2025-2026 NHL Offseason

Indifference71

drivingrl wrote:

Last night I was so desperate for a sport to watch that I watched women's college volleyball. :shock:

:fp:

Indifference71

polaris_x wrote:

MayDay10 wrote:

This is not true.

2/3 of the league lost money. Only 6 teams made anything you could consider a "killing"... and 4 of those are Canadian cities helped by their surging dollar since 2004.

Places that lost money in 'ill-conceived' markets include:
Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Winnipeg, St Louis, Minnesota, LA, Washington, and San Jose.

http://www.forbes.com/nhl-valuations/

Its bad for business when they have trouble getting owners to invest in the league.

i would be suspect of these figures ... a lot of owners use sport franchises to bury losses from other ventures ...

Yep. I know a lot of teams aren't doing well, but I don't believe all these reported figures. The Blackhawks claim that they still aren't making money. They have sold out every game for the past 2-3 years, TV ratings have been huge and interest in the Hawks is as high as it has been in decades. If you can't make money with all that, then you should re-evaluate how you run your business. Or your figures are complete bullshit.

polaris_x

drivingrl wrote:

Last night I was so desperate for a sport to watch that I watched women's college volleyball. :shock:

love the ass-smacking in that sport ... :oops:

MayDay10

I though I read that the NHL would have a bunch of money to pay if they didnt axe the game by the end of the week. Plus they say they want to allow the hotels, convention spaces, etc to book other things.

Im sure posturing is a part of it, but that article did nothing to disprove the above claims by the owners.

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polaris_x wrote:

drivingrl wrote:

Last night I was so desperate for a sport to watch that I watched women's college volleyball. :shock:

love the ass-smacking in that sport ... :oops:

gonna say, there are a lot worse things to watch

norm

winter classic canceled

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norm wrote:

winter classic canceled

fuck ann arbor.

polaris_x

norm wrote:

winter classic canceled

:twisted:

can't believe this ... another year without hockey ... fuck bettman ...

drivingrl

norm wrote:

winter classic canceled

So if you guys want, you can come over and watch women's college volleyball next week. BYOB. :fp:

Empty Glass

Bettman, Owners, NHLPA, Players anyone else involved with this mess....

Go fuck yourselves

Indifference71

Empty Glass wrote:

Bettman, Owners, NHLPA, Players anyone else involved with this mess....

Go fuck yourselves

Yep. Fuck all of them.

A second-rate sport sabotages itself further into obscurity. What a fucking joke.

lukin2006

polaris_x wrote:

norm wrote:

winter classic canceled

:twisted:

can't believe this ... another year without hockey ... fuck bettman ...

They did say the game would be played in 2014...does that mean the lockout will be over?

lukin2006

No hockey this year? Quite possibly? The owners and players are dug for the long haul...

polaris_x

lukin2006 wrote:

No hockey this year? Quite possibly? The owners and players are dug for the long haul...

ya gotta figure the winter classic would have been a huge motivating factor ... considering the owners don't want to meet ... it looks like another full year lost ...

Dr. Delight

It is over.

Guess I'll follow the NBA more closely. Just look at it like you are saving both time and money this year, and put it towards something better.

lukin2006

polaris_x wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

No hockey this year? Quite possibly? The owners and players are dug for the long haul...

ya gotta figure the winter classic would have been a huge motivating factor ... considering the owners don't want to meet ... it looks like another full year lost ...

Unbelievable...that's ballsy...too potentially loose another season just 9 years after a lost season.

So very glad that my commitment level for the NHL is very low...may not even watch the playoffs in the future.

Dr. Delight

lukin2006 wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

No hockey this year? Quite possibly? The owners and players are dug for the long haul...

ya gotta figure the winter classic would have been a huge motivating factor ... considering the owners don't want to meet ... it looks like another full year lost ...

Unbelievable...that's ballsy...too potentially loose another season just 9 years after a lost season.

So very glad that my commitment level for the NHL is very low...may not even watch the playoffs in the future.

Yep, that sums it up to a T. Since 2000, the NHL has been stepping on the hardcore fans to try and usher in the "new" ones. It has backfired.

polaris_x

ffwd to the future - would love to see this in a newspaper ...

Gary Bettman Fired

Reports out of New York is that Gary Bettman has resigned from his position as NHL commissioner. Although, he was given the dignity of resigning from his position, it was widely speculated that his dismissal was inevitable. After over 20 years serving as commissioner of the NHL, Bettman oversaw 3 major work stoppages including 2 full lost years. After the most recent lost season and subsequent collective bargaining agreement, the NHL has found it difficult to win back fans. Attendance is down over 45% from the 2011-2012 season. Merchandise sales, season tickets and corporate sponsorships have all suffered since the 2012 lockout. An anonymous owner was quoted as saying "he said they would be back (the fans) and that we could break the union like we did in 2004 and that they would come back - well, it looks like he was dead wrong". Although, Gary Bettman was responsible for a major expansion into non-traditional hockey markets; the olympics and the winter classic - he will mostly be remembered as the commissioner who killed hockey.

Drowned Out

I didn't realize this.....I saw some friends arguing about the degree of blame Bettman deserves, and they brought up this provision from the previous lockout:

the league's governors voted to give Bettman the right to unilaterally veto any union offer as long as he had the backing of just eight owners.

So the owners don't even need a frickin majority to reject these offers? Only 8 get a say and it's back to the drawing board? :fp:

lukin2006

Drowned Out wrote:

I didn't realize this.....I saw some friends arguing about the degree of blame Bettman deserves, and they brought up this provision from the previous lockout:

the league's governors voted to give Bettman the right to unilaterally veto any union offer as long as he had the backing of just eight owners.

So the owners don't even need a frickin majority to reject these offers? Only 8 get a say and it's back to the drawing board? :fp:

That's messed up...