[NHL] Off Season- draft, trades, rumours, withdrawl support

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jwhouk

jwhouk

Dude - they are NOT going to cancel the Winter Classic. Unlike '04, they are actually talking. Face-to-face. It might take a while, and we might lose some of the pre-season, but it is NOT going to affect the Winter Classic.

BUY the tickets.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

I think there will be a lockout. The CBA negotiations have been progressing at a snail's pace and there's no way the owners are going to just agree to the first counter offer the NHLPA has given them (Which, as I understand it, wasn't even a full counter-proposal. That's still coming). So I'm not seeing a scenario where they come to an agreement by the 15th.

But I still have faith the season will start up before 2013, and as long as it's started before December is over, we should still get a Winter Classic.
 
B

BErt

I think there will probably be a lock out of some sort too but I agree with jwhouk, they would never let it affect the Winter Classic at this point.

We went to the one at Wrigley and it was just an incredible atmosphere. If you can afford it at all, buy 4. Do eeet.

...and sell two to me :awesome:
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

BErt said:
I think there will probably be a lock out of some sort too but I agree with jwhouk, they would never let it affect the Winter Classic at this point.

We went to the one at Wrigley and it was just an incredible atmosphere. If you can afford it at all, buy 4. Do eeet.

...and sell two to me :awesome:
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Other than my immediate family, who is even more poor than me and certainly can't afford it, I only have one friend who would want to go. And she ALSO had her name selected today. So between the two of us we can buy up to 8 tickets. If you are serious, I could probably hook you up.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

I'm betting on this being somewhere between NFL lockout (a few preseason games canceled) and NBA lockout (third of the season eliminated).

And DA - I severely doubt that Fehr will cause a two-year lockout.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

My purchase window has opened, but the site is still saying no tickets available. Blargh.

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tickets became available.

They force you to buy an equal number of either OHL or AHL tickets. Thought I could get away with just buying 2 AHL and 4 NHL, but no.

Also all the cheapest AHL tickets are gone, so I had to buy the most expensive ones. Luckily those ones are only $38, but still. Could have saved $80 there if the $18 tickets were available.

For the Winter Classic, I was able to snag green tickets. Section 30, row 34.

You don't need to know how much I paid all together and after service fees. :(

Now I really need to find a job...
 
Silent Bob

Silent Bob

So do the players association and the owners alike not making money? Because I think a lockout is going to kill hockey in the US. Certainly a number of teams are going to go under.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

That's what y'all don't understand - it wouldn't mean, "Hey, I get my Nordiques back!" or anything - it means a team (or teams) goes bye-bye, so-long-farewell out-the-door sayanora.
 
Silent Bob

Silent Bob

Jay said:
Won't happen.
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Why not? It's not like the NHL has a money tree growing out of Bettman's ass. They're going to lose massive amounts of the fans they pulled in after the 2005 lockout from the US. Hockey was just starting to gain momentum. Now, it's going to get supplanted by the NFL, MLB, and NBA.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

Yup. Apparently they did it last year and they had something like 13,000 viewers. I checked it out and it was every bit as boring as it sounds.
But they've put up a time lapse video now with music, much more entertaining.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

...Let me guess, he put the Predators in the "loser" category (and I'm saying that without even looking at the article).

EDIT: Yep. Nice to know you can always rely on the MSEHM to push out the same crap year in and year out:

Losers: Nashville Predators – While it’s always inspirational when the franchise’s star player believes the team is ready to soar upwards in the standings, some teammates are starting to worry that that’s not the actual meaning of that “Flyers 4ever” tattoo Shea Weber keeps trying to hide from everyone.
 
checkeredhat

checkeredhat

jwhouk said:
...Let me guess, he put the Predators in the "loser" category (and I'm saying that without even looking at the article).
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Losers: Nashville Predators – While it’s always inspirational when the franchise’s star player believes the team is ready to soar upwards in the standings, some teammates are starting to worry that that’s not the actual meaning of that “Flyers 4ever” tattoo Shea Weber keeps trying to hide from everyone.
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I felt good about the Leafs being listed as Winners, until I read it.
Winners: Toronto Maple Leafs – Have kept essentially the same roster that’s best known for being incapable of winning a game after the all-star break, which is brilliant since this season won’t have one.
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blotsfan

blotsfan

I guess. I wonder how long itll be until phoenix knows whats happening. Ugh I really hope we don't give him that much.
 
Jay

Jay

How useless is Rene Bourque? He gets injured during the off-season... will be out until most likely end-november.

Odds are... he won't even miss a game.
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

Gentlemen and the women we annoy, The Hockey News annual yearbook is out with bold predictions for how next season will unravel!

Drum roll please!

East

1. PIT 2. BOS 3. WAS 4. NYR 5. PHI 6. TBL 7. BUF 8. OTT 9. CAR 10. FLO 11. NJD 12. TML 13. MTL 14. WIN 15. NYI


West

1. STL 2. VAN 3. LOS 4. CHI 5. MIN 6. SJS 7. DET 8. NAS 9. DAL 10. PHO 11. ANA 12. CAL 13. EDM 14. COL 15. CLB


Seriously, Carolina does not make the play offs? What ever, you drunken twatwaffles. Nashville only 8th? Why? You expect their goaltending to disappear? That's a pretty steep jump for Minnesota, lets see how well they mesh before anointing them the chosen team.

and The Hockey News predicts you Stanley Cup Champions are....

the Vancouver Canucks

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

I agree with your initial reaction. And I also agree with your assessment with the West.

I have always said that should my boys in gold and blue win the Holy Grail, there should be a line of Canadian sportswriters who should have moonshine dumped on them from the Cup. And then, they all need to line up and take a Shea Weber slapshot to the groin area. :rofl:
 
HCGLNS

HCGLNS

My only concerns about Nashville not winning their division or finishing top 6 are how hard they push Rinne. 73 starts last year with 3 rounds of playoffs. He needs more rest this year to see similar results.

I have no concerns regarding Nashvilles defence, they have a solid 3 in Weber, Klein & Gill. And the entire point for Gill to be there is that he makes young defencemen better, the writers can squawk about how huge a hole in leadership Suter leaves, but Gill fills that whole and then some. Gill is a well travelled for a reason, he makes potentially great players into great players.
 
jwhouk

jwhouk

Klein has become something of a whipping boy among Preds Nation because of his sometimes inconsistent play. Suter... It might be a case of addition by subtraction with him.
 
Timmus

Timmus

Pre season predictions are dumb. Nucks are contenders and as a fan that's all I can ask for. Enjoy the hatorade boys.
 
Covar

Covar

Players and Owners are scheduled to meet later today. Time to pray.

In related news Ron Francis is now a Ownership Partner of the Carolina Hurricanes. :)
 
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