Posted on 02/17/2005 6:17:52 AM PST by drt1
They all should be ashamed of themselves.
The owners. The players. Everybody.
The deal was there to be done and both sides refused to go the extra mile to make it happen.
"We have failed," was how Calgary Flames president and chief executive officer Ken King summed it up.
As he cancelled the season Wednesday, National Hockey League commissioner Gary Bettman described it as a "Sad and regrettable day."
You got that right....
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
Considering that Bettman has said that 20 / 30 of the franchises have lost money, the owners should now be happy. They won't lose any money this year.
Same old, Same old. Millionaires and billionaires fighting over money.
Yeah! Everybody! Even the fans should be ashamed ... because ... because ... well, OK, maybe not everyone should be ashamed.
I believe the player's union is to blame. The owners were well within their rights to demand a salary cap. For way too long, players have been paid way more than was sustainable. Sure, certain owners are to blame for that. But the NHLPA waited until the last hour to say they would accept a cap. Had they done that months ago, the players may be skating today.
The NHL will be a better league after this. It will be more competitive and more profitable for owners. That can only benefit the fans in the long run, IMO.
Pro sports salaries are way out of line. Yes, it's economics and fans are foolish enough to pay a lot for tickets to attend games. On top of that they are also asked to fork out tax money to build arenas and stadiums for the millionaires to play in. College sports are far more enjoyable.
Thank you, Unions, you make America great.
/sarc
Agreed... Hockey Players are far overpaid based on the revenues the teams and league generate. The fact that they were willing to cut off their noses to spite their faces shows they got what they deserved.
I agree with you completely.
I support the owners, but we sure miss hockey at our house.
Don't tell me they're considering expansion again!
Look at the bright side. There's still boxing. Think of it as hockey without the skates and sticks. (Sorry but, the gloves have to stay on.)
There are too many teams as it is now. I could see a few of the franchises in areas that aren't really natural hockey areas going under. The NHL expanded way too much, and way too fast. I could see the Florida franchises surviving due to all the snowbird retirees, but for places like Phoenix, Atlanta, and Nashville, they could easily be gone by the time the next puck is dropped.
Well Tampa Bay still has the Cup, and we are not giving it back! So there!!! :-)~
I may get some flack...but oh if that it would spread over to basketball and football....I am so sick of all the millionaires crying about their salary.
A cap has worked just fine in the NFL. If you look at pro sports the NFL is the most competitive and small market teams can compete with the big market teams. It's time for the other sports to realize that their systems are broke and need to be fixed. They have a good working model in the NFL and should look at that system as a way to make their sports more competitive. Right now, with MLB about ready to start you have the usual suspects in the hunt with everyone else on the outside looking in. It killed my love of baseball. The only sport I'll watch anymore is football. That is because it is the only major pro sport that puts out a product that is major league.
I blame everything on the NY Rangers!
I am just glad the Bruins didn't get knocked out in the first round of the playoffs again!
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