DaveC
Blue Crack Addict
the man is a complete arrogant cunt. anyone who doesn't disagree with him is a total idiot to him, and all he does is duck and dodge the issues.
people seem to neglect one of the main causes of this lockout. the former was CBA was put in place was a result of this megalomaniacal pint-sized doofus who thinks he runs the sporting world's idea of a good agreement, and it turns out it sucked balls and the owners are losing millions.
so why the fuck do the owners keep him around if he negotiated the CBA that put them in this situation in the first place?!??! why do the owners trust him to get a good and fair deal now if he couldn't 10 years ago and put the league in a worse off position?!?
hockey is going down the toilet in the states. the league is completely fucked unless something happens ASAP.
here's what needs to be done:
1. fire the commissioner!
2. negotiate a CBA that involves a strict luxury tax or a soft salary cap.
3. play at least SOMETHING this season, for god's sakes!
4. contract the league. teams that need to go: nashville, columbus, florida, carolina, atlanta. these are NOT hockey markets! deal with it!!
5. negotiate a decent TV deal with ESPN for american broadcast.
6. hire a halfway decent marketer this time to promote the league like mad!
the owners need to act, and NOW, or else by the time hockey comes back they won't be making money anymore at all from the loss of millions of lukewarm fans.
people up here are already flocking to the CHL and AHL games in droves, and are starting to say they enjoy it much more than NHL. i know i'd rather see a Mooseheads game on TV where the game is somewhat free-flowing, open, and exciting rather than an Atlanta-Nashville game on TV where all they do is play the trap and end the game 1-0 or 2-1.