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Yeah, because having Tootoo will suddenly give Blues fans a reason to hate the Red Wings. I hope his first dirty moment comes at the expense of Jackman.

First of all your an idiot, I guess there is no second of all, sorry.

He has a big nose.

Absolutely, positively nothing devalues Team Canada's victory in the Summit Series.

If that was the Wings' lineup, I'd vomit profusely. That is not a playoff team let alone a contender.

Bert. Being a BC guy when I was a kid he was like a superhero for a few yrs when I was in highschool ... fact that he got traded to my favorite team just made it that much cooler. Bert looks like one of the quiet insightful guys who's probably down to earth and cool as hell - plus I throw down the beers like nobodys business and Bert can probably handle his pops pretty effectively as well.

Bert without a doubt... seems like he's got a good sense of humor, we have similar music tastes, and I'd ask him off the record what really went down with Crawford and the bounty situation over Moore...

That's the thing. Bettman and the league keep saying how only 12 teams are profitable. Are the Devils and their ridiculous contract for Kovalchuk profitable? Are the Wild with the two giant contracts they just took on in Suter and Parise? Or the Preds when they gave Weber $110 million over 14 years? Or the Hurricanes who gave Semin a $7 million deal? The owners are doing this to themselves and each other, yet expect the players to bear most of the burden for fixing their idiocy. Reduce the players share by a few percentage points (keep in mind owners are reducing what constitutes HRR so even if the percentage were the same, the owners are getting more money). Put a reasonable limit on contract length of 7 or 8 years to make it harder for GM's to circumvent the cap like they have been. Increase revenue sharing if the owners really do want to help these struggling franchises. Minor tweaks to most other things. Play hockey.

The new proposal is just another way for the dwarf to say screw you. Does this moron really believe Fehr would stupid enough to not see the rollback? I am starting to think some owners gave out these huge contracts expecting the players to take less again. They won't roll over this time Europe would be more than happy to welcome them back. We need a new commiSsioner asap. Owners should be embarassed by this offer. Sent from my BlackBerry

Do fans get to put their thumbs down when they're not entertained?

This is perfect, get all of the reasonably talented goons in the NHL and have them battle it out in a bruiser hockey game. You bring the great sport of hockey and combine it with the tradition of the gladiator arena and have 15+ fights during the course of the event.

#nolockout

as of right now, he is the #1 reason i am excited about the 2012-13 season. we may sign somebody else that excites me more, but i seriously doubt it.