Morning Mashup: Kadri, Veggies, Happy Dallas!

Bettman (2005): “To use a hockey analogy, for the 1st time in a long while, the NHL has momentum. I’m determined to see us build upon it and grow this great game.”Now I`m pissed at the owners

Not really sure how much the players know about any of this and doing that puts the agents in charge. The agents basically get paid on total income of their clients so they might be even woprse and if Walsh is involved no chance in hell.

 Yea, i dont want to generalize but i doubt with something as big as this deal that many of the players have the business acumen to really make the best choices. Not that they couldnt – just being a full time hockey player does not afford a lot of time for business degress and the like

Rusty, agreed we need to keep the Agents out of this. I understand the desire to have people on each side of the table that are trusted. The labor attorney would be the key for the players. I also believe Doan, Iginla would understand the dynamics, they must have gone over these a number of times with Fehr. This approach is essentially the same as last time when Linden stepped in. According to the players thru MSM, and MSM,  50:50 is understood as being “accepted”. Issue is how to get there as quickly as possible. If trusted people can wrap their minds about negotiating, ie give and take, this could be resolved quickly. Thus the biggest question is how little are the Owners willing to give up to get the show back on the ice.

Not in my Books!  lol

A good scotch drinker dont have cheap stuff!!!  lol

Andrew Brown ‏@amgb278
@walsha You know who’s really at fault here? Greedy agents extorting every last penny they can from teams. YOU Allan….YOU.#shameful

Oh Boy…..do i ever agree with this post.  I made it a point to teach my boys how to throw together a meal, do their own laundry, car maintenance, etc……and am a firm believer of sending them away for post secondary education so they can put these life skills into practice on a regular basis.  Amazing what a few years of living on their own  and having to fend for themselves does.

A question, guys.  If the entire NHL season is washed out there will presumably still be a draft in 2013, because the new wave of draft-eligible juniors will be up for their turn no matter what (even the richest, most autocratic, control-freakish owner on the planet can’t prevent players from aging a year).  Would the draft order be identical to that of the 2012 draft, or would there be some kind of lottery?  Does anyone remember what happened the last time the NHL went through this?

From Wiki

The loss of the 2004–05 season meant that there were no results on which to base the order of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. The league settled on a lottery system in which all teams had a weighted chance at the first pick, expected to be Sidney Crosby. The lottery was tilted so teams with fewer playoff appearances over the last three seasons and fewer number one overall picks over the last four seasons had a better chance of landing higher picks. The complete order was determined by the lottery, and the draft was conducted in a “snake” style, meaning in even rounds, the draft order was reversed. This system was an attempt to compromise between those who felt all teams should have had an equal chance at the first pick and those who felt only the weaker teams should have been in the running.
To ease the transition to the salary cap, teams were allowed one week to buy out players at two-thirds the cost of their remaining contract, which would not count against the salary cap. Bought out players could not re-sign with the same team.

Ha ha ha…….in the real world, people don’t get summers off…lol  : )

New post up.

http://mapleleafshotstove.com/2012/10/26/confidential-trick-or-posturing/

Enjoy the weekend!

Hockey players Do!!!  lol