Perhaps the point he was making passed all of you. If the league does in fact field a bunch of scabs and Gretz coaches and Mario skates with them, they will have turned their backs on the players. None of the Canadian players who 99 had crossed will play for him on team canada, nor will they still respect or play with 66. Plus they will have done a diservice to the game of hockey in taking part in a charade that would conclude with some ECHL clown with his name on the Cup.
You clowns need to get past your jealousy of the fact that the players make big salaries and look at things objectively. These guys are blue collar guys just like you and I who happen to be the best in the world at what they do. They're job is high pressure and their carreer is very short and they deserve to make as much as anyone is willing to pay them.
Newsflash...the owners are not the ones who have busted their butts to get where they are. Take a look at the owners, I'd say probably 95% of them are complete ********. Charles Wong, Bill Wirtz, Comcast. These people want to be guaranteed to make millions and millions of dollars just by virtue of owning the franchise. I believe they should make millions of dollars too, but not because they own a franchise. They should have to make smart business decisions and field a good hockey team.
But, go ahead, trash the players and trash Larry Brooks (one of the few columnists who speaks the truth). Call me an idiot, but I'd rather be an idiot than be on the same side as Gary Bettman and Bill Wirtz