottawa's 4th line winger isn't scoring enough, or how the 7th defenceman doesn't move the puck very well.

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11-14-2012 , 07:49 PM

#6361

lozen

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First time I have heard this could go into next season? If the players can hang on that long than they have a chance at breaking the owners

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11-14-2012 , 07:53 PM

#6362

NHL Sorting Hat

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 28

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Originally Posted by 72off

unless they tank the season out of spite again...

EDMONTON OILERS

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11-14-2012 , 08:07 PM

#6363

Triumph36

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Originally Posted by lozen

First time I have heard this could go into next season? If the players can hang on that long than they have a chance at breaking the owners

that is not going to happen, that's alarmist nonsense being spread through TSN.

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11-15-2012 , 12:49 AM

#6364

Geddy Lee

Good Ol' Canadian Boy

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Sorting Hat does it again.

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11-15-2012 , 01:03 AM

#6365

TJay

veteran

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That's not even fair. 72off was just teeing up the Sorting Hat.

(in before "teeing up" is sorted to the Edmonton Oilers again)

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11-15-2012 , 01:08 AM

#6366

NHL Sorting Hat

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Originally Posted by Triumph36

that is not going to happen, that's alarmist nonsense being spread through TSN.

ATLANTA THRASHERS

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11-15-2012 , 01:41 AM

#6367

El Rata

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Stephen Colbert cut an amazing segment on Canada and the city of Windsor tonight. Everyone should go watch it (his whole show is on http://www.colbertnation.com/ or http://www.thecomedynetwork.ca/shows/TheColbertReport if you're in Canada).

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11-15-2012 , 03:45 AM

#6368

Wrane

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sorting hat should only be used on (new) posters without an affiliate team.

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11-15-2012 , 03:50 AM

#6369

goofyballer

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It's lockout season, don't think we're getting many of those types in this thread anytime soon.

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11-15-2012 , 04:00 AM

#6370

72off

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Originally Posted by TJay

That's not even fair. 72off was just teeing up the Sorting Hat.

(in before "teeing up" is sorted to the Edmonton Oilers again)

tbh, i thought the sorting hat lob was this post here:

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Originally Posted by 72off

it would be nice to not have crap goaltending for once...

anyway, apropos of nothing really, here are some highlights from opening day of the 1991 season

nothing real interesting or memorable in there, except for maybe all the dead ppl...

so don't bother watching if you're not interested in a random stroll down memory lane

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11-15-2012 , 04:02 AM

#6371

NhlNut

KANGZ

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Hamilton Ontario tbd's

Last edited by NhlNut; 11-15-2012 at 04:03 AM. Reason: wraaaaaaane

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11-15-2012 , 04:28 AM

#6372

sylar

Ivan Drago's homeslice

Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 20,307

A hockey bar opened 3 block away. Went today for the super series game.

Poutine sucks. Calgary beef is ok.

Possibly going to be hockey-themed trivia master in the future.