Fehrs little speech will be the final deciding factor in my support of hockey from here on out.

He blows this up, Im done.

Poor Eklund. The most positive secret agent super insider optimist in the history of the Interwebz, finally had to downgrade the optimism meter! That must have sucked, go pour yourself a drink.

I guessing you're a big hit with the ladies as well
- Vukota

http://www.uproxx.com/web...ch-priority-peter/#page/5

Fehrs little speech will be the final deciding factor in my support of hockey from here on out.

He blows this up, Im done.
- sjshrky27

Ignore the rhetoric, and focus on the process. Symba has been saying it all day. And he's right. They're too close for there to not be a deal. This is just more negotiating at the end for the last scraps.

More Hockeybuzz fairy tales!
- MJL

what makes you say its a fairy tale? There's a reason Fehr wants 5 years. I assure you he doesnt want more for this very reason.

Ignore the rhetoric, and focus on the process. Symba has been saying it all day. And he's right. They're too close for there to not be a deal. This is just more negotiating at the end for the last scraps.
- MJL

Hope your right. Im so sick of this BS

what makes you say its a fairy tale? There's a reason Fehr wants 5 years. I assure you he doesnt want more for this very reason.
- mush124

do you know? are you the devil on his shoulder?

Poor Eklund. The most positive secret agent super insider optimist in the history of the Interwebz, finally had to downgrade the optimism meter! That must have sucked, go pour yourself a drink.
- Senators2112

We went back to the wrong side of the hump for the second time. Once you are over the hump, you are over the hump, major hurdle to a deal has been removed. You don't go back over the hump...or do you? Well, we did, and did it twice by now!

what makes you say its a fairy tale? There's a reason Fehr wants 5 years. I assure you he doesnt want more for this very reason.
- mush124

Who knows if Fehr is even going to be around then. If Fehr and the players want 5 years, it's because they think that is better for them. Not because they have an advanced plan to strike on the 100th Anniversary of the League. Listening to too much BS.

PA has a press conference at 6:30pm ET
- Symba007

What did that little b!tch Fehr have to say?

What did that little b!tch Fehr have to say?
- moondawg

he said, (frank) you and your couch, peace out

(puts down controller) there is a NHL Lockout? (picks up controller, continues to play Assassins Creed 3, Far Cry 3, Halo 4 and Black ops 2) hmm Didn't even notice
- encrypt

you play four games at once? Must be a camper

This season is doomed.

Unless you get some females in there to bargain on behalf of the male ego , consider this season prepped for the royal flush treatment.

do you know? are you the devil on his shoulder?
- wingz4life

it's pretty (frank)ing obvious, it's not a coencidence

do you know? are you the devil on his shoulder?
- wingz4life

No one knows for sure. But this is a good negotiating tactic. You know how much leverage the NHLPA would have on the NHL on the 100th year anniversary of the league? Just like when Fehr was head of the MLBPA he wanted to negotiate during the season only to have his players strike close to the playoffs.

haha these negotiations are pathetic.

it's pretty (frank)ing obvious, it's not a coencidence
- SpoiledByOil

only one room for a know it all on this site and hes intolerable enough

Bad joke dude...
- whipper334

Do I reply, " Who's joking?"
"Don't be so sensitive."
"Sorry, I don't know what I was thinking."
The possibilities are endless.

No one knows for sure. But this is a good negotiating tactic. You know how much leverage the NHLPA would have on the NHL on the 100th year anniversary of the league? Just like when Fehr was head of the MLBPA he wanted to negotiate during the season only to have his players strike close to the playoffs.
- mush124

Same leverage they had this year.

And in 5 years it also the NHL 100th Anniversary. Fehr wants 5 years so the NHLPA can hold the NHL hostage during negotiations on their 100th year.
- mush124

By hold hostage do you mean "avoid a lockout"?

Who knows if Fehr is even going to be around then. If Fehr and the players want 5 years, it's because they think that is better for them. Not because they have an advanced plan to strike on the 100th Anniversary of the League. Listening to too much BS.
- MJL

Once this disgrace is over, Fehr will be gone. Being the excutive director of the NHLPA will not be his life's work.

By hold hostage do you mean "avoid a lockout"?
- golfingsince

The 100th year anniversary will obviously be a big thing for the NHL, and Fehr knows this. A CBA needs to be redone at this point just like it is being done now? Get the drift?

only one room for a know it all on this site and hes intolerable enough
- wingz4life

No you're absolutely right. What an amazing coincidence

This season is doomed.

Unless you get some females in there to bargain on behalf of the male ego , consider this season prepped for the royal flush treatment.
- BuffaloHardHat

Misandry gets old fast.

Fehr: "blah,blah,blah"... "look at me Im on TV"... "blah,blah,blah"... "The players blah,blah,blah".. "I have a big head"..."blah,blah,blah"...