TruGr1t
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- Jun 26, 2003
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NJD Jester said:OK, let's try this again:
The commissioner of the National Hockey League said yesterday that the 2004-05 season had to be canceled because there wasn't a deal done and because there wasn't enough time left for a legitimate season.
If there was a deal struck today, how the hell could there be a hockey season? The NHL would be crucified for attempting a season it already claimed would be illegitimate.
I think this is BS. Bettman (and now Daly apparently) has insinuated numerous times that if the players come back in the next few days and agree to the 42.5 million dollar figure he would entertain the idea of starting the season. As another poster has already said, how in the hell do you go from being able to have a 28 game season YESTERDAY to being able to have no season, or 20 game season max, TODAY. This makes zero sense, obviously the leagues plan can still come into effect, the players probably have till the end of this weekend. Bettman said in his press conference (and repeated in in subsequent interviews, he is now also backed by Daly on this) he would not mind the 'embarassment' of coming back to the podium in the next few hours/days after the cancellation to lift it, and he did admit it would be embarrassing for the league. As for being crucified --- you are overreacting, I gaurantee the average fan would not boycott the game or be any less happy the season was on because they cancelled the cancellation.
Now I don't think any of this ground swell 'mutiny' mumbo jumbo is necessarily true. But this idiotic, they already cancelled the season is a dumb argument over the semantics of the word 'cancelled' and really has no bearing in my mind. The NHL would love even 28 games and playoffs if just to make up for the huge amount of revenue lost during this stupid lockout. If the 28 game season plan the NHL has is still applicable, it is in everyone's best interest to see it through.