NHL chopping Winter Classic on Thursday

LA Is The Stanley Cup Champion, Bros.

One more game the Leafs won't lose....

One more season the Leafs won't win the Cup....

"NHL chopping Winter Classic on Thursday"

As I already stated: I won't be shedding any tears over it. Same goes for the All Star "game."

As I've said before, the lockout is just to cover up the bad decision of having the Leafs in the Winter Classic.

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Originally posted 09:17 AM ET  10.30 by Stranger

One more game the Leafs won't lose....One more season the Leafs won't win the Cup....

Actually, the Leafs won 3 of their last 4 matchups against Detroit, and frankly, the Wings' D looks terrible. The Leafs' speed woulda been too much for Shortside & Co. to handle.

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Originally posted 09:40 AM ET  10.30 by Canuck eh?

As I've said before, the lockout is just to cover up the bad decision of having the Leafs in the Winter Classic.

Yeah, better off waiting til next year to finish off the Wings' dominance of the better part of my life.

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Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  10.30 by dannylimes

Actually, the Leafs won 3 of their last 4 matchups against Detroit, and frankly, the Wings' D looks terrible. The Leafs' speed woulda been too much for Shortside & Co. to handle.

It will look even worse without Lidstrom.

From the players perspective things just got real...canceling that game i hope will put some urgency into their leadership.

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Originally posted 09:42 AM ET  10.30 by dannylimes

Yeah, better off waiting til next year to finish off the Wings' dominance of the better part of my life.

Being a Leafs fan I'm guessing "the better part of your life" has nothing to do with hockey. :-)

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Originally posted 09:36 AM ET  10.30 by roamer

"NHL chopping Winter Classic on Thursday"As I already stated: I won't be shedding any tears over it. Same goes for the All Star "game."

Ditto....and while your at it, cancel the whole season!

The players shouldnt be surprised.... the league has till thursday to cancel with no penalty... after that its a 250k penalty to the league.... i say cancel the season..... the world jrs will be on regardless

Since rejecting the union's trio of proposals, the league has made two rounds of game cancellations.

Here is what I suggest.

Accept one of those proposals NHL owners but with a few refinements to save costs and to instill a better attitude towards your fans and appreciate your average 2.5 million dollar salaries we feel you are paid well enough to afford these new adjustments and pampered for too long that you have lost your perspective of how fortunate you were to play in the NHL...these adjustments we hope will give you the heart of our stars from our history by offering you a little humility and hope you all will one day be the Maurice Richards, Bobby Hulls, Bobby Orrs, Wayne Gretzky's of the future with heart and love of your game.

1) Player's will only be given an allowance for hockey sticks made of wood. Any stick above that allowance, the Player will pay for himself.
2) We will now be using ground transportation, train, bus, etc., whenever possible, IE, Toronto to Montreal and the like, instead of private jets and charter first class flights.
3) We will no longer travel using first class anywhere.
3) We will now only be using Motels for teams on road games instead of five star hotels.
4) Players will be subject to a fine for charging any fan money for his autograph.
5) Players are still welcome to receive marketing fees for NHL merchandise but well they can use team colours they may not use Team logos.
6) Players will now have to carry their own equipment to and from games.
7) We will continue to pay for your meals but will limit said meals to the daily special.
8) Players will pay for any travel and game costs for their family members to attend playoff games either home or away.
9) Players will be expected to keep their own stalls & dressing rooms the way they found them.

We feel these adjustments and cost savings will offset our costs of your demands while providing you with a privileged life style and instill a future appreciation to your fans that ultimately will be paying your salaries and contracts in the future.

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Originally posted 10:50 AM ET  10.30 by sensfan

The players shouldnt be surprised.... the league has till thursday to cancel with no penalty... after that its a 250k penalty to the league.... i say cancel the season..... the world jrs will be on regardless

The league will lose its 3 million dollar deposit.

The Winter Classic and the 2012-2013 are done like dinner...............stick a fork in both of them!!

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Originally posted 10:57 AM ET  10.30 by Michael1971

The Winter Classic and the 2012-2013 are done like dinner...............stick a fork in both of them!!

The Buttgoblin agrees.

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Originally posted 10:26 AM ET  10.30 by Canuck eh?

Being a Leafs fan I'm guessing "the better part of your life" has nothing to do with hockey. :-)

Truth.

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Originally posted 10:27 AM ET  10.30 by Daffy Duck

Ditto....and while your at it, cancel the whole season!

Exactly. The NHL should just cancel the season and tell the players to **** off.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:52 AM ET  10.30 by I Love LA

LA Is The Stanley Cup Champion, Bros.

**** off bro'

QUOTE(#5):

Originally posted 09:41 AM ET  10.30 by dannylimes

Actually, the Leafs won 3 of their last 4 matchups against Detroit, and frankly, the Wings' D looks terrible. The Leafs' speed woulda been too much for Shortside & Co. to handle.

Now that 'shortside' doesn't have 'the best GK coach in the business' maybe that flaw will be fixed

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Originally posted 11:14 AM ET  10.30 by Rex Racer

Exactly. The NHL should just cancel the season and tell the players to **** off.

The fans should ignore both and tell them to **** off collectively