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01-08-2013 03:25 PM #1
NHL - Post Lock-Out
How to make the fans come back?
Have Bettman (or the home team owner if Bettman is elsewhere) play goal in the shootouts - without pads.
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01-08-2013 03:34 PM #2
I think both sides are equally to blame for what happened and the only losers were the fans (which neither side cared about). I also think the only way to prove a point is if nobody were to go to games or watch on tv, but people won't do it.
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01-08-2013 07:17 PM #3
Just to let you know... of the 15000 season tickets that the habs sell every year only 8 have been cancelled...
Would love to see Bettman in net....If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
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01-08-2013 07:41 PM #4
I think the best way to prove a point to the the players and NHL is to avoid buying NHL merchandise for the rest of this season. I can never stop watching hockey on tv but I would buy very few tickets for games even before the lockout. I think some fans will stop going to the games after this for sure.
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01-09-2013 08:01 AM #5
I was watching P.T.I. and Tony said they should have a lockout every year. Start the season in January, play 50 games, then playoffs.
I agree with him.You only get out of something what you put into it
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01-09-2013 12:07 PM #6
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Are the true losers not the bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, ushers, etc. whose income was reduced or evaporated during the lockout? The fans have not lost a dime, the players and owners, who make millions, really have really lost very little, if anything, so it's only the little guy, as usual, who has hurt by what happened.
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01-09-2013 12:19 PM #7
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01-09-2013 01:56 PM #8
Fans (short for of fanatic) have a lot invested emotionally in there teams. Some fans live and die with their teams fate. While it may not be financial investment it is emotional. Yes, many others have more of a financial investment and it these guys that are hurt from that perspective.
I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.
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01-09-2013 02:16 PM #9You only get out of something what you put into it
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01-09-2013 03:15 PM #10
I agree, to a certain extent - so how about the NHLPA head share goal-keeping duties?
I feel for the in-arena staff and local bars and restaurants. Even some of the players, who I think were held somewhat hostage by the NHLPA, but the biggest blame has to be with the owners.
Was the biggest issue not related to length and generousity of contracts? And, who granted the players those contracts? Was it not the owners who now want out of the terms they cannot afford (or at least the terms they want everyone else to think they cannot afford)?
It there is an issue with pay, the owners should just have refused to sign long expensive contracts - make the players come to the table with lower expectations.
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01-09-2013 07:17 PM #11
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01-09-2013 07:29 PM #12
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01-10-2013 07:39 AM #13
Problem is, owners can't pass on signing a great player, because if they do, their competition will sign that player... and they all can't get together and say "how 'bout we all agree not to grant any player a contract over X dollars or X years", because if they do, it's called collusion and is illegal, however if it is agreeed upon in a collective bargaining agreement with the players, it is legal...
And really, every player is overpaid...grossly... Sure they are the elite of their profession and they are (mostly) great entertainers, but when the AVERAGE player makes more per year than the President of the USA, PM of Canada, PM of Britain, President of France and the Chancellor of Germany COMBINED (if you combine their salaries, it roughly equates to about $1.9M ish) something has got to give. Unfortunately, that something is us, the fans, who will pay more at the ticket box, or in the store or wherever.5 Time OG Team member for Ryder Cup
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01-10-2013 08:45 AM #14
well, for some it's more than just a hobbie. A lot of fans in every sport invest a lot emotionally into their teams. Yes some take it too far but that is where the passion comes from. When these fans are at the games, etc. it makes for a great event. If you've ever been to an NFL, College Football, European Soccer game it gets taken to the extreme all the time.
I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.
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01-10-2013 09:28 PM #15
Yes, but Corey, you have a salary cap to keep the competitive balance. That should be it... but no the owner start cheating by giving 12 years deal knowing that they would only play for 8 year and somehow they don't get penalized.... that has nothing to do with the players and in the contract between the NHL and NHLPA....
Contracts have to be approved by the league.... If Bettman had any balls he should had said NO to Minnesota, Vancouver, Philly, etc... You have to restructure your contract or it will not be approved....If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
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01-15-2013 04:33 PM #17
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Why does everyone continue to say the owners make millions!!! The fact is, none of these owners became rich BECAUSE they own an NHL team. They are thrilled if they can just break even. For some reason a lot of fans seem to think the owners are supposed to run a hockey team just for our enjoyment which is ridiculous!!!
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01-15-2013 08:53 PM #18If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.
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