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I'd choose Helm since we can't talk hockey why not talk about some chicks or other stuff?

They called him "Monster" because he was the number 1 reason for FBK to win the SEL he broke some of Lundquists records but man this guy is a big goalie. Don't listen to the crap Toronto fans are saying about him I think, he will thrive under Babcock and challenge Howie for the #1 spot.

Not sure if serious, Malkin will easily make more, same thing applies to Datsyuk and some other Russians. The owners are the ones giving out such massive contracts, you can't howl with the wolves and then cry poor, the league has been absolutely ridiculous in terms of handeling this CBA process.

Seriously BAN this little dwarf from being the commissioner. Like someone stated this should have been the easiest CBA ever and all this moronic little bastard said was "we believe we are paying the player too much, we shouldn't do that": 1. you moronic ***** aren't paying anything 2. the NHL is paying YOU too much money son of a ***** 3. revenues are through the roof - want to support your failed franchise-experiments? Do it with your own money you bastard Again sorry for swearing like that but I am pissed off, we are losing another season because a certain commissioner has absolutely no negotiation skills or passion for hockey. I hope the players stay unit and call the bluff by this little man so hopefully the owners are going to get fed up with him and finally give him the so deserving boot Players provided two reasonable solutions - just needed some tweaks - the NHL on the other side made one insulting attempt followed up by another. If we lose this season, I think we as fans should unite and "nuke" the NHL with mails stating that we are not coming back if this rat doesn't get the boot. I am really wondering which owners he actually has on his side? Mr. I can't stand him and I think Sneider isn't a fan either.

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

Easily (will contain strong words 1. Parity crap: He is using money from the leagues backbones (original 6 + some tank to win teams), in order to protect his failed and flawed ideas. Yes I am talking about the sunbelt expansion. 2. 2 lockouts in a row and he is going for the hat-trick What else needs to be said? He is the only commissioner in all of sports with such a "track-record", thats disgusting and should get him fired before the season - whenever that may be - is starting. 3. No respect for integrity of the game He will do everything to protect failed franchises but had no problem relocating the Jets, Whalers and Nordiques. There are already options outthere for the NHL to make more money by relocating some teams but no he is a stubborn idiot and prefers to keep them, letting tax payers and well run franchises - such as ours - pay for them. 4. Atrocious person Yes, I get it he is working for the owners and his job is to make them money, blablablabla but he also has to represent the NHL and he is doing an extremely poor job in doing so. There is a reason why this guy gets boo'ed everywhere, save for his cock-sucker tank to stanleycup teams. Everytime he opens his mouth you know immediately he will have to say something stupid and sound like a complete moron, who doesn't even understand one bit of hockey but yet is making more than 88 % of the players. 5. No love for the original 6 Under him the NHL will shoot for the moon to promote some of their failures but when was the last time original 6 matchups got the PR attention they deserve? I really can't remember anything despite the lazy effort such as "two original six teams are playing each other" oh well for how much money we are giving back to this joke of a league under him we should get way more out of it. 6. Changed the game for the worse Daily and him did an absolute horrible by changing the NHL into something it will and should never be, a mainstream sport instead of focusing on already existing real hockeyfans. Agitators having a freepass nowadays because they know exactly they won't have to answer for their crap. Gone are the days when guys like McCarty, Probert (RIP big man) or Koccur would beat the crap out of you if you've done something real dirty, read that carefully Shea Weber! I could go on and on but I'm not risking a ban or warning so I leave it at that, this guy is an atrocious person and an agitator himself ***** him and his suits parity crap.

freaking awesome, hopefully his performance will be equal to the mask design. Wonder how much money the designer received for that. Way to go Monster

Either the dwarf is the most stupid commissioner ever or this is the NHLs way of presenting another insulting offer to the player all along? You can't have a 58 million salary, when some teams are already near the cap not exactly business science ey? The players would be incredible dumb to even think about accepting that, it is not a solution and would mean, tons of players are getting waived or sent straight to the AHL. I trust Fehr so hopefully they don't accept it. Once again the owners fail to provide solutions, other than taking the players money in orer to fix their own damn system. I'm sure in his little land, with his little but heavily expensive car this joke of a commissioner dreams about no NHLPA what a disgrace. I think 66 million would be a more reasonable salary,why not keep the status quo and just drop the salary a bit?

Thanks for all the answers I think that is just wrong. Uncle Gary seems to be more of a Castro than a commissioner. I mean, how boring is it having each site equal? I'd really like to see some great designers/coders working their magic for club sites, instead we have this boring cookie-cutter-style for all 30 teams. As much as I hate to admit it, I always thought the Pens had an awesome one before the league took over all websites.

He and Monster would have face a lot and I mean a lot of rubber, the reason I want Colaiacovo is to push Kindl to the next level other than that, meh.

