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NHL/ NHLPA Reach Tentative Deal

June is way to long to be playing a winter sport. I do like the idea of no tie games tho, bring back the shootout.
 
MacNut said:
June is way to long to be playing a winter sport. I do like the idea of no tie games tho, bring back the shootout.
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Of course almost every province in Canada still has snow (and ice) in some part of it in June. :D
 
aloofman said:
Obviously it's the spoiled brats who make the headlines. You don't sell many papers by publicizing the third-string player who does charity work, but won't have a job next year.
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I agree with you, but still, it is what it is...

aloofman said:
I agree with you about there being too many teams, but the season has been the same length for decades. October until June.
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Ah yes, I was counting pre-season as well. ;) As for the length though, I remember when I was younger (which is not decades ago! ;)) the Stanely Cup being held in May, with the playoffs even starting in April - I didn't think things ended in June like they do now. I seem to remember this being the case for sure in '89 when Calgary won...
 
stcanard said:
Shootouts.

I pray that this rule gets shot down. No ties, fine. Keep playing until somebody scores. But shootouts? Ugh. :mad:
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In regular season, I don't mind this, as long as each team still earns a point, and the winner of the shoot out receives an additional point. That being said, if they ever introduce shootouts into the playoffs, I'll snap.


The Yanks like the shootouts, I don't know why, but if hockey as a business wants to succeed they need something to draw the average joe know-nothing to the game. These average joe know-nothings are the same people who can't appreciate hockey for what it is, but somehow enjoy nascar racing.
 
~Shard~ said:
What a lot of class this guy has. Hmm, what was my earlier comment about a lot of professional athletes?.... :rolleyes:
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Pretty selective of you! Several hundred other NHL players didn't say anything stupid today, but I guess the press didn't cover them.

I could just as easily say that based on your post, MacRumors members use the :rolleyes: emoticon a lot.
 
~Shard~ said:
Ah yes, I was counting pre-season as well. ;) As for the length though, I remember when I was younger (which is not decades ago! ;)) the Stanely Cup being held in May, with the playoffs even starting in April - I didn't think things ended in June like they do now. I seem to remember this being the case for sure in '89 when Calgary won...
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You're right that Calgary won the Cup in May of '89. (Somehow I prefer to remember that the Kings eliminated them the following year, but I digress...) But the NHL made all rounds a best-of-seven starting with the '87 playoffs, so it's not because there were fewer games.

My hazy memory leads me to believe that there are a lot more off days in the playoffs now. I seem to remember that back then they played on consecutive nights if there wasn't travel needed, and sometimes even then. Now, like the NBA, it takes two weeks to play a best of seven series, rather than 9-10 days like before. Add up those extra days for all four rounds and it would end in May instead. But like I said, I'm just guessing.
 
aloofman said:
Pretty selective of you! Several hundred other NHL players didn't say anything stupid today, but I guess the press didn't cover them.

I could just as easily say that based on your post, MacRumors members use the :rolleyes: emoticon a lot.
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Fair enough, I just found it amusing that an example (yes, it is only one small one!) of what I was talking about earlier actually happened today. I understand where you're coming from though. ;)

aloofman said:
You're right that Calgary won the Cup in May of '89. (Somehow I prefer to remember that the Kings eliminated them the following year, but I digress...) But the NHL made all rounds a best-of-seven starting with the '87 playoffs, so it's not because there were fewer games.
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Ah, cool, I never knew that - thanks for the enlightenment! Yah, I remember Calgary because at the time my brother was a huge Flames fan and they were the closest city to us with an NHL team apart from Winnipeg.

aloofman said:
My hazy memory leads me to believe that there are a lot more off days in the playoffs now. I seem to remember that back then they played on consecutive nights if there wasn't travel needed, and sometimes even then. Now, like the NBA, it takes two weeks to play a best of seven series, rather than 9-10 days like before. Add up those extra days for all four rounds and it would end in May instead. But like I said, I'm just guessing.
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Actually, that makes a lot of sense as well. I never played close enough attention to see if that was the case or not, but you could definitely be right.

Again, thanks for the insight! :cool:

Oh, and just for you: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: ;)
 
clayj said:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8574789/

Seriously, he ought to be kicked out of the NHL for what he said about Bettman... you may not like the guy, but some comments go waaaaaay beyond the pale.
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Chris Chelios has been saying things like this for years now, he made similar comments in the '94 lockout. He's just a moron, like Jeremy Roenick.
 
rickvanr said:
Chris Chelios has been saying things like this for years now, he made similar comments in the '94 lockout. He's just a moron, like Jeremy Roenick.
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Well, at least he's not afraid to speak his mind... ;)
 
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