The NHL can...

I've emailed the

NHL

NHLPA

Chicago Blackhawks

And told them they can kiss my a$$.  They will never see another dime of my money, Bunch of greedy (insert word for donkeys here)

They can stuff it.

Season got cancelled.

I know life is different up North, but I can't say that I really care that much about the season being cancelled.  Haven't really missed it.  Didn't really watch much other than the Stanley Cup Finals...oh well...there is always

BASEBALL !!!!

Preseason has already started for some!!!

I'm saddened that the NHL has gone and done the unthinkable, but I'm not sad for myself, although I can't say I won't miss it a lot.  I'm sad for my 7yo son, who lives and breathes hockey, and wonders every time he sees footage of a game, wonders if there is a game on, and then seeing the dejection in his face when I tell him no, there are no games this year.  I'm sad that he won't have the opportunity to sit and watch a game with his dad, like I had with mine, when I was growing up.  Now only were games entertainment and a chance to for us, but it was also a chance for his 7yo sponge of a mind to learn some of the finer points of hockey.

Although we still have our backyard rink and are weekend youth hockey league, there was nothing like staying up past our bedtimes (both of ours), watching a few periods and having him fall asleep in my lap. I'd like to say I won't be back as a fan, but I know that's not true.  I can forgive, but I won't forget.

Chris

Oh, I thought that had happened a long time ago. Pro athletes are spoiled brats...

my now 4 year old daughter was mesmerised by hockey when she was a 3 y/o. But now, I don't know if she'll ever know what it's like to watch the Hawks because the way I look at it...( I posted this elsewhere and copied it over)

I  think this is the end of the NHL point blank.

MLB had to juice the balls and have the Sosa McGwire HR battle to get people interested again after the 94 strike, and baseball still isn't the same as it was prior to that. And it's still a longer way away from what baseball was prior to the 82 strike.

Hockey doesn't have the same luxury, it Doesn't have anywhere close to the following in this country MLB did/does, outside of the diehards like us, no one cared to begin with that there was a strike.

Face it folks, the ramifications of this are clear...the NHL is over.

Someone sent me this quote today:

Wish that really was that freak Shanahan...

Hockey's loss is the NFL's, the NBA's, and the NCAA Basketball's win.  The NFL televised the Combine and Free Agency deals are all the buzz right now.  The NBA, usually just a sideline this time of year, is getting lots of coverage.  The king of Sports TV though is NCAA Basketball.  Even Spring Training is getting lots of coverage to fill the void left by the NHL.

If the players thought the owners were being unfair, just wait till that salary cap offer drops to $25m when talks reopen.  The players union made a grave error in letting the season get cancelled.