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just thought i'd share with my fellow NS'ers that a new CBA is finally agreed to on principle, with final ratification expected by next week!!!

:) :) :) :)

http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/07/230330.html

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=130274

just thought i'd share with my fellow NS'ers that a new CBA is finally agreed to on principle, with final ratification expected by next week!!!

:) :) :) :)

http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/07/230330.html

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=130274

HOCKEY!
hockey hockey hockey!






HOCKEEEEEEEEEY!

Cool! I'm getting trashed tonight in celebration of the new deal. (I was going to get trashed anyway, but now I have a good reason.)

Holy Macaroni!

I honestly didn't think this was going to happen. I thought the NHL was boned. Now, at least, I can watch the Red Wings continue their dominance of the West. Go Red Wings!

holy cow
here's a word that all hockey fans should be saying right now
FINALLY!
any longer and they may have destroyed their fanbase altogether

Spread the word, brothers and sisters! Excuse me now, I'm heading up to the overpass with a big cardboard sign that says "Hockey's Back, Baby!"

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa, are you guys serious. :eek:

I honestly didn't think this was going to happen. I thought the NHL was boned. Now, at least, I can watch the Red Wings continue their dominance of the West. Go Red Wings!
This guy knows what he's talking about.

Feh. I was looking forward to more first-run movies on CBC.

It's about time!

Hopefully the Flyers will stop procrastinating and win the Stanley Cup already!

It's about time!

Hopefully the Flyers will stop procrastinating and win the Stanley Cup already!

No way! it's Leafs Time, Baby!

just thought i'd share with my fellow NS'ers that a new CBA is finally agreed to on principle, with final ratification expected by next week!!!

:) :) :) :)

http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/07/230330.html

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=130274

'Bout time isn't it. I'm so looking forward to seeing the AVS on the ice again. Hopefully Forsberg will be willing to come back for what the AVS can afford to pay him with the new cap rules...

If I were a Bruins fan, I'd be seriously concerned. Hockey is still very much a team sport, and chemistry is an important factor, and those guys have all of 4 guys under contract.

But I'm not, so here's hoping Glen Murray is lured back out West again.

Well watch out for the Wranglers. Because if we know about anythign in Vegas it's Hockey

. I don't actually watch sports or know anything about hockey

If I were a Bruins fan, I'd be seriously concerned. Hockey is still very much a team sport, and chemistry is an important factor, and those guys have all of 4 guys under contract.

But I'm not, so here's hoping Glen Murray is lured back out West again.


so it will be a rebuilding year...again. as it has been since the 80's.

hey, atleast noone can call me a band wagon fan.


None the less, Labatts all around. Here's to bleeding black and gold once again.

If I were a Bruins fan, I'd be seriously concerned. Hockey is still very much a team sport, and chemistry is an important factor, and those guys have all of 4 guys under contract.

But I'm not, so here's hoping Glen Murray is lured back out West again.

Then thank god you're not a Bruins fan. :(

Great. This will make one of my friends very happy. I'm telling him the news now.

Great. Now I can watch the playoffs when they come around.

I heard a rumour that they are gong to treat player contracts as if the 04-05 season had been played, which will mean that almost half the NHL will be unrestricted free agents. It also means my Lightning will have only 8 players under contract, and just 22 million to sign the rest, with players like Martin St. Louis, Nikolai Khabibulin and Vincent Lecavalier all unrestricted. This stupid labor dispute has flushed any hope for a Stanley CUp repeat down the drain.

No way! it's Leafs Time, Baby!
lol!

Leafs = suck

What does everybody think about the changes they're making to the game? My bf doesn't seem terribly happy about the whole thing.

Of course he's pretty pissed off at the players for being such jackasses in the first place.

I may well be the only person in the state of Washington that cares about hockey. No team here, no team in Oregon, so our only "local" team is in Vancouver. Love this team! Love this game! Unfortunately Naslund's an unrestricted free and apparently his agent said he couldn't guarantee Naslund would be back in Vancouver. (Translation: Naslund = gone)

EDIT: Spelling.

I heard a rumour that they are gong to treat player contracts as if the 04-05 season had been played, which will mean that almost half the NHL will be unrestricted free agents. It also means my Lightning will have only 8 players under contract, and just 22 million to sign the rest, with players like Martin St. Louis, Nikolai Khabibulin and Vincent Lecavalier all unrestricted. This stupid labor dispute has flushed any hope for a Stanley CUp repeat down the drain.
Technically the lightening shouldn't have even won the first time...