I still think a luxury tax system would be the best thing. Why force owners to spend? If they don't want to fine, but don't cry foul if You aren't competitive. Same goes with owners who just spend senseless and then cry poor. Players aren't at fault here they're just taking what owners are offering aren't they? Sent from my BlackBerry

Obvious choice given our current situation is Lidstrom god do we need him right now. Followed by Howe, Stevie, Vladdy and Hasek Sent from my BlackBerry

I wish swearing would be allowed sometimes - don't worry I know it is not but this dwarf can go f*** himself. Sorry to break your ilusions Gary but the NHLPA wont break like last time. After reading all the quotes it is so obvious why things aren't going forward NHL wants the moon and players to pay again for Gary and his BS.....Fehr and his team a fair deal. 3 lockout in a row and I will block nhl.com and all official sites for a long time. Enough is enough Sent from my BlackBerry

Don Cherry, Messier, Lidas, Yzerman, The Great One, George Parros after this career just to name a few. Guy failed at the cursive part this should not be enough reason, to can his ass once and for all. He is bad for the game, doesn't respect its integrity nor its employees. I really love how Vancouver and we boo'ed the crap out of him during the Stanley Cup celebrations.

Kenny didn't show one bit of interest in Semin why would he a sign a poor mans Semin. AK47 hardly fits what we need. Sent from my mobilephone

This means Hartnell is on the trading block : -) Sent from my BlackBerry

Just to be clear I am not kissing anyones ass, but personally favoring the NHLPA: Their first proposal showed good will, the NHL though was extremely aggressive and insulting. Sure it does take two sides for a lockout or getting it done. So I ask why did the dwarf react in such an unpro way? Really both sides could have used this as a starting point and go from there...we all know that didn't happen, though the players were willing to play under current terms (yes it may benefit them but this CBA has been crafted by the owners). To me this means, one side does provide solutions to go from while the dwarf behaves like a complete moron fullfilling every possible stereotype. By no means I am indicating, the NHLPA should get everything. Reduced costs of non hockeyplayers is just stupid it would lead to less coaching, development quality. Hardly touching the ridiculous UFA and ELC lenght the owners want. The solution to some proplems is really simple known as relocation or fold. By no means do I have anything against certain fanbases but if they don't cut it with revenue sharing, whtas the point? Lower the cap floor and go with a luxury tax which could be used as additiona" RS. Sent from my BlackBerry

Diry hit? Absolutely Clean hit? Hell no As it stands right now he is our top pairing defenseman with White (I know that is bad), but losing him after a fight would probably kill our playoff chances. That said I think we should take a good look at Jay Rosehill, he is UFA, cheap and one of the better fighters in the game plus a decent skater.

Sure the job is hard but guess what? The dwarfs salary has been rising since the last lockout this guy has made more than 90 % of the players! Bettman will be responsible for 3 lockouts in a row there is no excuse for that. He is the guy who wanted the sunbelt expansion and promised some franchises, who just don't cut it to get them on track. One would think, guys like Mr. I, Sneider, MLSE (now Bell & Rogers) and some other owners aren't too happy with paying for his failed decisions. If the owners can't control themselves screw them. The way he has responded to a fair offer for me indicates, he doesn't give a ... about the players so I really hope the players will return the favor and give him and his greedy owners a ridiculous new offer. Fehr did and excellent job by creating a war inside the owners :-) You can be the mouthpiece of the owners sure thats the job of a commissioner but being an absolute **** is not required for the job, so this guy is the wrong person and he needs to canned.

You gotta wonder whom they are going to pair up with Weber? Josi would make the most sense but is he really ready for first pairing minutes?

Sending our top guns to the GR will destroy the development process big time. They are kids growing into adults by getting their meaningful minutes, if we send our stars back down these players would sit in the press box and watch them playing. I think some will end up in Sweden, Switzerland and guys like Datsyuk in the KHL.

Low risk average reward great signing for the Preds.

I say if it really comes down to it, let them fail. These owners are all rich as hell so if they overspend and fail to get the franchise on track its not the players fault, it is their own damn fault and the dwarf is absolute idiot for not acknowledging that fact. Fehr played it pretty well, now the NHL has to fight the players and itself :-) There is already revenue sharing if franchises still can 't cut it do something against it, if we end up with less but overall more profitable teams so be it. Funny how the NBA and NFL are always getting mentioned but not the MLB with the luxury tax which is a way better system of course. This is hockey not the NBA, NFL and MLB so who cares what they are doing? Only one guy the dwarf, why not let him be the commissioner of these leagues? Hockey would benefit a great deal from this. Personally the NHL will lose me for some time if its comes to a lockout, even as die hard fans we need to show them we do care and won't tolerate this s*** every 5 or 8 years.

so how about a 75/25 split? 75 = lockout, 25 = no lockout Mentally I am already prepared for a lockout it has already been way too long without hockey.

Well even if the dwarf is the mouthpiece of the owners, he is still acting like a complete idiot. Reminds me on a butthurt child because her dad didn't buy the new Malibu Stasy with a hat... I think if we are going to have another lockout, the media will be calling for his head and finally force the owners hand. Fehr and the NHLPA has done a great job so far, I am really impressed with them and no, they won't roll over again the league is showing record revenues so why not keep the status quo?