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In my mind he's the saviour of hockey right now. Him and a couple others really pushed towards a deal.
http://www.nhlpa.com/Content/Feature.asp?contentId=3472
http://www.nhlpa.com/Content/Feature.asp?contentId=3472
Resolute said:And yet, Linden still could not bring himself to apologize for his union's part in the cancellation of the season.
Well, see, a lot of people DON'T think "both sides were equally to blame". some people want to see players own up to their responsibility. It STILL has not happened.Renholder said:Give the guy a break. The lockout is over, it's senseless to put blame as both sides were equally responsible for the lockout . You know what? It's over now, let's all move on.
Crazy_Ike said:"The owners' lockout had a crippling effect on far too many people—on you, our loyal fans, and on those that rely on this sport for their livelihood."
The point considered most important is typically put last in a thesis. In other words, the people hurt worst, according to Linden, were the players.
gscarpenter2002 said:Well, see, a lot of people DON'T think "both sides were equally to blame". some people want to see players own up to their responsibility. It STILL has not happened.
You, however, have the option to avoid the "Business of Hockey" portion of the HF Board.
I'm pretty sure guys like Crazy Ike will only see what they want to see.Duff88 said:I'm pretty sure he talks about the people who lost their jobs because of the lockout. Like people who worked at arena during hockey games.
Hoss said:I'm pretty sure guys like Crazy Ike will only see what they want to see.
anon said:What an incredibly insincere letter, much like the insincere letter from Bettman. I guess the PR gurus on both sides nonetheless felt it necessary that such letters to the fans be written. Now they have. For those fans who needed to hear such sentiments of regrets, now you have them. For the cynics, these letters don't change a thing, so no reason to get bent out of shape over the insincerity. Either way, what's done is done. Let's just move on and get ready for an actual season. That is, after all, what we've all been waiting for, no?
wow - still ripping trev -Crazy_Ike said:He was almost as blamey as Goodenow at the cancellation of the season. If anything my respect for Linden after this letter has gone even lower... and it was not very high beforehand.
"The owners' lockout had a crippling effect on far too many people—on you, our loyal fans, and on those that rely on this sport for their livelihood."
The point considered most important is typically put last in a thesis. In other words, the people hurt worst, according to Linden, were the players. Also notice how often he will refer to the lockout as if the players had nothing to do with it. That was one.
"the players realized the sport could not afford to miss one more game."
No admission of having done anything wrong and pumping the players as having bridged the gap when in truth all they did was accept reality at long last.
" offering many concessions in our attempts to save the season from being cancelled by the owners."
There's two. All the effort was from the players, right Trevor?
"Being locked-out and unable to compete as NHL players was a frustrating situation, but it was made more difficult knowing that the fans were getting caught up in the negotiations rather than the excitement of the game."
There's three and roughly translated this means "it was very annoying to see how badly we got our butts kicked in the PR department."
Retire, already, Trevor. You were as big a problem in these negotiations as anyone.
gscarpenter2002 said:Well, see, a lot of people DON'T think "both sides were equally to blame". some people want to see players own up to their responsibility.
NJD Jester said:Yes, how angry some people must be at the players, who had the nerve to accept the salaries the owners paid them and then, I guess, locked themselves out.
NJD Jester said:Yes, how angry some people must be at the players, who had the nerve to accept the salaries the owners paid them and then, I guess, locked themselves out.
Crazy_Ike said:I don't blame the players for the financial state of the league. However I do blame them for the lockout which was about addressing that state. It took them a year to finally accept a solution that would work, most of which time they spent obstinately shouting solidarity from the rooftops and holding onto meaningless anachronistic ideals instead of working with what was the obvious solution. Since they were 100% the financial beneficiaries of the problems, surely it must have occurred to them that they were also going to be (and should be) 100% the target of the clawback?
Guys like Damphousse never got that.
This is the Business of Hockey board guy. If you want to talk about which FA you should sign, take it to the boards for that. If you don't want to talk about lockout, its causes and fallout, feel free to post elsewhere.OTTSENS said:Alright guys could me move on please!!! Been there, done that, it's in the past now and thank God for that.
gscarpenter2002 said:This is the Business of Hockey board guy. If you want to talk about which FA you should sign, take it to the boards for that. If you don't want to talk about lockout, its causes and fallout, feel free to post elsewhere.
gscarpenter2002 said:This is the Business of Hockey board guy. If you want to talk about which FA you should sign, take it to the boards for that. If you don't want to talk about lockout, its causes and fallout, feel free to post elsewhere.
OTTSENS said:You want to talk about the lockout let's talk about the lockout. The owners are the only one responsible. Not the players. If the owners are to stupid the managed their team and make money without a cap how is that the players fault? Brian Burke said it the best when he said I had a cap fot the last five years in Vancouver is called a budget.