It's official: NHL season cancelled.

Seth · 02-17-2005, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

This sucks.

Isnt this the first eyar ever they havent played a season?

(Besides reasons like the war)

At least, there will be hockey in September. No matter what.

This will be the first season ever to not have a game played.

The stanley cup wasn't won in 1919 or 1918 because of the polio virus. They still played a season though.

and, they don't know if there will be hockey in september...don't jinx it now.

/me knocks on wood.

Joeiss · 02-17-2005, 03:03 AM

No, there will be hockey played in September... It just might not be the names that we are used to, though...

When the NFL used replacement players, it took 15% of the players to cross the line for them to get a deal done... I hope NHL and the PA don't have to go that far.

Null · 02-17-2005, 10:13 AM

i wish they used replacment players for a short season this year.

i think watching a league of replacement players would kick ass. it woulda been an interesting as hell season/playoff to watch.

Solid Snake · 02-17-2005, 02:39 PM

I am blessed to live in Colorado and have the Avalanche to watch. It really sucks there is no hockey this year. Would much rather watch hockey than MLB or NBA. College tournament is good though.

I agree more with the owners, but I think hockey needs changes to compete with the other sports. First they need to fire the commisioner and the head of the players association. They need to get rid of ties during regular season and have shoot outs. Aslo would be good to get rid of center line or allow players to pass over two lines, it would speed the game up and cause more scoring.

Null · 02-17-2005, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

I am blessed to live in Colorado and have the Avalanche to watch..

I wouldnt call that blessed. more like cursed.

Solid Snake · 02-17-2005, 06:02 PM

Don't tell me you are a Detroit Red Wings fan.

The Germanator · 02-17-2005, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Don't tell me you are a Detroit Red Wings fan.

Yes he is.

Go Flyers....

Null · 02-18-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

Don't tell me you are a Detroit Red Wings fan.

sadly for you tho, because of the canceled season, you wont get to see my annual NHL Playoff Game here....

this'll be the first year without it. thats just sad.....

Typhoid · 02-17-2005, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

I wouldnt call that blessed. more like cursed.

Amen.

Crono · 02-17-2005, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Solid Snake

I am blessed to live in Colorado and have the Avalanche to watch. It really sucks there is no hockey this year. Would much rather watch hockey than MLB or NBA. College tournament is good though.

The Avalanche are indeed an awesome team... I liked them better as the Quebec Nordiques though.

And this pisses me off... I already saw this coming, but I am more pissed off about this whole situation. And not just hockey but all major league sports. These people are being paid millions of dollars to do nothing but play the sport meanwhile there are people who work hard all their lives and make a small fraction of what these guys are making. I'm not saying being a major league sports player is easy, but it is still unfair. And my honest opinion, you could make a team of average Joes and pit them against each other and it'd still be entertaining enough to watch. So whether or not they have replacement players coming in, I don't care, I'd just like to see hockey again this fall.