To all the fans,

I'm sorry that it has played out to this ugly end. :(

I can only hope that next year will be better for all.

sad day for hockey
 

the commissioner of the nhl should be fired !!!! the owners should lay it on the table lets face it they weren't making alot of money the players should be realistic to this fact if i was a team owner i would have never let them cancel the season!!!! over one hundred years!!!! this is the first time that no team will hoist the stanley cup and skate it around the ice by the nhl champions .....sad very sad i had a chance to hold the cup over 40 lbs of silver one of sports greatest trophys come on guys talk get it done!!! :hair:

I am sorry for all fans missing out on the game they love, but what I keep thinking about are the folks who depend on hockey season for a job. So many are affected by way of this impasse. I feel bad for the ones who work at the arenas. Their livelihood has been affected too, along with many others who provide services during the season.

^^^ Too true! :(

Their income from this is normally under six figures annually and they will only use it for food, shelter and clothing. NOT AN ISSUE!!

:nuts:

:whack:

:spank:

It's baaaaaaaaaaack!
 

musicman asked what I thought (and knowing what a fan he is I was kinda surprised to read his last post above but I agree) . . . it just feels more "natural" to have it back again (albeit it's weird that we're talking hockey during a heat wave).

One guy on talk radio said something like, "It's like if an ex-girlfriend wanted to get back together. It'd take me a while but I'd probably warm up to her again." :)

I don't know if I'll be going to watch any games this year because I'm not rich but it is great news for Toronto. The restaurants and other such industries suffered this year.

Yes, according to the NHL's web page
http://www.nhl.com/news/2005/07/230330.html

12:32 PM EDT, 07/13/2005
NHL, NHLPA reach agreement in principle on new CBA

NEW YORK/TORONTO (July 13, 2005) - The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Details of the new Agreement will not be made available publicly pending the formal ratification process by the NHLPA Members and the NHL Board of Governors.

It is anticipated that the ratification process will be completed next week, at which time the parties will be prepared to discuss the details of the Agreement and plans for next season. No further comment will be made until then.
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]So, let's hope the retificationprocess goes smoothly.