It's official: NHL season cancelled.

[The Germanator]

http://nhlcbanews.com/news/season_cancelled021605.html

Well, can't say it wasn't expected, but I was going to be amused if they decided to have a 28-game season and full playoffs. I would've watched it, but it would have been weird to have a Stanley cup winner who played only 28 games...Anyway, other thoughts on this?

[Jonbo298]

I need to be catched up but was the season cancelled because the players think they aren't making enough or because the NHL doesn't have the money to keep going this year for some reason?

[Null]

they've had shortened seasons before. But this was rather obvious months ago.

interesting they had on the news a few days ago, talking to Chelios, and he said if the lockout runs into next season, him and many other NHL players are talking about starting up thier own league. said maybe starting with 6 teams are so. I have to admit, it would be interesting to see if they could get it going successfully.

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

I need to be catched up but was the season cancelled because the players think they aren't making enough or because the NHL doesn't have the money to keep going this year for some reason?

its for the future, going the way things are, owners would continue to run out of money, teams would die out, and it wouldnt be good. So owners are trying to find a way to start a salery cap. Players it seems dont mind taking pay cuts, but they dont want to have a salery cap.

so it goes on unsettled.

[Joeiss]

It's sad that they made their biggest concessions when it was too late to save the season. The owner's coming off linkage and the players coming off luxury tax was huge... Too bad they had less that 24 hours to work out a deal... 6.5 million dollars away from a season, and now its over.

The only thing that I am mad about is the fact that in the summer, everbody knew that there wasn't going to be a season... But they had to keep our hopes up for so long, only to reaffirm what we allready new in September.

Bastards.

[Jonbo298]

What's so bad about a Salary Cap anyways? What the hell are sports players buying that warrants the need for millions upon millions a year?

[Null]

well they brought up some interesting points of why they dont want em. i just forgotten what they were :P

[Seth]

The NHLPA went for a salary cap AND the immediate 24 % salary reduction right?


I'm blaming it on bettman. He obviously didn't want the season to begin with. They offered a salary cap and got taken down to a six mill difference. That's ****ing close enough.



Null, is that all you know about the Chelios comment on starting their own league?


oh, and goodbye markus naslund. You played some damn fine hockey.