cujo said:If anyone is to read any post this year, it's the one just above mine.
Headache, once again... you've won the thread.
good to see the degree in sports management has finally paid off
cujo said:If anyone is to read any post this year, it's the one just above mine.
Headache, once again... you've won the thread.
GibsonGirl said:
Did any of you see Nike's "Bring it Back" commercial? It almost made me cry.
Edgeman said:Actually, I think this whole lockout topic has been drawn out in all my conversations. We just want it to end here...I just want hockey damnit!
cujo said:
So, essentially a unilateral deal that conforms to every single demand delivered by the owners? Now that sounds reasonable to me...
The argument that players don't perform work is ridiculous. A great portion of the upper echelon athletes in the NHL realize they're in a very unique and privileged position, often sparking a movement towards providing philanthropy and exposure to causes or charities that do not normally receive any of the spotlight. Sometimes such civic duties are contractual obligations, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the players go beyond the boards of the rink to promote both the sport and their own team. Why should there be a cap that infringes on these players and their personal license? Since the spirit of this discussion so far has been directed towards outrageous analogies, do you think your cynicism regarding salaries has to do with hockey or entertainers in general?
If so, to be consistent, you would have to go to Bono's and Ed Begley Jr.'s respective houses and tell them that their agencies and companies have set a bar for their income, simply because what they do can't be classified as "work" in the purest of senses.
Why is the answer more regulation, in your opinion? Everything you have said so far is firmly entrenched in your own morality, which is a dangerous trait to have in diplomatic situations such as this... do I myself think the players deserve their wages? In some instances yes, but that has no bearing whatsoever on this process. To suggest that the player's association should disband on the grounds that their collective voice is fundamentally not important lends too much power to a governing body that has continually gone against its constituents' opinions... both players and fans alike.
Hallucination said:They work out and train and PLAY. It is not work. Charity work is awesome but it's not working rigs now is it.
GibsonGirl said:This is getting worse by the day...At the moment, I've ceased to care about the NHLPA or the NHL, because they're putting me through undue stress. I can't vent out my anger without hockey! I need to be able to scream at the TV! I need to be able to tell Sundin to trip up over his skates, Khabibulin to stop making all those damn godly saves, Theodore to stop letting in all those pissy little shots, and Lecavalier to keep on taking stupid penalties because it's funny to watch him dig his damn team into a hole. I WANT HOCKEY NOW.
Theodore to stop letting in all those pissy little shots
MissVelvetDress_75 said:Well Atlanta is very happy about this lockout.
Zoomerang96 said:
make fun of lecavalier again and i'll send one of my "representatives" to your door.
IWasBored said:
i was under the impression that that was a good think.