Lamoriello "embarassed for the game"

[DevilishWon]

Devils' Lou Lamoriello on NHL lockout: 'I'm embarrassed for the game' | NJ.com

Getting his shot at Bettman I'd say

 

[dash]

Yup, Gary's still pissed about Kovy's contract while ignoring all the cap circumvention contracts that preceded that contract. Of course, if Gary and his cronies would have crafted a decent CBA in 2005, we probably wouldn't be in another lockout today. Every time I hear Bettman say "We have 30 healthy franchises", I get stabby.

 

[SLY]

Yup, Gary's still pissed about Kovy's contract while ignoring all the cap circumvention contracts that preceded that contract. Of course, if Gary and his cronies would have crafted a decent CBA in 2005, we probably wouldn't be in another lockout today. Every time I hear Bettman say "We have 30 healthy franchises", I get stabby.

BAN KNIVES!

 

[mattola]

BAN KNIVES!

only semi automatic ones

 

[SLY]

only semi automatic ones

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Dash gonna shank that lil bitch !!

 

[dash]

Dash gonna shank that lil bitch !!

I'd rather see the league hurt with half-empty buildings when they finally return, Boss. I'll watch on free tv, but I have no desire to put any money back into the league. That's the only message these jokers will understand.

 

[SLY]

Yep. After realizing I can survive without the NHL this "season", I realize how much money I spend on those fuckfaces. I'm all set. I may go to a game here and there in the future, but nothing like before. Free on TV sounds good to me.

 

[puckhead]

It really is a Mickey Mouse league.


/see what I did there?

 

[DevilishWon]

The ECHL games are working out great for me. With the 5 game plan my tiks are $19 per and I sit at center ice 25 rows offthe ice. $6 to park. A fraction of NHL costs

 

[mattola]

It really is a Mickey Mouse league.


/see what I did there?

 

[dash]

It really is a Mickey Mouse league.


/see what I did there?

- I think you went all the way back to 1982 for that reference, puck.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

They did a survey of Sabres season ticket holders. The team has only had five non renewes (that's pretty much the norm) they have a waiting list so that's no biggie.

They ALL said they would attend the games when they resume because they like hockey so much but.....A good majority said they definitely will cut down on concession stand stops (They want to stop before and after the games at the local restaurants and pubs to support them because of the hit they took) and most of them said they would not purchase items like jerseys and things from the Sabres store for a year or so.

Hockey fans are hockey fans and to expect them to stay home when they start playing just aint gonna happen buddy.

 

[buffhockey]

all of the people involved in that fiasco should be embarassed in themselves!

 

[mattola]

They did a survey of Sabres season ticket holders. The team has only had five non renewes (that's pretty much the norm) they have a waiting list so that's no biggie.

They ALL said they would attend the games when they resume because they like hockey so much but.....A good majority said they definitely will cut down on concession stand stops (They want to stop before and after the games at the local restaurants and pubs to support them because of the hit they took) and most of them said they would not purchase items like jerseys and things from the Sabres store for a year or so.

Hockey fans are hockey fans and to expect them to stay home when they start playing just aint gonna happen buddy.

canucks have not asked us anything nor cared when I emailed my displeasure. I got a canned response of we will send your bitching to the appropriate department........ I think his name was T. Rash

 

[BOSSMANPC]

canucks have not asked us anything nor cared when I emailed my displeasure. I got a canned response of we will send your bitching to the appropriate department........ I think his name was T. Rash

But matt I think it's a given that the fans are pissed and they know it. It comes down to who are they pissed at, the owners or NHLPA and to me it seems to be a split.

I think most here would agree that in the good "Hockey markets" the fans will come back no matter what they say. I don't see empty arenas in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Buffalo, New York Rangers, Calgary and a few other's. Phoenix is a possibility.

 

[filosofy29]

They did a survey of Sabres season ticket holders. The team has only had five non renewes (that's pretty much the norm) they have a waiting list so that's no biggie.

They ALL said they would attend the games when they resume because they like hockey so much but.....A good majority said they definitely will cut down on concession stand stops (They want to stop before and after the games at the local restaurants and pubs to support them because of the hit they took) and most of them said they would not purchase items like jerseys and things from the Sabres store for a year or so.

Hockey fans are hockey fans and to expect them to stay home when they start playing just aint gonna happen buddy.

This is what scares me about San Jose as well. It's similar to Buffalo in that it's a "hockey" town (althought much smaller scale) and they are passionate about "their" Sharks. I know the tickets were given out for free, but still, that's a pretty big turnout (roughly 13K) for an ECHL game (the San Francisco Bulls). Like I've stated before, I want all 30 NHL teams to feel the hurt for awhile. I understand that some hockey markets won't let that happen though. I don't think the Sharks will skip a beat when hockey comes back. The one thing I guess I can hang my hat on a little is that the Sharks ownership was against all the long term contracts that were side-stepping the CBA. I think they do want a well run league and I'm not sure they're big fans of Bettman and the other powerful owners. Still, I'm not happy with the current state of hockey. I will just watch the "free TV" Sharks and won't attend my usual 2 games per year (use to be more when I was in the Bay Area, now it's not much of a punishment, lol).

Here is the article.

*****The Sharks distributed all l7,562 free tickets, but estimated before the game that the crowd would probably end up somewhere between 10,000 and 14,000 based on previous experience. The announced attendance at 12,881 struck me as legit (my guess in the press box pool was 13,000 or maybe a few more) and those there seemed to enjoy the game that featured four fights and 10 goals, six of the latter by Stockton.


It got loud at times, but my guess is that for many fans, it only drove home the fact that they are being denied their chance for those collective roars.

****I tried to get a little sense as to whether fans were still taking sides in the labor dispute or simply declaring a pox on both houses.

“I guess it’s easier to identify with the millionaires that are the players rather than the billioaires that are the owners,” said Jeremy Jahn of Pleasant Hill, who was grabbing a bite to eat at the Los Gatos Brewing Co. before the game. “At least from what I read, it seems like the players are a little more flexible.”

Did he plan on hoisting any protest signs once he got to the arena?

“No way,” he said. “I like the seats we’ve got.”

But he was appreciative of the Sharks’ decision to schedule the ECHL game.

“Definitely,” said Jahn, who drove to San Jose with friend, Crystal Wigton. “And we came down here early to support the local businesses. We don’t make it to San Jose very often. This is awesome, this is a great opportunity.”