11 hours until lockout deadline.

 

*prays to hockey gods for quick resolution*

Well they've been locked out.

:(

*sigh*

Sorry much asI like hockey they're all ready overpaid

/sadface

Totally agree with you Moose...it's going to be weird though without having hockey during the winter. I guess the 2012 Olympic hockey games will be getting watched again here.(my stepdad got the set for Christmas)

 

...something I just noticed...you know you're Canadian when you're upset by a hockey lockout

It looks like this may be a long lock out.

Anyone think this will end up in another missed season?

Yeah, I'm assuming the worst. If they actually resolve this before and get some games in, then YAY!

Well there is always the AHL....

Yeah, I'm assuming the worst. If they actually resolve this before and get some games in, then YAY!

 

This.

 

AH NEEDS MAH HOCKEH.

Well I was just starting to get into hockey again after the last lockout. Guess I'll stick to Baseball and Football.

NHL has already started to cancel games.

Yeah, and no progress on the negotiations.

Meeting again on Tuesday. Let's hope they get something worked out.

I got rid of my TV so I'm slightly less upset about this now as even if it did work out I wouldn't really be able to watch it. Still, I'm pretty unhappy with the whole bloody thing. They had all off season they could have been worrying over this stuff, why do they have to do it during the season?

First they sold my team (The Thrashers) to Winnipeg and now they're not skating at all. Is it raining? No, that's just the NHL peeing on me :(

All of november's games are cancelled. Bad omen, looking like it's gonna be another missed year.

What a load of garbage. I really wish sports commissioners could be voted out of office. What is this for ole Gary, the third or fourth season affected by lockouts? This is garbage.

A big part of this one can be placed on greedy players. The leagues offer is a 50-50 revenue split. The players are already getting 58% if I'm not mistaken. 50-50 is fair.

IS OVER!

 

{I guess there aren't that many hockey fans here}

 

Games begin January 19th!

 

Finally! I'm feeling so jaded and worn from this and previous lockouts. I know some have talked about just boycotting the NHL games for some amount of games but screw it. I needs me some hockey!

Well at least hockey fans won't have to deal with another lockout for at least 8 years, 10 if you're lucky.  Better than the 5 it was last time.

I can see the thought behind boycotting in all its depth,  but I mean, on the surface, we were upset there was no hockey, now they're finally getting back to it, and we're supposed to say 'no, we don't want it anymore'? 

 

To what end? We don't buy any merchandise, we don't buy tickets and they don't end up getting any money and they struggle now that they are back and that will show them?

 

How far do we push it? Just the rest of this season,  but don't worry boys, we'll be back next year, so really you'll be ok, the sport will be ok and we're just punishing ourselves further when its not really gonna matter! Or do they expect us to keep it up until the NHL is well and truely done, in which case, we've done the same, only successfully and we've killed dreams of people joining the NHL and we'll have killed a tradition in many homes of having kids stay up late eating pizza and pop watching the game on Saturday night? 

 

Either way, I don't really see the point.  All that looks like to me is making the fans suffer more. We're the ones who want to watch it, and yes, we can see it as a kick to us when they don't play and we're left wanting it, but really, this whole upset on our end is that we wanted hockey back. So we got it, so shut up and watch, or screw yourself out of seeing any more games. 

 

So, yeah, I'll be watching. And yeah I did find other things to do with my hockey nights, but that doesn't mean I won't tune in now that its back.