I HATE GARY BETTMAN
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As it says. That guy needs to be fired along with his sidekick Daly. 2 lawyers from the United States should not be running the NHL, those 2 idiots need to go. They make upwards of $15 million dollars a year and don't even play. Fuck you Gary!
What do all you fuckers think?
What do all you fuckers think?
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I do agree, though. He needs to go.
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what he said :shock:
If only the fans were resolute enough to leave ALL of the seats empty for a whole season to say "Screw you".... That would be a great message sent.
Greed, greed, greed........
Without the fans there is no paycheck!!!
Let's go Rangers!
But yeah, this is the wrong place for sports shit.
+1 He would not qualify as "Top Shit" maybe there should be a "Top Shithead" thread.
GO WINGS!
The league's popularity and revenue has skyrocketed the last 10 years and now they are all squabbling over who gets my money? Pisses me off to no extent.
All of them (both owners and players) should be grateful of the fact that they get to play hockey for a living and make enough money in 20 years to provide for a lifetime of good living... I have a good job, but i'll work for 35-40 years at something i don't "love" doing and still not have the money to live as posh a lifestyle as most people in associated with the NHL do.
In the spirit of fans, their issues should have been worked out long ago. Fighting over who gets my money when you're all overpayed for playing a GAME to begin with... :x :x :x
no time to hate
barely time to wait
Look at the other commissioners in sports: Selig, Stern, and Goodell. Not really making me envious.
Also remember that the owners voted unanimously to extend Bettman's contract. In fact, its the owners/B.O.G. that give Bettman his marching orders, and they are making the decisions. Bettman is just a greaseman/politician. If it werent him, it would be some other suit.
If I had it my way, of course, a champion of the sport like Brian Burke would be commissioner. But that isnt how things go in the way major pro sports are set up at this time. The players would somehow need to get on equal footing as the owners and that is not the case and it wont be any time soon.
With that said, the players need to come in with an offer and stop playing a complete game of chicken. The owners can and will scrap the season. The players need to come off slightly from their % and also throw it on the owners by showing a good revenue sharing system. They need to do this publicly. That will fracture the owners a bit, get them to the table, and we will get a deal sooner IMO.
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I mean does anyone south of Detroit even know the league exists until after the Super Bo....wait scratch that...March Madness?
It's like we're 18 year old boys all over again - who give a shit about foreplay?
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I agree with you but I still HATE Bettman. He can be a puppet without being the smug SOB that he is..
The Owners STARTED the negotiations with an ultimatum. Who does that?? I'm shocked that with the huge NBC/ESPN contract beginning in November that the owners want to jeopardize that and all the revenue that comes with it for years to come.
I'm further surprised that they'd be willing to jeopardize the Winter classic and the 24/7 HBO show that comes with it. More revenue the owners are pissing away.
The players were willing to play without a new contract in place and negotiate at the same time but the owners said no.
What people need to realize is that most NHL players are NOT millionaires. Yes they make more than the average person but only the top like 5-7 players on a team with 14-17 players make over a million bucks. Comments that all players are rich greedy SOB's is totally false. There are SOME yes, but not ALL the players are.
The high salaries are the fault of BOTH the owners for agreeing to them (look at those redonkulous long term, front loaded contracts that were given out). and the players + agents for demanding such pay.
I am not a fan of long term contracts because after a few years the players are going to demand to renegotiate it anyways. I'm a believer in if you sign a contract you HONOUR it! You don't start crying part way through that you're not being paid enough. You agreed to it - DEAL WITH IT! Sadly it doesn't work that way in professional sports.
Both sides need to talk and compromise. Bottom line!
I'm losing money from this lockout as I work as an Usher at the ACC. I work all 42 home games normally. If the whole season gets cancelled that's a few grand out of my pocket! I'm pissed at BOTH sides (more so the owners for forcing this though).
Im not in any hurry for them to play, honestly. I would like to see a good deal put into place that makes all teams viable and creates an environment of general parity. Similar to the NFL.
They both drew lines in the sand and refuse to budge.
The owners hold the cards here and will win. Its on the players to figure out how much they want to lose.
50/50 split gets it done. Its currently 57/43. A player making the league minimum at $550K is going to lose an entire year of salary to protect $50K? That same player can play for 5 seasons and make $2.5 Million.
They also need to get a system in place that keeps the owners in check/closes the cap circumvention loopholes. It is responsibility of the rules, not the owners because that is collusion.
Even with a 50/50 split and loopholes closed, Im not sure 1/3 of the league can survive without better revenue sharing.
In the meantime, I got college football, NFL, and OHL.
The Niagara IceDogs started out hot and are 4-1-0. The lockout is actually good for the because Dougie Hamilton cant play on the Bruins
Who?
this really sucks...finally got a strong fan base (sold out the entire season i think) and the owners decide they need more money...well, at least i got to see a stanley cup championship...was hoping to see a few more but...
In case anyone forgets, three years ago the NHL was PAYING NBC as well as forfeiting the proceeds from advertising just so someone would show their games on Sundays.
Three years ago ....
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it's like the owners are purposely trying to tank the league...is there some huge tax break for having a shitty nhl team on your books? :roll: