Nhl lockout over! Thoughts?

[discountsxxx]

I heard through the grapevine fans wanted to all miss the first homegame on purpose for their team, as a f*** you to the Bettman and the NHL.


What's everyone's thoughts on the lockout being over?

 

[Jagger69]

Good question for this thread:

http://board.freeones.com/showthread.php?614635-NHL-12-13-Thread/page13

Personally, I'd love to see a first-game boycott. Don't know what good it would do but it would sure be awesome to see empty stands when they drop the puck for the first time. Especially in Toronto. Montreal, Boston, New York, Detroit, Chicago and any other big-money franchise whose greedy owners were to blame for this bullshit we had to endure. Cocksuckers.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Yup. They really shit the bed on this one. They were having record television ratings for the last two years in the United States, and now they're back to square 1 on that. Good TV ratings are nothing but good for the sport and the franchises, but the owners just didn't give a shit, and took the fight to the next level.

Also, Bettman needs to go the fuck away, and someone who has balls and integrity needs to step up into that position. Someone who will tell the owners to go fuck themselves when they're hell-bent on destroying the NHL because of greed.

How about Wayne Gretzky for commissioner? He sure as hell can't coach, but he seems pretty good with the administrative stuff...

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

I'm one of the rare "fans" that sided with the players on this one. The owners - all billionaires, mind you - were screwing them; the NHL has been doing great, which is why they felt they had to stand their ground.

Eh, whatever. I had college hockey and the WJC to keep me entertained. I personally support the players and my team.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Yup. They really shit the bed on this one. They were having record television ratings for the last two years in the United States, and now they're back to square 1 on that. Good TV ratings are nothing but good for the sport and the franchises, but the owners just didn't give a shit, and took the fight to the next level.

Also, Bettman needs to go the fuck away, and someone who has balls and integrity needs to step up into that position. Someone who will tell the owners to go fuck themselves when they're hell-bent on destroying the NHL because of greed.

How about Wayne Gretzky for commissioner? He sure as hell can't coach, but he seems pretty good with the administrative stuff...

Did the owners not put him in there? Bettman was clearly on the billionaires' side, and I'm sure they lined his pockets because of it. The guy is a snake. Just look at him.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Did the owners not put him in there? Bettman was clearly on the billionaires' side, and I'm sure they lined his pockets because of it. The guy is a snake. Just look at him.

Yup. That's the problem.

 

[Jagger69]

I'm one of the rare "fans" that sided with the players on this one. The owners - all billionaires, mind you - were screwing them; the NHL has been doing great, which is why they felt they had to stand their ground.

Eh, whatever. I had college hockey and the WJC to keep me entertained. I personally support the players and my team.

I haven't talked to too many fans that are truly informed on what this lockout was all about who sided with the owners. Most of us thought the players were being screwed IMO.

Oh yeah....Bettman is the devil incarnate. 3 play stoppages on his watch and counting.....with one total season lost. Jerkoff....

 

[Sam Fisher]

Average Salaries in the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL

1. NBA - $5.15 million

The average NBA player made $5.15 million in salary in 2010-11. That was easily the highest average salary of the four major sports leagues in the United States. NBA players make the most money, on average, because there are fewer NBA players than NFL players, or NHL players or major league baseball players.

NBA teams can have a maximum of 15 players per team. There are 30 NBA teams. So there only a total of 450 NBA players. NBA teams play 82 regular season games, and the league has a long playoff season too, which generated enough income to pay the players an average of $5.15 million.

The NBA is currently locking out its players, as the league is trying cut salaries in the league. So if the NBA plays in 2011-12, the players will earn a lower average salary, but no matter what the concessions the owners get from the players, NBA players will still be the highest paid in pro sports.

2. MLB - $3.31 million

With an average salary of $3.31 million, major league baseball players are the second highest paid players of the four major sports leagues. There are 25 players on each of the 30 teams in MLB, or a total of 750 players.

MLB teams play 162 games per season, which provides a ton of games for the league to generate income from. In order to generate even more income, MLB is contemplating adding more wild card teams for the playoffs. What hurts baseball is that it is the most regional of all the major sports.\

3. NHL - $2.4 million

NHL players make the third most money of the major sports leagues, with an average salary of $2.4 million. There are 23 players on each of the 30 NHL teams, for a total of 690 players.

