Peyote said:I'm not sure what comes after that though
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.
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.
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.
stcanard said:Shootouts.
I pray that this rule gets shot down. No ties, fine. Keep playing until somebody scores. But shootouts? Ugh.![]()
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.
~Shard~ said:What a lot of class this guy has. Hmm, what was my earlier comment about a lot of professional athletes?....![]()
~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...
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 theemoticon a lot.
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.
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.
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.
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.