02-15-2005, 03:17 PM
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Pixies Den Mother
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: No-Hockey Land, dammit!!
Posts: 11,897
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Originally Posted by Nice Guy
Don't go blaming the owners, it is also the fault of the players.
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But it wasn't the players that refused to play, it was the owners that locked them out. The season could have easily gone on while negotiations continued. But with complete disregard for the fans, Bettman ordered the lockout. Bettman is not, and never has been a hockey man, and has done more harm to the league than good. His insistence on "growing" the league by putting teams in places where there is no fan base is at the very least part of the cause of many small market teams losing money. |