New Zealand! YEAH BOY!!!!!
- niedermayer27

The All Blacks!!

Do they do their war dance before the first puck drop?

With the shortened season, when does the trade deadline come into play?

Things to consider, it will definately be a sellers market seeing as there will be a greater amount of teams still in contention for the playoffs.

Also, with all the pending UFA's the pressure on the GM's to either sign those players or trade them before the deadline will be huge. No way a GM is going to risk losing his star players for absolutely nothing, as Lou did with Parise.

Getzlaf and Perry will be prime targets.

Getzlaf is going to look really good with the C on his shirt wearing the big Maple Leaf!!


- faceto27

Gonna be interesting that's for sure! Regarding Getzlaf, hard to figure that one out. Does he chase the money, which I think Anaheim can offer him as much as Toronto can, or does he want to win again?

Gonna be interesting that's for sure! Regarding Getzlaf, hard to figure that one out. Does he chase the money, which I think Anaheim can offer him as much as Toronto can, or does he want to win again?
- LeftCoaster

Anaheim is losing money. Can they really afford to sign both Getzlaf and Perry? Apparently the Cap will be lowered to 60M next season as well. Things to ponder.

Do the Ducks become sellers, and trade Getzlaf and Perry and load up on draft picks for the upcoming draft? Get a big jump start on the rebuilding process.

I had a dream where the Flyers drafted Patrick Kane...

I had a dream where the Flyers drafted Patrick Kane...
- Flyfreaky

hey Fatman......... its about time that Snider called that little weasel and told him to stop (frank)ing around and get a deal done.

And looks like you'll get to get rid of that Brzg contract. Lucky fat bastard that you are.

Anaheim is losing money. Can they really afford to sign both Getzlaf and Perry? Apparently the Cap will be lowered to 60M next season as well. Things to ponder.

Do the Ducks become sellers, and trade Getzlaf and Perry and load up on draft picks for the upcoming draft? Get a big jump start on the rebuilding process.
- faceto27

Guess we'll find out, if they get a CBA done. Can they afford not to sign their core players? Henry Samueli is one of the richest owners in the league, as I said, this is all gonna be interesting to watch.

Guess we'll find out, if they get a CBA done. Can they afford not to sign their core players? Henry Samueli is one of the richest owners in the league, as I said, this is all gonna be interesting to watch.
- LeftCoaster

Does Kadri become the temporary number 2 center on the Nucks? Or is it Bozak?

Does Kadri become the temporary number 2 center on the Nucks? Or is it Bozak?
- faceto27

I'm guessing Bozak.

Ya that's what I meant, for those who know hockey I'm guessing they'll understand what I meant. I don't want to make eight paragraph reply's here.

It's not fair to the Canadian teams or the larger established teams like Detroit, Philly and Boston to have to carry the southern teams so much. Pisses me off that there's still a team in Florida and Phoenix.
- LeftCoaster

Really? Revenue sharing in the NHL is 4.5%. The other pro leagues are somewhere around 40-60% revenue sharing.

The players AREN'T the game, they aren't the product. That's the central problem in the whole mess, they think they're a lot more important than they really are. The game is the product; the players and owners are just the facilitators. When you look at it from a certain perspective, the players are no more important than the arena, or the puck. If this entire group of players went away tomorrow would the game cease to exist? No, they'd just get new players.

I'll pay to watch Sidney Crosby play hockey but I'm not going to pay to watch him wash his car. Hockey is the product, not the players.
- Jeffmt

Well Said!!!

♫ One of these things is not like the others, ♫
♫ One of these things just doesn't belong, ♫
♫ Can you tell which thing is not like the others ♫
♫ By the time I finish my song? ♫
- Turkmenbashy

Even as a Sabres fan, I'm pretty sure I can figure it out.

Really? Revenue sharing in the NHL is 4.5%. The other pro leagues are somewhere around 40-60% revenue sharing.
- Jacob582

Your comparing apples to oranges.

NBA and NFL get huge revenue from TV contracts.

Really? Revenue sharing in the NHL is 4.5%. The other pro leagues are somewhere around 40-60% revenue sharing.
- Jacob582

That's entirely because they have BILLION dollar televsion deals to spread around, the NHL doesn't have that luxury! Those teams are spreading their gate revenue with Nashville Phoenix and Florida.

♫ One of these things is not like the others, ♫
♫ One of these things just doesn't belong, ♫
♫ Can you tell which thing is not like the others ♫
♫ By the time I finish my song? ♫
- Turkmenbashy

exactly

hey Fatman......... its about time that Snider called that little weasel and told him to stop (frank)ing around and get a deal done.

And looks like you'll get to get rid of that Brzg contract. Lucky fat bastard that you are.
- faceto27

I think Snider knows that the Flyers would be in a better position missing a season and that's why he's not making any noise...Also, is that clause about dropping one bad contract part of the deal?

I think Snider knows that the Flyers would be in a better position missing a season and that's why he's not making any noise...Also, is that clause about dropping one bad contract part of the deal?
- Flyfreaky

Apparently it is. And you have until 2013/14 start of season to do so.

Why would the Flyers be better off missing a season?

I think Snider knows that the Flyers would be in a better position missing a season and that's why he's not making any noise...Also, is that clause about dropping one bad contract part of the deal?
- Flyfreaky

The NHL put it on the table, see if the players agree to the terms.

The NHL put it on the table, see if the players agree to the terms.
- LeftCoaster

From what I've read, this is a clause the Fehr has been pushing. Its a win-win situation for the players. They get to be bought out, and then resign with another team. Bonus money for them.

From what I've read, this is a clause the Fehr has been pushing. Its a win-win situation for the players. They get to be bought out, and then resign with another team. Bonus money for them.
- faceto27

Yeah it's good for them, except, they might not like the fact it counts towards their pool of money.

I think Snider knows that the Flyers would be in a better position missing a season and that's why he's not making any noise...Also, is that clause about dropping one bad contract part of the deal?
- Flyfreaky

Not the case. Nobody is better off missing a Season. Not the League, Owners, Teams, the players, and certainly not the fans.

From what I've read, this is a clause the Fehr has been pushing. Its a win-win situation for the players. They get to be bought out, and then resign with another team. Bonus money for them.
- faceto27

They won't like that it counts against the Players share. That is a likely area where they will counter.

Apparently it is. And you have until 2013/14 start of season to do so.

Why would the Flyers be better off missing a season?
- faceto27

They need a season off to figure out how to improve the defense...

They need a season off to figure out how to improve the defense...
- Flyfreaky

No they don't. Are you honestly offering that as a reason why the Flyers would be better off missing a Season?

Not the case. Nobody is better off missing a Season. Not the League, Owners, Teams, the players, and certainly not the fans.
- MJL

I don't care if they miss a season...I'll always come back...I find it amusing that these douche-bags can't figure out how to put a CBA together that doesn't need to be reinvented every time they expire...

Yeah, Fehr and the PA leadership will (frank) this up.......again.