Vinland
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BobMckenzie said:Yeah, it looked like a play at the plate early Monday night but by the time midnight rolled around, odds were heavily favoured against there being a season. They were getting driven closer together, but only to a point and then the NHL ultimatum, and the players' response to it, drove a wedge in the process and with each passing minute the two sides got more and more polarized. Players who were sagging and questioning the PA suddenly hopped back on the Bob bandwagon, owners who were watching Bettman up the ante tapdanced on him to make sure this wasn't going to be the 1994 folderoo all over again. It was a going to take a rabbit out of the hat after that and when they didn't talk at all overnight or the morning, it was done like dinner by the 11 a.m. deadline. Funny thing is a lot of players, even after 11 a.m., even after 12 noon, even as Gary was walking to the hotel for the announcement, were convinced something was going to happen. Fantasy, man.
Bob is it hard not to just grab Glen Healy and shake him till he stops talking. He is the worst union shill I have ever seen. If he was smarter and made better point maybe it would be ok but come on. His comment about guys like Mess, Stevie Y and others not getting to skate off waving to fans was brutal. I am shocked that Brurke hasn't choked him yet.
You on the other hand have done the best work I have ever seen you do. I have been very impressed. We have met a number of times at different hockey events and I have been very impressed with your work during the lock-out.