MOEBEAGLE said:
your idiot may have won the pc junk but he has lost the war and maybe the entire league. So praise him because I come to burry him and his supporters. When you all are watching a feeder system instead of the best of the best just remember which side you were on and do not cry because it is so unbecoming to be seen as a crybaby. HE HE
IS ON YOU
I don't get it. First of all, the poll does not ask which side we are on, it asks who won. Clearly, Goodenow's press conference was awful. Just droning on and on, looking uncomfortable, blaming everything on the owners. Bettman's was short, to the point and began with an apology. When Goodenow was asked for an apology, all he said was that Gary should be apologising (note to Bob - he did)
So, yes we are "praising" him in the sense that we are presented with two alternatives and have to pick one.
Now, your statement that "when you are all watching a feeder system instead of the best of the best," I don't get it. Where are they going to go? Europe? Maybe. If so, so be it. I hate being blackmailed as a fan. Buy us a stadium or we'll go to Las Vegas - bye and don't let the door hit you on the way out. Jack up your ticket prices to pay outrageous salaries or we'll go play in Sweden. Whatever. I can live without hockey I think. In fact, it has been sort of peaceful. I like what Ray Ratto said on ESPN today - we'll take a quick peek in next September and see if the players and owners have decided to share their toys. If not, wlee there is always 2006-07