Aside from a number of obvious penalty calls that weren't called against them (i.e. a guy on the Flames was on a breakaway and two guys from Tampa Bay tripped him with a stick...) the Flames won it with a goal that wasn't counted, but as all the cameras showed, went in, in the 6th game.

Well if there's one thing you can say about these deals, it's that they're made quickly. I'd like to congratulate the players and owners for working overtime to make sure a deal was struck as soon as possible.

Technically the lightening shouldn't have even won the first time...

Aside from a number of obvious penalty calls that weren't called against them (i.e. a guy on the Flames was on a breakaway and two guys from Tampa Bay tripped him with a stick...) the Flames won it with a goal that wasn't counted, but as all the cameras showed, went in, in the 6th game.

That goal, was kicked in. No amount of debate or replay will convince anyone on either side to change their opinion, so it's pointless to bring it up. The fact is, the Lightning did win, and they did it by beating lot of good teams. They beat the Islanders in five, swept the Canadians, and beat the Flyers in Seven. Not to mention posting the best record in the Estern Conference, and only 1 point behind Detroit.

Feh.

Agreed.

Feh.

Agreed...though...it brings the boys into my sports bar at work, always a good thing.

Technically the lightening shouldn't have even won the first time...

Aside from a number of obvious penalty calls that weren't called against them (i.e. a guy on the Flames was on a breakaway and two guys from Tampa Bay tripped him with a stick...) the Flames won it with a goal that wasn't counted, but as all the cameras showed, went in, in the 6th game.

Go Flames!

Finally...I couldnt go another year with only watching NFL.

Go Avs! :D

Whoopie...

...now I get to continue to hear about a sport that I no longer care about.

For every fan that is ecstatic about the upcoming season, there are three fence-sitters (like myself), that will never give the sport a second glance.

So...good luck NHL, cause you're sure as hell gonna need it.

Whoopie...

...now I get to continue to hear about a sport that I no longer care about.

For every fan that is ecstatic about the upcoming season, there are three fence-sitters (like myself), that will never give the sport a second glance.

So...good luck NHL, cause you're sure as hell gonna need it.

If the WNBA can survive then I am more than confident the NHL can do the same...

Hockey is bunch of Ice Princesses trying to knock each others teeth out....what's the fun in watching that?

Hockey is bunch of Ice Princesses trying to knock each others teeth out....what's the fun in watching that?

I've never seen "Ice Princesses" hit like some of these NHL guys do.

If the WNBA can survive then I am more than confident the NHL can do the same...

The only reason the WNBA still exists is because it is owned and operated by the NBA, which continues to pump money into a product that barely breaks even on its own.

The NHL has no such security net.

It's about bloody time they settled this stupid dispute!!!!! I'm tired of these millionaires fighting with their billionaire employers. Don't they realize that alot of them make more than most of the general public can in their entire lives?????
Yah, I love hockey, but these spoiled brats (and I do have a stronger word for them), and I'm talking about BOTH sides, have driven me to be unable to afford to go to a single game in a season.

This is the sweetest thing ever. This day shall live on in infamy!

Now I just hope the Stars can get a deal that will keep Modano here. I will be sad to see him go.

Any chance the Edmonton Oilers will ever win the Stanley Cup again?

Go Flames!

Seconded.

Finally...I couldnt go another year with only watching NFL.

I love the playoffs :D

Go Avs!

Seconded.

It's about bloody time they settled this stupid dispute!!!!! I'm tired of these millionaires fighting with their billionaire employers. Don't they realize that alot of them make more than most of the general public can in their entire lives?????
Yah, I love hockey, but these spoiled brats (and I do have a stronger word for them), and I'm talking about BOTH sides, have driven me to be unable to afford to go to a single game in a season.

Here here. I agree 100%. I can't go because of the reasons you stated as well. That's probably why I really only watch the playoffs on TV. Besides that, my team rarely is in the playoffs or get out of the first round anymore.

