SoxAce Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 23, 2012 -> 06:33 PM) And the All-Star game in Columbus That franchise just can't win in anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 http://espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/story/_/id/...ry-bettman-dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 QUOTE (farmteam @ Nov 24, 2012 -> 06:28 PM) http://espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/story/_/id/...ry-bettman-dead I'd have re-tweeted it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 So a group of players are meeting with several owners today without Fehr or Bettman around. Today might be the day to make some progress or see you in fall 2013. Even Crosby has been talking about signing in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 With the lack of the NHL, I was still able to get a little taste of hockey the other night. Went to the Minnesota vs. Nebraska-Omaha game on Saturday. The Gophers have this kid who was drafted by the Panthers in the first round in 2010 (Nick Bjugstad), man is he a big boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 QUOTE (farmteam @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 12:32 PM) With the lack of the NHL, I was still able to get a little taste of hockey the other night. Went to the Minnesota vs. Nebraska-Omaha game on Saturday. The Gophers have this kid who was drafted by the Panthers in the first round in 2010 (Nick Bjugstad), man is he a big boy. I've been DVRing college games the past month, I just wish there was more of it broadcasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 07:48 AM) So a group of players are meeting with several owners today without Fehr or Bettman around. Today might be the day to make some progress or see you in fall 2013. Even Crosby has been talking about signing in Europe. Yesterday's meeting went into the night and players sound a bit optimistic, not to get anyone's hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 11:57 PM) I've been DVRing college games the past month, I just wish there was more of it broadcasted. That doubleheader at Soldier Field could be fun, although it will be super f***ing cold in mid-February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 07:34 AM) Yesterday's meeting went into the night and players sound a bit optimistic, not to get anyone's hopes up. Something positive, but hard to be optimistic about anything. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 5, 2012 -> 07:34 AM) That doubleheader at Soldier Field could be fun, although it will be super f***ing cold in mid-February. Yeah, I'll be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 This thread is exciting. If the season starts, we should make a new NHL Thread that says, "Now with hockey!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 11:57 PM) I've been DVRing college games the past month, I just wish there was more of it broadcasted. Yeah, there's not much. Big Ten Network and and NBC Sports has some. I probably get a little more than you guys, because Fox Sports North has a fair amount of Minnesota games, as well as Minnesota-Duluth and Minnesota State. If you have DirecTV and happen to have the most expensive tier, you get FSN and can watch those games (only pro games are blacked out). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Well the players proposed an offer and the NHL countered and they are still talking. I guess that's better than both sides pouting and crying in their seperate corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What the f*** happened today? That's it, I am finally done following these negotiations. I'll be back when there is a season, either this January or next fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 What these people who have been all hockey, all the time, all their lives don't realize...the survival of their sport is at stake. It may even be too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 6, 2012 -> 08:12 PM) What the f*** happened today? That's it, I am finally done following these negotiations. I'll be back when there is a season, either this January or next fall. Straight backwards. f***ing idiots, all of them. Shame on us for having a hint of optimism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I read on twitter that the offer was presented take it or leave it, and Fehr tried to negotiate off of it and everything went downhill from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 09:44 AM) I read on twitter that the offer was presented take it or leave it, and Fehr tried to negotiate off of it and everything went downhill from there If it wasn't for Fehr, I think there would be hockey now, because the players would have caved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 10:33 AM) If it wasn't for Fehr, I think there would be hockey now, because the players would have caved. I agree with this 100%. I don't think it would have been better for the players, or the game, but they would have been playing by now. Fehr was brought in for one reason, and one reason only, to stop the bleeding for the players union. I gave up on a season when he was brought in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Maybe, but for the players to accept another bad deal doesn't do them any good. Owners had to come way off. They "fixed" everything last time, the players took a terrible deal, owners throw around more money, then expect to just fix it by taking it all from the players again. Two way street here. To throw it on Fehr isn't fair. Owners got themselves into this mess, they need to compromise to get out of it. I'm more with the players than I am the owners, though both are ridiculously stupid at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 7, 2012 -> 10:49 AM) Maybe, but for the players to accept another bad deal doesn't do them any good. Owners had to come way off. They "fixed" everything last time, the players took a terrible deal, owners throw around more money, then expect to just fix it by taking it all from the players again. Two way street here. To throw it on Fehr isn't fair. Owners got themselves into this mess, they need to compromise to get out of it. I'm more with the players than I am the owners, though both are ridiculously stupid at this point. I agree completely, I should probably clarify my earlier post. If it wasn't for Fehr, the players would have said "f*** it, let's just play some hockey" and the owners would have won. I'm not making Fehr the scapegoat, he's the reason the players are still fighting the owners for what's right. Better for the players & the sport in the long term, but sucks for the fans right now. But yeah, especially after the shenanigans of yesterday, both sides look like clowns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 This MSU-ND game has a Bondra & a Chelios playing. Good to hear Doc's voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Toews likes drinking at barleycorn. That's all I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I haven't followed this closely enough to even know what the points of contention are. Who is RIGHT in this deal? I have always had the sense that hockey isn't making enough money for the players to get paid the way they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Nhl seriously expanded to too markets with no hockey fan base, that's a big part of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 8, 2012 -> 06:34 AM) Toews likes drinking at barleycorn. That's all I got. Lincoln Park or Wrigleyville? Only been to the Wrigleyville one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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