203 replies to this topic

[Barrie]

Please don't go running back! Stand up for yourselfs and show Bettman and Fehr we won't put up with their crap any longer! Full areans will only give leadership the financial support that what they did to us was right, and we'll probably see another lockout in 8 years.

 

This is your entertainment dollars we're talking about! Show them what they did to us was wrong!

[irishock]

I think it's safe to say Fehr is retiring after this one. He was going to retire after leaving MLBPA 3 years ago but pulled a Forsberg and came back. Bettman should be done as well by the time the CBA expires.

[Carman]

I can't believe it got done, cannot wait for things to get back to normal.

[RedWingsDad]

Wait a second.

Does this mean we actually get to discuss HOCKEY now, instead of who's fault the lockout/economic situation is? I'm confused.

 

Yeah for real, but no need to discuss that anymore because we a ALL know who's fault it was....  

 

I joke...

 

So happy to be watching hockey again in a few weeks, and am also eager to start digesting the hockey news coming out of the training camps. WOO HOO

[Hey man nice shot!]

I went to sleep in aug and woke up jan 6 what did i miss? lol

[Marty Barry]

Everybody line up and give daddy a big giant wet one for saving us!

 

 

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[irishock]

Hearing towels are still an issue.

[rrasco]

Wasn't everyone doing the exact opposite to this when they dropped a ton of channels because they refused to pay for them?

You mean when FSN wanted more money?  Fox does that to every service provider.  When it was Direct's turn, they settled the day before the channel was being 86'd.  They tried to do it to Time Warner the year before, when I was a TWC subscriber.  DTV has FSDHD, TWC does not have FSD at all.  No brainer for me.

[metalkorn]

I meant more about when every other cable provider paid for the Viacom channels DirecTV chose not to and customers started leaving in droves.

That's probably been dealt with now, no idea I'm in Canada.

[irishock]

John Shannon ‏@JSportsnet

NHL Board meeting to ratify CBA will be in NYC on Tuesday at the earliest, Wednesday at the latest.

 

So sounds like Jan 15th start date is likely. Training camps take place immediately after ratification. 

 

 

Helene St. James ‏@HeleneStJames

Spoke with Red Wings F Pavel Datsyuk's agent, Gary Greenstin, said Datsyuk will return to Detroit when they know when training camp starts.

Edited by irishock, 06 January 2013 - 05:34 PM.

[Marty Barry]

Lie to him and tell him it starts tomorrow.  And for all that is good in this world DO NOT let him fly any Russian airlines!!!  Send Redbird to get him.

Edited by Marty Barry, 06 January 2013 - 05:44 PM.

[metalkorn]

Lie to him and tell him it starts tomorrow.  And for all that is good in this world DO NOT let him fly any Russian airlines!!!  Send Redbird to get him.

 

Junior teams seemed to make it back just fine.

[chances14]

Bob Duff ‏@asktheduffer

#redwings were planning Feb. 5 pre-game ceremony to retire Lidstrom's No. 5. Wonder if there will be Feb. 5 home date on new #NHL sked?

[irishock]

Retire his jersey 2nd home game. 

Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun

NHL is proposing April 5 trade deadline regardless of start date. But NHLPA and NHL still haven't agreed on critical dates. So we'll see ...

 

 

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl

Told NHLPA plan is to get CBA deal in summary form into the hands of the membership in the next 24 hrs. #TSN

 

Katie Strang ‏@KatieStrangESPN

#CBA In light of tentative CBA agreement, court proceeding between NHL, NHLPA scheduled for tmrw morning has since been adjourned

[irishock]

JLA not available until Jan. 15 http://detroit.sbnat..._medium=twitter

[irishock]

Aaron Ward ‏@aaronward_nhl

NHL pushing speedy process.NHLPA lawyers will be 110% sure the language that goes to paper accurately reflects what they agreed to.#TSN

 

You never know with the NHL.

[Hockeytown0001]

[Uniblab]

They need to do something in memory of Budd Lynch, too.

Edited by Uniblab, 06 January 2013 - 07:52 PM.

[thegerkin]

Honestly I am glad it's over, but this half-season will have a strong stench on it.  A part of me would've been willing to do without hockey for the season if it meant a good housecleaning all around on the NHL and NHLPA leadership. 

 

I feel the same also because of the big **asterisk** next to the season and stats. I had prepared myself for no hockey because a shortened season isn't a "real" season (In my opinion).

[RedWingsDad]

Well, life goes on the same for me here, unless Versus/NBC picks up a lot of Wings games, or someone re-establishes a stream like Drum's.   I have tickets to local hockey, thinking I might see a Wing or two (like Nyquist) in March here, but now that isn't happening.  I really don't expect "free" Center Ice here, since they won't even add NHL Network to our local cable -- since "no one" wants to see hockey here, according to Time Warner Cable. 

 

So.  Great news for all of you in Detroit who still plan to go to games, and better news for those local folks in Motown who have their jobs back, as well. 

 

No one's excited to see Tootoo? 

 

I am very excited to see Tootoo, or rather, to see him show some grit and emotion....  a welcome change on this team of mostly emotionless automatons.