Personally I think we need more pissing matches on who has the most and the best fans as well as tax burden and my town is tougher to live in than your town talk.

Go
- MnGump

Sorry. Wasnt that at all.

I was just trying to make a point about why Terry tries to keep our tickets prices a bit lower here is all.

Once again my apologies.

I wasn't picking on you man. I was just trying to add a little levity into this crazy no hockey predicament. Obviously it didn't work. No worries though.

Personally I think we need more pissing matches on who has the most and the best fans as well as tax burden and my town is tougher to live in than your town talk.

Go
- MnGump

I'm tellin ya, we got it tough out here on the left coast. It's raining right now, can you frickin believe that, it's raining!!! I might have to cut the grass if it continues to grow.

1.8 billion vs 250 million

Who are the owners again?
- CaptainK

Let's take into account that there are over 700 players, and 30 Owners.

[quote=Fakepartofme]Well ya...and you cant have a league without players....now they need to recognize that


There is an unending supply of players who will play professional hockey...the same cannot be said for billionaries willing to bankroll it.
- k_leckie

But there isn't an unending supply of really good players who will play professional Hockey. And make it worthwhile to spend a boatload of money to watch play!

What is the significance of Abe Lincoln? Did you know he killed vampires? True story.

All about ticker sales.

Toronto averages $123 per seat per game, 41 games, 19,500 average per game. So it's over 98mil+ or ticket revenue.
Buffalo is at 38.25 per seat and averages 18,550 per game. Were only at 29mil. Thats 60mil in revenue less than Toronto.
- l3ig_l2ecl

ludicrous for the product they offer.

Ted Lindsey gets it and he's 87 years old

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...y-bettman-players-lockout

Ted Lindsey gets it and he's 87 years old

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...y-bettman-players-lockout
- moondawg

Yep

Have I mentioned that binary code is the devil?
- MnGump

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Ted Lindsey gets it and he's 87 years old

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...y-bettman-players-lockout
- moondawg

Ray Whitney is one of those older players, who's career could be affected by a lost Season. He's been through 4 work stoppages.

http://espn.go.com/blog/n...g-like-schoolyard-bullies

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- opeth_pa

I find that offensive.

Ted Lindsey gets it and he's 87 years old

http://espn.go.com/nhl/st...y-bettman-players-lockout
- moondawg

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- opeth_pa

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- Symba007

That doesn't say anything but have fun on Facebook? Mines an actual message.

That doesn't say anything but have fun on Facebook? Mines an actual message.
- LeftCoaster

http://home.paulschou.net/tools/xlate/

over 40% of teams in the red

and people wonder why the owners have drawn the line
- Dozzer

Did you notice Leopold's team in there? Maybe he should have drawn the line at not offering two contracts on July 1 collectively worth more than his franchise. I refuse to feel sorry for a guy that loses 2 million but sees the value of his company rise by 5 times that amount.

More Boonerbuck!

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- LeftCoaster

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- As_I_See_It

agreed

over 40% of teams in the red

- Dozzer

and people wonder why the owners have drawn the line

Someone posted this story here a few weeks ago. I think EK should put a permanent link to it on this site.

Teams in the red are most likely basing the numbers off HRR ONLY(hockey related revenue) but as the article clarifies, there are many ways to skin a cat and rich men don't get/stay rich by holding onto a losing venture. This plays to the side of the NHLPA and why they are reluctant to jump at the current offers on the table.

http://blogs.edmontonjour...t-fight-with-the-players/

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- As_I_See_It