haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 Please keep the discussion about the lockout and addressing the content of people's posts, not about the person themselves. Posts that cross over into personal insults will be deleted and could result in warnings/suspensions (I've already had to delete a few). Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evilzyme 769 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 Good ol Stanley is going to look mighty good with all those gaps every 6-7 years. 2 Z Winged Dangler and haroldsnepsts reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillbillywingsfan 792 Report post Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Speaking of crying..... Which player will be crying this week to the media. Poor NHLPA and poor Fehr. They are just innocent bystanders in all of this. The Devil wears an NHL Logo. When will the players wake up and finally see that Fehr is just playing a game with all of their money? They are all getting screwed. Edited November 5, 2012 by hillbillywingsfan 2 F.Michael and ami reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted November 7, 2012 Right, and you know there will be another Lockout in 6 years anyway, so what's the point in trying to throw a CBA together? With this current bunch of morons, nothing get's fixed. 50/50 isn't going to fix anything. The Owners need to share revenues better, instead of letting teams like the Leafs sit on massive profits while Phoenix rots, and the city of Glendale pays Millions and Millions to keep the team. The current system is insane! How is it the Leafs fault that they make boat loads of money and the Glendale taxpayers pay millions to keep a team that they don't support anyways? The NHL just needs to leave Phoenix. Why should the Leafs pay any more to revenue sharing than the next team? If they have more profitable teams paying more than others then there needs to be a hierarchy in the NHL where the owners with the most profit have more pull than the owners of teams who can't afford to pay their players and have to give tickets away to get people to the games cause no one will show up otherwise. There is a lockout because there are too many non-hockey markets in the NHL. And why should the rich owners pay the salaries and other costs for teams? Personally, I think revenue sharing is complete BS. That's like Coke giving money to Pepsi cause they can't afford to pay for bottles to put their drink in, but they still want to sell pop.... 1 evilzyme reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Z Winged Dangler 2,082 Report post Posted November 7, 2012 Sucks, but it's the best thing to cancel the game. The lockout has left yet another black mark on the history of the league, and that mark doesn't need to tarnish the league's premier event. The teams don't deserve that, the participants in the Winter Festival at Comerica don't deserve that, and most of all, the fans don't deserve it. Not just the events, but the players also lose years of their careers and primes. Datsyuk and Zetterberg are now short about 100 career NHL points due to the lockout. Teemu Selanne could in all reality have over 700 goals now and over 1500 points. I barf in my mouth as I type this, but Crosby and Ovechkin both had their rookie season delayed a year and lost likely 100 points each to the last full season lockout, and Crosby is "healthy" again and could potentially get 120 points this year with a full season. Nyquist and Smith should be rookies on the Wings roster. Brunner should be on Z's line on the Wings along with Filppula. We have a good backup goalie to alleviate pressure on Howard this year. Tootoo hits and forechecks, nuff said. The Wings are without a captain cause the season hasn't started. The list goes on....Winter Classic. And if there's another year without the Stanley Cup rewarded, the NHL will have a hard time recovering especially in the US. And after their first cup win in history, the Kings don't even get the hounour of defending their crown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jackctheripper 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2012 Wish they would just get a deal done so we can watch some hockey.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted November 20, 2012 Read an article today mentioning how even hockeymad markets like Toronto and Montreal almost stopped reporting about hockey. This is a dangerous game and still can't understand how it has come to this again in 5 years again.? At least Wings and Leafs are going to play the next WC whenever NHL is back Sent from my BlackBerry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chances14 227 Report post Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) canada giving up the nhl is like americans giving up the nfl. it will never happen no matter how many strikes/lockouts there are Edited November 20, 2012 by chances14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danielsm 244 Report post Posted November 27, 2012 As a Canadian, f*** the NHL and the US currency. Paid: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI 708.00 USD @ 1.022768 $724.12 Received: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI -708.00 USD @ .970127 $686.85 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted November 27, 2012 As a Canadian, f*** the NHL and the US currency. Paid: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI 708.00 USD @ 1.022768 $724.12 Received: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI -708.00 USD @ .970127 $686.85 Ouch... Sorry bro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Axe Report post Posted November 27, 2012 As a Canadian, f*** the NHL and the US currency. Paid: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI 708.00 USD @ 1.022768 $724.12 Received: OEI JLA BOX OFFICE 313-396-7575, MI -708.00 USD @ .970127 $686.85 Conspiracy = winter classic speculation!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted November 28, 2012 I guess I don't understand conversion rates very well, because that confuses me. I understand there should be two values, that of the US dollar and that of the CAD dollar. However, why are there three numbers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jedi 1,865 Report post Posted November 28, 2012 I guess I don't understand conversion rates very well, because that confuses me. I understand there should be two values, that of the US dollar and that of the CAD dollar. However, why are there three numbers? At the time Danielsm paid for the tickets, the exchange rate for Canadian-to-US dollars was 1.022768, meaning that $1USD = $1.02CDN. So for the $708 US price, he actually paid $724.12 from his pocket. At the time of the refund, the exchange rate for Canadian-to-US dollars was 0.970127, meaning that $1 USD = $0.97CDN. So for the $708 US refund, he only received $686.85 back. Because the Wings/JLA Box Office can only trade in US Dollars, they could only refund the original $708.00 USD they received, regardless of the currency exchange rate. Through no fault of his own, Danielsm got screwed out of $37.27, or the cost of one beer at the now-cancelled Winter Classic. $708.00 US x 1.022768 = $724.12 Canadian - Amount Paid $708.00 US x 0.970127 = $686.85 Canadian - Amount Refunded Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted November 28, 2012 Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up, I had not realized one was a refund. That is unfortunate. I also didn't realize the US dollar was worth more than the CAD right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euro_Twins 4,476 Report post Posted December 6, 2012 Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up, I had not realized one was a refund. That is unfortunate. I also didn't realize the US dollar was worth more than the CAD right now. It is always up and down, honestly it is luck of the draw, one day it might be worth .97 and the next day it is worth 1.02. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROBIE4PREZ 58 Report post Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) What happens if the NHL REGULAR season starts around Dec. 20th? I keep hearing allot of positive things from tonight's meeting. Could the NHL put the Winter Classic back in motion? Or is the prepping for a event like that take more than 26 days? lol. Edited December 6, 2012 by PROBIE4PREZ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted December 6, 2012 It won't happen. Half the people got their refunds. People cancelled travel/lodging plans. They won't try to rush it. Nobody would show up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Euro_Twins 4,476 Report post Posted December 6, 2012 It won't happen. Half the people got their refunds. People cancelled travel/lodging plans. They won't try to rush it. Nobody would show up. Plus at this point it would be stupid to have it. The ratings would be awful, the attendance poor, The NHL would lose more money on it than what would be invested in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted January 1, 2013 01 Jan 2013. One big fat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoe 165 Report post Posted January 1, 2013 Nice day for a hockey game outside eh, remember the weather today and lets see what we get next year in return Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 1, 2013 Can't wait for the game today! .....oh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest irishock Report post Posted January 1, 2013 Babcock better replace Samuelsson with Smith at the point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankgrimes 1,836 Report post Posted January 1, 2013 What a great hockeygame this will be, so glad to see the perfect human one more time outthere. I am sure the arena is already packed with fans and decked in red and blue white! Thanks to the supreme NHL for making that possible, you really care about the fans......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted January 2, 2013 I'm pretty ticked that I should be in Michigan right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) Oh well, I'll be at the Big House for hockey in 364 more days...supposedly... Edited January 2, 2013 by Hockeytown0001 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites