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How can anyone not love this one?

I'm not watching a day filled of NBC creaming itself over Sidney (yet again). There were plenty of other teams and locations that haven't had the chance, that are more deserving. Edit: This is not a Crosby topic. This is about how unfair it is for pits to be repeatedly thrown in the spotlight.

Didn't see this posted or if it's true but per TheNHLWord on Twitter...

If you absolutely must see an outside hockey game this season, watch this one.

Well, Talbot would be an expert on douchedom...

Maybe the Lions will be playing

yep I'm with you on this one. There could have been about 12 teams that could have been in this thing that is now ruined because all they care about is pushing things down loyal hockey fan's throats. Its so f***in disney its sickening.

Every single vendor had violations Someone invite Obama to a Capitals game and give him all the food he can eat!

I'll be watching it on the CBC; no bias there.

Their two biggest draws, eh? Would you like to know the two biggest fanbases in the league? 1. The Maple Leafs 2. The Red Wings

He is getting old and didnt even play last year, but I guess if he performs well and earns a spot there is nothing wrong with that.

Only if we can run Sarah Palin over with the Zamboni... I am kidding but keep your political opinions to that type of thread please.

The NHL can't land a decent TV contract, so on the one day when they ARE able to grab a piece of the spotlight....you're going to fault them for putting their two biggest draws on the ice? Keep boycotting if you like, but don't complain when NHL games are continually having to be watched on some obscure channel because they are not able to prove that they can pull ratings to deserve to be on anything better.

I am too. I posted the idea of a luxury tax in another message board and people didn't listen to my idea and just said "oh no it'll be just like MLB!" The rumor from Spector about $48mil scares me if there is no tax. I was having a good convo with him on twitter a few weeks ago about this. I mean so much of what the league promised would happen under a salary cap world hasn't. It hasn't controlled salaries. To an extent maybe it has but when Boogaard get 1.7 per and Finder got what 3.5 per and Kovy isn't gettin 100mil. Said it would help the small markets and yet Tampa has been sold twice, Fla has sold at least once post-lockout, ATL is for sale, CJB is bleeding money, the Stars are about to be sold and so on. Also I remember Brian Burke saying the Ducks finished in the red while winning the Cup in 07. So with a cap of 44mil and having like 12 more home games the Ducks still didn't make money? So I don't see what a luxury tax is such a bad idea. The big spending teams can but will get dinged for it and that money goes to the struggling markets. The people who are against it think it'll create the Yankees or at the other end the Pirates, where they'll be sitting on the money they get. But I think a soft cap of around 48mil and the "hard cap" at 60 or so wouldn't be bad. It'll control teams but also tax them. Also I think keep the floor so that teams can't sit on their money. There would of course have to be regulations on the money the struggling teams get but still I think it's better. While competitive balance is good having teams have to lose players because they can't sign them doesn't work very well either. One of the people who didn't agree with me on the other message board was a Pens fan and he said the hard cap is better so I told him that in 2012-13 if the NHL gets a 48mil hard cap your team will have 3mil to sign 13 players so I'm sure he'll be happy when a lot of his team gets dismantled. To wrap up am I worried about a lockout? Yes. I'm worried both sides are, well like the US Govt where they don't want to work together they just want what they want or don't want to give ground. If that happens and we get a lockout, even for a month, I think it could kill the NHL. Especially in the non-traditional markets. You want to keep them? Losing any time in that season won't let you.

Did the Capitals eat some of their stuff before their series against Montreal? buh dum chhh

Im still thinkin Arbys....

So I have one full week and a day under my belt at the new job. It's been a crazy last month, trying to get moved.

But.... Im kinda thinkin Arbys.

You have to either be 27 or have played 7 years in the league to be a UFA. It has nothing to do with how many deals you've signed. http://proicehockey.about.com/od/nhlfreeagents/a/nhl_free_agents.htm Now for my post to get negged in 3...2...1...

Because they're RFAs for the next few years. Learn how the league works before you *****. Plus, they're not even being treated like cast aways. They're the one who have chosen not to sign yet. Stop acting like a child looking for excuses because you don't want Modano here. Modano signing will have no effect on how long Helm and Abds are with us.

there's your enforcer kenny get er done!

The important question is... IS THE BEER STILL SAFE?!?!?!

Here's a short video I made, it's all his points in SEL.