So I can watch news about Canadians wacking a small object and each other around :)

Here here. I agree 100%. I can't go because of the reasons you stated as well. That's probably why I really only watch the playoffs on TV. Besides that, my team rarely is in the playoffs or get out of the first round anymore.
Benefit of being a Boston fan living in Boston during the season: $20 tickets on thursdays (granted for shitty seats) with a student ID

Benefit of being a Boston fan living in Boston during the season: $20 tickets on thursdays (granted for shitty seats) with a student ID

LOL! Damn! I hope they lower ticket prices so that we can attend games again. BTW: You a college student? Just asking because you said student ID.

Any chance the Edmonton Oilers will ever win the Stanley Cup again?

With their current youth and energy, I'd say they have a shot at it in four or five years, after building a solid veteran base.

LOL! Damn! I hope they lower ticket prices so that we can attend games again. BTW: You a college student? Just asking because you said student ID.
Yeah...i'm up at BU. I'm hoping tickets are cheap enough that I can go to more than just thursdays, but hey, I take what I can get.

Yeah...i'm up at BU. I'm hoping tickets are cheap enough that I can go to more than just thursdays, but hey, I take what I can get.

Cool cool. My university is an hour away from Philly but I really don't like the Flyers to much. My house is much closer to pittsburgh but the Pens suck. :D

Cool cool. My university is an hour away from Philly but I really don't like the Flyers to much. My house is much closer to pittsburgh but the Pens suck. :D
I hate both the flyers and pens, but hell, hockey is hockey. I'd be there.

EDIT:
I live near hartford. We had a team. The Hartford Failures...er...whalers. We have the Bruins, Rangers, and Islanders within an hour of our state boarders, but do they get any coverage? no. The Hurricanes do because they WERE the whalers. 10 years ago. And people up here still wonder how the whalers are doing. Shows how much CT likes hockey. bastards.

I don't care about the odds! The Leafs are getting Crosby and that's all there is to it! :D

I don't care about the odds! The Leafs are getting Crosby and that's all there is to it! :D

But the Leafs aren't going anywhere this season. :D

But the Leafs aren't going anywhere this season. :DThe league will be very diferent that's for sure. Particularly for high spending teams.
Personally I feel that a salary cap is a vital instrument in any professional sports league.

Oh, my goodness, picture this, the AVs, somehow keeping Hejduk, Forsberg and Sakic, and winning the lottery to get Crosby!! Oh, the stuff of fantasies.
WWJD
Amen.

The league will be very diferent that's for sure. Particularly for high spending teams.
Personally I feel that a salary cap is a vital instrument in any professional sports league.

Here we agree Canada6 :)

But the Leafs aren't going anywhere this season. :D
They'll at least go far enough to humiliate the Sens, again. The Stanley Cup is awesome, yes, but pissing off Ottawa fans has become the Leafs fans' new favourite activity.

They'll at least go far enough to humiliate the Sens, again. The Stanley Cup is awesome, yes, but pissing off Ottawa fans has become the Leafs fans' new favourite activity.

The leafs are to the Senators as the Red Sox are to the Yankees! :D

I'll grant you that :)

The leafs are to the Senators as the Red Sox are to the Yankees! :D

I'll grant you that :)Nope... the senators have never beaten us like the yankees usually beat the redsox.

They'll at least go far enough to humiliate the Sens, again. The Stanley Cup is awesome, yes, but pissing off Ottawa fans has become the Leafs fans' new favourite activity.
And should the sens get Crosby?

Nothing better than seeing Leafs fans pissed off.

Nope... the senators have never beaten us like the yankees usually beat the redsox.
At least the sens play hockey, not a game of "ice the puck"

Don't worry, eventually the Sens will figure out what's wrong with them. And it could be worse, fellas. You could have Canuck Luck.

Actually, I think we should all take up Jeremy Roenick on his offer and not go to see any more hockey games. Spoiled crybaby bastards.

At least the sens play hockey, not a game of "ice the puck"All that matters is winning in the playoffs pal... :D

All that matters is winning in the playoffs pal... :D

Best statement yet.

BTW: Target draft day is July 30. Just thought I let you know :)

Best statement yet.

BTW: Target draft day is July 30. Just thought I let you know :)

This, to me, is going to be more intense than regular drafts. The lottery aspect and the buzz of hockey's return are going to garner a lot of ratings and attention, I'm sure.

Isn't the lottery on the 21st?

I don't know about the lottery but its going to be interesting to watch the attendence figures though :D