Doctor No said:
That's odd, because your entire first post is based on how unfair teams are being to players who do not return in time. Your most-recent comment has nothing to do with that.
some people see and read only what they want to... let me post all of my comments to let you know where i stand on this...
the whole setup is bad...
if i think about some more things that show poor planning i'm sure i'll find another reason..
initial post (taken verbatim from tsn story yesterday)
Sources tell TSN that if any Olympic players, Swedes or otherwise, don't return to their NHL team in time to play regular season games the players may be docked pay for the number of days they are absent.
Individual NHL teams have the right to overlook a player’s unavailability if they so choose, but the NHL has made it abundantly clear all NHL players, as per the Olympic agreement, are supposed to be back with their NHL teams by no later than tonight.
Sources say the Swedish Ice Hockey Federation attempted to negotiate with the NHL an exemption for their gold-medal players, who are part of the celebration festivities today in Stockholm, but was told in no uncertain terms that all NHL players are expected back with their teams tonight and if they'e not, they may be subject to losing.
follow up post:
just another example of how very little thought went into planning the entire process...
regular season games ended sunday feb 12th olympic games started feb 14th...
olympics ended yesterday feb 26th...
regular season starts back up 2moro feb 28th...
should've been more space...
if you're going to shut down the league for two weeks
later post:
right, the problem is the piss poor planning...
and what bothers me is that these players gave of themselves unselfishly to as mr. bettman wants u 2 believe 2 spread the game of hockey 2 the world...
of course who wouldn't want 2 represent their country, but while planning that and interrupting the season u have 2 take into consideration simple things like travel...
in fact, it is an affront to fans - season ticket holders more specifically - of the nhl who will not see some of their stars or won't see them at their best which is expected considering the dizzying schedule some guys had...