2012 NHL off-season (a.k.a. Another freaking lockout) Thread

Don't get too excited. If the league had a shred of competence they would have been able to avoid entirely /handle this situation much better. It is Bettman after all.

Hockey fans are desperate, look at what this poor sap did...

18,500 at the Bell Centre last night to watch the Hamilton Bulldogs, including this fan:



Blake Geoffrion seriously injured in that game. Hopefully everything turns out ok there.

This lockout better end soon, although I think either way, the 'Yotes are either folding or moving.

I am leaning more and more towards the losing the whole season. (not what I want, more what I feel will happen)

From what I read, no one wants to give an inch

You greedy fukers!!
Get the season going already!
We need to unleash Rick Nash!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm really not a long-time hockey fan and being a couch-supporter from the other side of the world, I'm never going to have the same affinity with the game as others, so watching the AHL or OHL just for the sake of watching hockey is never really going to appeal to me. It's only recently thanks some special wonders of the internet that I've been able to realise that I enjoy ice hockey and part of that is having a team and supporting them through their highs and lows, even if you don't get worked up in all the polemica and rivalries.

Anyway as a sports fans, there is plenty of others that interest me that are on at the moment so I'm more than happy to keep my attention on them, just disappointing I'm unable to follow a full season of hockey for once.

Dallas are getting new jerseys... Bring back some Green.

If they change to red/blue/white colours they may as well make the lockout permanent.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/da...white-and-blue.ece?ssimg=254463#ssStory785856

3 cheers for Pavel Bure, Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin & Adam Oates for their induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

3.3 billion jeers for Gary Bettman for having the gall to be present at the ceremony....

Looks shit. Although quintessentially Texan, highly overused colour scheme. Logo change is a plus though.

Games cancelled to Dec 14 - and the ASG gets the chop(who cares)

I assume the deadline to save the season would be December 31 then.

This article has me even further siding with the owners:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...fs-first-nhl-team-worth-1-185554234--nhl.html

If correct, you cannot have 3 teams accounting for 83% of the leagues revenue, and not have a check on your spending.

Terrible news for Josh Harding

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wild-goalie-harding-diagnosed-ms-155404335--nhl.html

I like the look but as bacon warrior said, highly overused colour scheme.

Signs of life? Was there substantial progress yesterday?

Or am i being stupidly optimistic again?