I'm surprised that NHL players make as much as they do. One of the major papers in New York City used to show the weekly ratings of sports games on TV in the New York market. NHL games were always the lowest rated of any sport, and some of the ratings were incredibly low. A Stanley Cup Finals game on NBC in 2007 was the lowest rated prime time program in NBC history.

4. NFL - $1.9 million

The irony of life. The NFL is easily the most popular of all the sports leagues in the United States, but NFL players make, on average, the least amount of money at $1.9 million a year. That's because of two reasons.

Each NFL team has 53 total players. There are 32 NFL teams, for a total of 1,696 players. That's almost four times the number of players in pro football than in the NBA, over 1,000 more players than the NHL has, and well over twice as many players as MLB has.

NFL teams only play 16 games in the regular season. That's a just a fraction of the number of games each if the other sports leagues play per year. Less games means less opportunity to generate income.

So there are a lot more NFL players than there are NBA, NHL or MLB players, and the teams play far fewer games. The NFL still generates a ton more income than the other leagues do because NFL football is so much more popular. Plus the Super Bowl alone generates incredible income for the NFL.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10423863

Fuck 'um all! I'll NEVER pay to watch a professional sport ever again.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Average Salaries in the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL

1. NBA - $5.15 million

The average NBA player made $5.15 million in salary in 2010-11. That was easily the highest average salary of the four major sports leagues in the United States. NBA players make the most money, on average, because there are fewer NBA players than NFL players, or NHL players or major league baseball players.

NBA teams can have a maximum of 15 players per team. There are 30 NBA teams. So there only a total of 450 NBA players. NBA teams play 82 regular season games, and the league has a long playoff season too, which generated enough income to pay the players an average of $5.15 million.

The NBA is currently locking out its players, as the league is trying cut salaries in the league. So if the NBA plays in 2011-12, the players will earn a lower average salary, but no matter what the concessions the owners get from the players, NBA players will still be the highest paid in pro sports.

2. MLB - $3.31 million

With an average salary of $3.31 million, major league baseball players are the second highest paid players of the four major sports leagues. There are 25 players on each of the 30 teams in MLB, or a total of 750 players.

MLB teams play 162 games per season, which provides a ton of games for the league to generate income from. In order to generate even more income, MLB is contemplating adding more wild card teams for the playoffs. What hurts baseball is that it is the most regional of all the major sports.\

3. NHL - $2.4 million

NHL players make the third most money of the major sports leagues, with an average salary of $2.4 million. There are 23 players on each of the 30 NHL teams, for a total of 690 players.

I'm surprised that NHL players make as much as they do. One of the major papers in New York City used to show the weekly ratings of sports games on TV in the New York market. NHL games were always the lowest rated of any sport, and some of the ratings were incredibly low. A Stanley Cup Finals game on NBC in 2007 was the lowest rated prime time program in NBC history.

4. NFL - $1.9 million

The irony of life. The NFL is easily the most popular of all the sports leagues in the United States, but NFL players make, on average, the least amount of money at $1.9 million a year. That's because of two reasons.

Each NFL team has 53 total players. There are 32 NFL teams, for a total of 1,696 players. That's almost four times the number of players in pro football than in the NBA, over 1,000 more players than the NHL has, and well over twice as many players as MLB has.

NFL teams only play 16 games in the regular season. That's a just a fraction of the number of games each if the other sports leagues play per year. Less games means less opportunity to generate income.

So there are a lot more NFL players than there are NBA, NHL or MLB players, and the teams play far fewer games. The NFL still generates a ton more income than the other leagues do because NFL football is so much more popular. Plus the Super Bowl alone generates incredible income for the NFL.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-10423863

Fuck 'um all! I'll NEVER pay to watch a professional sport ever again.

NHL players take on far more abuse than any of the other sports. NFL also only plays 16 games a year and are only on the field (defense, offense) half the game.

1. NHL
2A. MLB
2B. NBA
4. NFL