found this gem. slim to nada chance for the nucks. prob gonna end up in NY as part of the NHL's set-up for some big attention. http://tsn.ca/nhl/feature.asp?fid=7314
Yeah, To me, today's NBA sucks. A bunch of tatooed "playas" who can't hit open jumpers producing 85-78 games is hardly compelling. EDIT - Ok, I see Mulder is kidding, but I still hate today's NBA.
anybody can stereotype any league. nfl is a bunch of "thugz" runnin their mouths. nba is a bunch of "playas" who can't shoot. nhl is a bunch of "goons" fighting rather than playing. mlb is a bunch of "juicers" chewin on tobacco. nascar is a bunch of "hicks" with mullets racin around (okay, this one's actually true ) get the point. if you don't like the game...no reason to hate on it...just don't pay attention to it.
True, I just have a Pavlovian response to people who hate on hockey. I think hockey's a very cool game, though it could use more scoring. Are rule changes the only way to accomplish that? And I would like to see the regular season count for more. It just seems like a long tune-up for the playoffs.
I'd think the Nucks will release Cloutier and replace him with Cujo... (the Joseph rumour was mentioned by Glen Healy on TSN a few moments ago - while Detroit brings in Khabibulin [sp?] straight from Tampa)
i don't know if i like this or not. i'd prefer a younger goalie. is auld not ready for the job? also - i don't fully trust clouts...but i bet anything he develops into a star elsewhere.
Well, whaddya know.... Goodenow resigns Goodenow steps down from NHLPA post 7/28/2005 7:07:55 PM TORONTO (CP) - Bob Goodenow stepped down as head of the NHL Players' Association on Thursday, saying the time was right to hand the baton to his lieutenant Ted Saskin. The news comes one week after the players' held their noses and voted in favour of a new labour deal. At the time Goodenow said he enjoyed his work and planned to serve out his contract. That changed, he said Thursday, after discussions with the NHLPA executive committee. There was always going to be a transition, Goodenow told a news conference. He just "accelerated" the process. "I've enjoyed very much my involvement and I think that the transition which would have occurred in the future, being moved up as it has been today, is the right step at the right time," he explained. Goodenow had "a couple of years left" on a contract that reportedly paid him $2.5 million US a year. Apparently a settlement was negotiated to take care of that deal. "What we've worked out is an accommodation that's satisfactory to everyone," he said. The hard-nosed Goodenow officially took as NHLPA executive director in 1992, but had been running the show behind the scenes as early as 1991 in the messy departure of Alan Eagleson. He said he had no immediate plans. "I have no plans for anything right now. I'm going to take a few months off and think about what I might want to do in the future. I really haven't given it any thought." Goodenow called his time with the NHLPA "a tremendous pleasure." "It's a tremendous sport, it's a great group of people and I get to tell you that I think the future is very bright for the sport and for everyone involved in it," he said. Saskin, the NHLPA's senior director of business affairs and licensing, will succeed Goodenow as executive director and general counsel. Saskin served as the union's lead negotiator on the labour deal, sparring with Bill Daly of the NHL. Goodenow said Saskin was "uniquely situated" to take over given his work on the collective bargaining agreement. It is widely believed that the new labour deal, with its salary cap and linkage to league revenues, was not favoured by Goodenow. But as the lockout wiped out the entire 2004-05 season, players made their voices heard. NHLPA president Trevor Linden stepped in and the union returned to the bargaining table ready to negotiate On Thursday, Goodenow dismissed a suggestion the agreement was a failure. And he showed some emotion when asked about suggestions he had played a smaller role in the negotiations as the months wore on. He rejected the suggestion, growing emotional when talking about how a "personal matter" had taken him away from the process at one point. "My mother passed away last week and I had some days where I was preoccupied," he said.< In its statement announcing Goodenow's departure, the NHLPA said: "This decision followed discussions between Goodenow and members of the executive committee about the organization's future." Linden spoke warmly of Goodenow in the statement announcing his departure. "Every NHL player has benefited enormously from Bob's leadership and dedication. He has been a tireless advocate for the players and he dramatically improved the players' situation in every respect. Bob built the NHLPA into a first-class organization and we are all very grateful to him." Linden also praised Saskin in Thursday's statement. "Ted has worked closely with Bob every step of the way and has done an excellent job for the players in our recently concluded CBA negotiations. We have every confidence that he will be able to lead our association well in the years to come." The moves mean both of the lead negotiators in the labour deal have been promoted: Saskin to executive director and Daly to deputy commissioner. Commissioner Gary Bettman issued his own statement Thursday. "I have always respected Bob's tenacity, passion and professionalism, and I wish him well in his future endeavours. We congratulate Ted and look forward to working with him."
Molotov -- i'm not arguing with you..just asking...why do you say he gave them a false sense of hope?? i'm assuming he probably told them exactly what the owners were saying...that they were offering X and they weren't gonna budge. of course, never in the history of CBA negotiations had that happened before, and i'm imagining that he probably reminded the players that. i think he was in a no-win. you can't negotiate with a group that simply won't budge. there's no negotiation there. and this was an exceptional situation where the owners were actually in lock-step with one another.
Well, that might not have been worded well on my part. Basically, from what I saw, he led the players to believe that they could have a new deal similar to the one before, which is one of the main reasons the NHL has been on the threshold of doom. But if you look at the new CBA, there is not only a salary cap (not wanted by Goodenow and the players) but also linkage (also not wanted by Goodenow and the players). As the TSN article mentioned, it is widely speculated that Goodenow was not happy at all with the deal, which would lead a fan like myself to believe that in the end the players probably pressured him to give in after realizing that the owners were not going to budge on this one. Furthermore, if you remember back in February when there was a last ditch attempt to salvage the season, it was a group of players meeting directly with the owners, not Goodenow. As this thing dragged on, it just seemed as though the players started to give up on Goodenow because they wanted to start playing again and start making money again.
