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NHL Lockout With Your Cock Out |OT|
- Thread starter Marvie_3
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Yep..I expected to see some sort of news today with the next deadline coming up in a few days and instead we get absolutely nothing. It's getting harder for me to stay the least bit positive about the season being saved at all.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Interesting that the NHL was allowed to discuss the proposal with the players over the weekend and the twitter verse on the player end has been quiet.
I think people are naive to think the NHL/PA aren't meeting just because they aren't doing the media circus "HERE'S OUR PROPOSAL" thing. I'd be very surprised if they haven't been communicating by phone over the last few days, and really, this deal will probably get done when things go more radio silent. All the media bullshit the past month has been posturing. I'm not saying they're going to come out at the end of this week and say "SURPRISE! We have a deal!", but they're talking for sure.
AKA: 48 hours to sell the players on why they need to kick Fehr on his ass and play ball.
There's way too much ego on both sides of this thing which is the most disappointing thing. Fehr talking about baseball just pisses me off. The NHL is definitely not MLB.
AKA: 48 hours to sell the players on why they need to kick Fehr on his ass and play ball.
There's way too much ego on both sides of this thing which is the most disappointing thing. Fehr talking about baseball just pisses me off. The NHL is definitely not MLB.
KernelPanic
Member
Is that even allowed ? I thought the league cannot have contact with the players directly during a lockout except through the bargaining process.
KingHenrik30
Member
Hey at least these guys are having a good time during the lockout
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
I'm glad a flying, white nutsack has them entertained.Hey at least these guys are having a good time during the lockout
I think it means the nhl has been given clearance by the NHLPA to discuss their proposal at length for players who want to understand more about it to see how the figures line up
It isn't negotiating, though. Just informational.
KingHenrik30
Member
The simple things in life....
This is how I understand it as well.
O ffs..
LOLOL!
That was frigging sick. Damn. Good for Backlund, maybe he can come out know not being smothered in Sutter butter.
SuperSonic1305
Member
He just saw himself reflected in the camera lens and wondered why he's taking a picture of himself.
bonesmccoy
Banned
Look at that nostril. A young family could make a nice home in there.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Gotta have a weekend from doing fuck all work brah!
If Bettman gets his way, players would be lucky to get such accommodation for their families.
That's polo, Smiley.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
It was allowed for 48 hours, I believe it ended last Friday.
Hadn't seen this. Awesome.
"Horses and bayonets" is probably my favourite burn of the debates so far, and there have been some good ones.
The solution that is out there is to bridge the remaining gap in a way where both sides can feel as though they got what they wanted and gave up what they didn't care about. That may sound obvious, but that is the dynamic that is at play here. Bettman's mandate is get the 50/50 split. Fehr's mandate is to avoid the roll back of contracts. Those are not mutually exclusive.
If you ask me, I'm an eternal optimist, so I think they'll pull it out at the last minute and save the season. My guess is that the NHL trades time for certainty, and agrees to a deal where they get to 50/50 gradually after 5-6 years, so that most of the contracts entered into under the old CBA are gone.
If you ask me, I'm an eternal optimist, so I think they'll pull it out at the last minute and save the season. My guess is that the NHL trades time for certainty, and agrees to a deal where they get to 50/50 gradually after 5-6 years, so that most of the contracts entered into under the old CBA are gone.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
I seriously blame that Leopold cunt who owns the Minnesota Wild for ALL of this. Like we needed anymore reason for getting fuckloads of boring hockey, now he wants to take away all our hockey.
Why? Wanted a better team, didn't want to fucking pay for it. Sitting there at the negotiating table giving ol' uncle Gary and wristie under the table. The Bruins owner is just a fat fucking greedy pig but we all knew that too.
What wankstains, the both of 'em.
Why? Wanted a better team, didn't want to fucking pay for it. Sitting there at the negotiating table giving ol' uncle Gary and wristie under the table. The Bruins owner is just a fat fucking greedy pig but we all knew that too.
What wankstains, the both of 'em.
dstrdl pls
CrazedArabMan
Member
I don't want to get too political and I didn't bother to watch the debate but heard about this bayonet thing. Anyways technically bayonets are still issued to soldiers in the armed forces, though most double as a bayonet and hand held knife. EX: The OKC-3S Bayonet
Anyways back to our originally no-hockey schedule.
KingHenrik30
Member
Listening to Steve Montador on the radio. All I'll say is that the PA really needs to put a gag order on these guys.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Yeah but what about the horses?
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
"Fewer" is the operative word there.
Fehr and Bettman should have a horse and bayonete joust to end the lockout.
They'd both fall off within 3 seconds. More lockout
KernelPanic
Member
The best part is that Montador is one of the players on the NHLPA's "Negotiating Commitee"
I keep getting a Game of Thrones moment in the head where the loser would chop the head off their horse.
HadesGigas
Member
Nice, the "May Day" Buffalo/Boston '93 game is on MSG here right now.
Mogilny just scored!
Edit: New NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is in attendance. I got a good feeling about this guy!
Mogilny just scored!
Edit: New NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is in attendance. I got a good feeling about this guy!
brucewaynegretzky
Member
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Fehr would probably drink the blood of his horse for virility, contract a disease and die within the hour while Bettman looked on crying in his champagne flute.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Damn lol.
KernelPanic
Member
Tim Panaccio ‏@tpanotchCSN
Not what you want to hear: #NHLPA has no updates on future negotiations, "all quiet on labor front," union said.
Well we're not getting a full season in that's for sure.
Not what you want to hear: #NHLPA has no updates on future negotiations, "all quiet on labor front," union said.
Well we're not getting a full season in that's for sure.
AngmarsKing701
Member
fucktards will fucktard
KingHenrik30
Member
Honestly, put me in the boat for NOT wanting a full season at this point.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Thanks, Fehr.
I really don't think the players believe the NHL will cancel the entire season in November.
Damn those owners for not wanting to negotiate
CrazedArabMan
Member
I would pay to see this
I find it funny because he mentions the fans in Russia care about them, considering people here are now starting to hate the players with some of the BS they keep on spouting on twitter and what not, so of course the fans love them in Russia more right now.
Edit: Also LOL stealth NJ attack
KernelPanic
Member
Sam Carchidi ‏@BroadStBull
Deputy commish Bill Daly says the #NHL has not ruled out the use of a mediator in negotiations, but "not likely" for this week. #NHLPA
Maybe a mediator can get something going.
Deputy commish Bill Daly says the #NHL has not ruled out the use of a mediator in negotiations, but "not likely" for this week. #NHLPA
Maybe a mediator can get something going.
Nope.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
If the mediator replaces Fehr than yes.