2/10/2005 GDT - Meetings underway

[RangerBoy]

I hope I win the lottery.

I wanna marry Jennifer Garner

 

[RangerBoy]

I hope something significant happens today or tomorrow. This is torture. Was the 1994-1995 lockout this bad?

No

 

[Lady Rhian]

What a difference a week or two makes. Last week and the week before, this board was crazy with posters who had hope. Now, it's quiet on here. Pessimism is higher now, with no hope in sight.

Even Eklund's rumors can't keep people around anymore, it seems. :lol

 

[RangerBoy]

What a difference a week or two makes. Last week and the week before, this board was crazy with posters who had hope. Now, it's quiet on here. Pessimism is higher now, with no hope in sight.

Even Eklund's rumors can't keep people around anymore, it seems. :lol

It's early.There is nothing going on.They have been meeting at the NHL offices near the ACC since 11 this morning

 

[Lady Rhian]

I wonder what toppings they ordered on their pizzas?

 

[gobuds]

No that will happen tomorrow. Tonight they'll say....

"We have no comments on todays meeting, but we plan on meeting again tomorrow"

you forgot, "out of respect for the process"

 

[Motown Beatdown]

Bad day for me, not only do these guys have be fooled again into some sense of false hope. But i have to get a root canal done later today.

 

[Melanson]

What a difference a week or two makes. Last week and the week before, this board was crazy with posters who had hope. Now, it's quiet on here. Pessimism is higher now, with no hope in sight.

Even Eklund's rumors can't keep people around anymore, it seems. :lol

I think you can only run into a brick wall so many times before you realize that it hurts and you just don't want to do it again

We've had our hopes up so many times before because we WANT the lockout to be settled. Having been shot down repeatedly makes you pessimistic and you think that it will NEVER happen

 

[WhitePony]

I wonder what toppings they ordered on their pizzas?

 

[Slats432]

I wonder what toppings they ordered on their pizzas?

Listen...I spent an entire lunch break editing posts the last time people were talking pizza. I figure Jay Onrait stole the idea from here for his stupid column.

Please for the love of anything sacred, enough with the food jokes.

 

[Crazy Lunatic]

What is said after todays meetings...

NHLPA: "The meetings were futile and the two sides have philosophical differences that will never be resolved. All members of the NHLPA will now be flying to Europe as it is clear that this NHL season will be cancelled."

NHL: "The discussions were fantastic and much progress has been made. Our schedule makers are working overtime as we believe an announcement of a saved season is a mere formality at this point. We sincerely thank the NHLPA for all of their efforts and hope to finalise our agreement tomorrow morning."

 

[Leafer4Life]

I think you can only run into a brick wall so many times before you realize that it hurts and you just don't want to do it again

We've had our hopes up so many times before because we WANT the lockout to be settled. Having been shot down repeatedly makes you pessimistic and you think that it will NEVER happen

ITA!

 

[gobuds]

fan 590- talks over- NO PROGRESS!!

 

[chiavsfan]

figures

 

[Leafer4Life]

CTV Headline News says that Last Ditch Labor Talks Continue In Toronto..........

 

[Leafer4Life]

NHL Calls News Conference for 4pm et

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=114434

 

[ResidentAlien*]

So it's Daly and not Betty doing the presser, rumors say that Gary has a hair appointment

 

[Crows*]

It's all over. Been over for al ong time.

What a waste of time and how idiotic can these guys get.

 

[Leafer4Life]

Uh-Oh......

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=114434

The already bleak prospects for an NHL season have taken yet another turn for worse, possibly for the final time

Sources tell TSN talks between the NHL and NHLPA have broken off and that today's session was largely unproductive.

 

[Levitate]

what's the point of the NHL calling a press conference? if no progress was made and it's the same old same old, what's the point? why not just release some statements to the press like usual

unless they're just gonna cancel the season now and be done with it

or it could just be another PR stunt by the NHL, which would bug the hell out of me even more

 

[Leafer4Life]

Senior director Ted Saskin is slated to address the media at 5 pm et at the union head office.

 

[nomorekids]

While I'm not exactly optimistic, I'm largely skeptical of TSN\THEFAN\Sportsnet and their ambiguous "sources," which have been wrong on more than one occasion. Let's not jump ship until we hear what Daly has to say at 4.

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

 

[avalanche_country]

it is 2 things and two things only ...

1- to repeat the same old song and dance as yesterday and before
2- to officially cancel the season and the PA knows this and is why their press conf. is afterwards

 

[Motown Beatdown]

While I'm not exactly optimistic, I'm largely skeptical of TSN\THEFAN\Sportsnet and their ambiguous "sources," which have been wrong on more than one occasion. Let's not jump ship until we hear what Daly has to say at 4.

Stop me if you've heard this one before.

good point nomorekids. How many of them even knew about yesterdays meeting before that fact. Seems to me the NHL and NHLPA so called sources are feeding them what info when they want and how they want it portrayed.

 

[ti-vite]

Daly will say some negative hoping to reach some players directly. It gives the players 2 days to react.