***2012 NHL Offseason Thread***

[Otter]

Originally Posted by RUSH

Lol nice comparison and very true.

Is Pronger healthy yet? Haven't been keeping up on NHL news since the lockout because it just pisses me off.

I'd hope so by now but, not sure. Haven't been watching sports much at all lately.

Too painful.

[MMXcalibur]

Fehr and Bettman back in? GOODBYE PROGRESS! GOODBYE SEASON!!!

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Andrew Brandt ‏@adbrandt

Oh. RT @Real_ESPNLeBrun: Fehr says NHL left a voicemail message saying NHLPA counter wasn't acceptable. No need to stick around.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Andrew Brandt ‏@adbrandt

Oh. RT @Real_ESPNLeBrun: Fehr says NHL left a voicemail message saying NHLPA counter wasn't acceptable. No need to stick around.

Just cancel the ****ing season and get it over with...

[Jerm]

Kiss the season goodbye...bunch of stupid mother****ers...

[Rugby Thompson]

NHL needs a break...last season was horrible and ever since the last lockout, the league has just gotten softer and more watered down. A canadian team will never hold up the cup again as long as NBC is covering the Stanley Cup Finals, an american team is always going to win it. It used to be such a better physical league, now I find it boring as hell.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rugby Thompson

NHL needs a break...last season was horrible and ever since the last lockout, the league has just gotten softer and more watered down. A canadian team will never hold up the cup again as long as NBC is covering the Stanley Cup Finals, an american team is always going to win it. It used to be such a better physical league, now I find it boring as hell.

I thought there was plenty of good hockey last season, but as far as physical play is concerned, it's going down the same path as football, so I can see why that would turn off fans.

[Rugby Thompson]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I thought there was plenty of good hockey last season, but as far as physical play is concerned, it's going down the same path as football, so I can see why that would turn off fans.

Sure, there was good exciting games. No denying that but it's hard to enjoy a league when they over analyze concussions and hitting more then the game itself, and it's sickening to see all the stars from my country ( Canada ) end up on teams like LA, Boston, San Jose when there's a plethora of solid canadian squads. Here in Toronto, there's not one player from this city or province (ontario) that's on the team, it's all americans and russians. It pisses me off, I just remember how the league was back in the 90s and early 2000s and it isn't the same at all. Frankly, I don't care if there's another season until they get this all figured out and get the NHL back to what it used to be.

[Stad]

Originally Posted by Rugby Thompson

Sure, there was good exciting games. No denying that but it's hard to enjoy a league when they over analyze concussions and hitting more then the game itself, and it's sickening to see all the stars from my country ( Canada ) end up on teams like LA, Boston, San Jose when there's a plethora of solid canadian squads. Here in Toronto, there's not one player from this city or province (ontario) that's on the team, it's all americans and russians. It pisses me off, I just remember how the league was back in the 90s and early 2000s and it isn't the same at all. Frankly, I don't care if there's another season until they get this all figured out and get the NHL back to what it used to be.

There is like 12 Canadians on the Leafs lol.

I'm not sure why you even give a shit that some of the Canadian stars play on American teams.

[Rugby Thompson]

Originally Posted by stadw0n306

There is like 12 Canadians on the Leafs lol.

I'm not sure why you even give a shit that some of the Canadian stars play on American teams.

there's zero players from ontario on the leafs, i give a shit because the american teams just get better and the canadians get worse

[RUSH]

Originally Posted by Rugby Thompson

NHL needs a break...last season was horrible and ever since the last lockout, the league has just gotten softer and more watered down. A canadian team will never hold up the cup again as long as NBC is covering the Stanley Cup Finals, an american team is always going to win it. It used to be such a better physical league, now I find it boring as hell.

Yeah, that's the reason why a Canadian team hasn't won

It was the NHL's fault that a STACKED Canucks team choked away the series against an inferior Boston team.

The CBA and salary cap have actually helped the Canadian teams compete, but bad management has plagued all of them besides the Canucks.

[Rugby Thompson]

Originally Posted by RUSH

Yeah, that's the reason why a Canadian team hasn't won

It was the NHL's fault that a STACKED Canucks team choked away the series against an inferior Boston team.

The CBA and salary cap have actually helped the Canadian teams compete, but bad management has plagued all of them besides the Canucks.

Clearly Boston was the better team, no denying that. Yeah they've helped them but it doesn't help in the long run, you really think NBC is going to broadcast two canadian teams playing eachother. Hell no, I even said it in the off season. If there is a season, Rangers are winning the cup.

[MMXcalibur]

Just kill the season. These assholes are so goddamn incompetent....

[ChiefsCountry]

Donald Fehr trying to kill NHL, he already wounded the hell out of MLB. Its shame the bastard is from Kansas City.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Donald Fehr trying to kill NHL, he already wounded the hell out of MLB. Its shame the bastard is from Kansas City.

Bettman is the one killing the NHL. He has almost 2 decades on Fehr in that respect. The players got a good deal last time. The owners started negotiations with a completely ridiculous offer, used the lockout as a bargaining chip, then tried playing hardball a second time by giving the players "a last chance at an 82 game season" ...then when the players countered, the NHL shut them down and walked out.

I haven't paid much attention since then, and I'm sure Fehr's not helping, but Bettman and the owners completely ****ed it up months ago.