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OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« on: July 13, 2005, 01:59:15 pm »
Not that anyone in Atlanta cares. It's always Bulldogs this and YellowJackets that and Braves this and Braves that and sometime it's Vick, Vick, Vick, Vick...blah, blah, blah, blah...

but  NHL Hockey is back!!!

http://www.tsn.ca/ctvnews/sportsstory.asp?story_id=130274

Now, I can go see some hockey fights.

:woot:

BTW, that stupid space shuttle won't start up. Somebody should give it a kick and then go give it a big push.  I can't believe I'm paying for this hunk of junk. I want my US tax money back.  We should have bought the Millenium Falcon instead. :P

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2005, 02:10:52 pm »
The dumb thing is- from the little I've seen- it's a bit worse of a deal for the players than what was on the table a year ago.
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2005, 02:44:19 pm »
Wonder if Tampa will win the lottery for the first draft?

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2005, 02:50:28 pm »
It s to bad for major juniors up here they were doing good because of the lock out and they get paid next to nothing.

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2005, 04:14:06 pm »
The dumb thing is- from the little I've seen- it's a bit worse of a deal for the players than what was on the table a year ago.

It does seem that way, but they finally figured out that part of something is better than nothing.

They have to put a salary cap in place or more than one team is going to go under.

Most teams can't afford to raise ticket prices and can't afford to pay 2-5 guys 6-10 mill each a year, let alone one guy (like when Jgar got 1/3 of the Penguins $30 million  payroll)

And if they are not doing revenue sharing, they better start.

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2005, 04:34:06 pm »
I'm Canadian and I don't care either. They should never have let it come to all this and I have been able to get by quite nicely without any NHL shinny for the last year and expect to continue to do so.
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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2005, 05:30:47 pm »
I'm Canadian and I don't care either. They should never have let it come to all this and I have been able to get by quite nicely without any NHL shinny for the last year and expect to continue to do so.

Yeah if I had to watch yer home town team play I'd be content to pretend hockey didn't exist either...
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2005, 06:21:07 pm »
er, um, my home town does not have an NHL franchise, soooooooo.....
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2005, 06:42:38 pm »
Thanks for the tip! Surprised I didnt see this in the papers, but then again I was on vacation and ,well, I root for the Bolts!
Damn I miss my hockey....
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2005, 07:45:39 pm »
er, um, my home town does not have an NHL franchise, soooooooo.....
It has farm team I believe oh well you know what this means in the fall less ppl playing on the Dyna if that isn't bad enough.

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2005, 07:46:21 pm »
GOOD LORD MAN!!    YOU CAN'T TALK HOCKEY!   WE'RE ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH BASEBALL SEASON!!

GO BRAVES!!

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2005, 08:33:26 pm »
Why talk? Just look....

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2005, 08:42:38 pm »
  That would be go habs go oh another Trish Status pic seen lots of those over at STGs.

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2005, 10:30:41 pm »
GOOD LORD MAN!!    YOU CAN'T TALK HOCKEY!   WE'RE ONLY HALF WAY THROUGH BASEBALL SEASON!!

GO BRAVES!!



Yeah, yeah, wake me up when the Braves win the NLCS.  Penant races are so anti-climatic and deja-vu in GA.   

Until then...we do Hockey!! I gotta go find the BraveHeart guy that alway goes to the Thrasher games, and give him is blue and yellow facepaint back. ;D

YEAHH!!!  AAAAAAAAAARRRRRR!!!  YYYEEEAAHHH!!!  AAAAAAARRRRRRR!!! YEAAAHHHH!!!!!

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2005, 06:06:34 am »
Vick who?

Always chew more than you can bite.

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2005, 07:00:15 am »
 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Yep Ms. Rolling...did it again, my sides are hurting..... :lol:
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #16 on: July 14, 2005, 01:55:34 pm »
Political Correctness is really Political Censorship

A tax code should exist to procure the funds necessary for the operation of government, not to manipulate human or business behavior.

A nocens dies in loricatus est melior quam a bonus dies procul opus.

A bad peace is even worse than war."  --  Tacitus

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #17 on: July 14, 2005, 02:15:35 pm »
Hey I live in Canada and I dont care-- does that make me "uncanadian?" NO __ it makes me a Hockey dad

lets see
13 Year old son -- played this last winter (as a goalie) in
12 House league game
16 secect teams games
2 tournies (6 more games)
approx 18 practices

And instead of being a normal kid and enjoying summer -- has now joined a
summer 3on3 hockey league
10 more games (ongoing) with no practice

Do I miss NHL? Nope -- Do i miss Beer YEP ..
Now thats a Canuck !!!
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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2005, 03:15:58 pm »
Speaking of un-Canadian-like Canucks:  I missed Don Cherry.  Is he still with Hockey Night in Canada show?  Or, did his big mouth get him in too much trouble again?

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Re: OT - News that No One in USA cares about...
« Reply #19 on: July 14, 2005, 03:59:20 pm »
  It depends on his contract as it was up for renewal but as for as i know it wasn't going to get renewed.It would all depend on the fans who like Grapes and if they wrote or e-mailed CBC sports of course Ron Mclean his side kick is ok.Then agian my interset in hockey has gone down hill since 94 after we lost to the Rangers and Montreal hasn't won it since 93 having the world record on the most wins of team sports it is no the Yankees that hold it.I want Montreal to get back as it was something to feel good about and to bring our cup home.It is just the NHL is now a US league and if there was an alternative up here others would watch it becuase money has taken the sport out of it. and oh  leau beau on this.