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The eight hardliners keeping hockey on ice
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08:33 AM ET 11.01 | Gary Bettman, lightning rod, doesn't have it easy. The commish has three groups of owners: the ones who want to play; the ones in the middle, including Tampa and Nashville, who want a better collective bargaining agreement but recognize not playing is worse; and the hardliners. It would be a mistake to underestimate the last group. There are several who would rather cancel the season than accept a bad deal. ... While the players believe Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is calling the shots, an educated guess at the final group includes but may not be limited to Anaheim, Columbus, Florida, the Islanders, Phoenix, St. Louis, Washington and Dallas -- enough to block any agreement from getting done.
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For Gary and Donald....
Canuck eh?
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Contract all 8. No loss to the League.
BGDave
Bowling Green , KY
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Its a sad day IF the likes of Columbus and the Isles are screwing it up for the Leafs, Bruins, Wings, etc.
BGDave
Bowling Green , KY
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Come on BGD the Leafs don't need any help screwing up.
Canuck eh?
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Wish I could say something to counter that --- got nothing. Truth hurts.
Ron Mexico II
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just for fun....
Canuck eh?
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and Phoenix..who are their owners today???
Othello
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I agree 100%.
h2opololpunk
Gainesville, FL
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Personally, I don't believe this garbage. I do believe that enough owners are being hardline to prevent a deal but as to who they are I think CBC is just writing a gossip column. The players believe that Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs is calling the shots? Really? Which players? How many?
This isn't the most silly story going around, but it's in the top 10 I bet.
Slapshot
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+1
hbomb
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That was my first question. And thus why I take this with a grain of salt.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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For those of you that haven't seen this enjoy...
For those of you that have enjoy again...
It's definitely worth the time.
Canuck eh?
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Morning Danny. How about that Tyler Bozak?
Canuck eh?
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Tail wags dog....
Hank Kingsley
Port Alberni, BC
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Who knows. Henceforth we should call them the 'Idiot 8'
shiprock
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That would be grain of sand around here my GWN friend:)
shiprock
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I think that's already being used in Calgary...oh wait...that's the "Idiot Ate."
Canuck eh?
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I can't believe the Flyers weren't on this list.
Nobody expects…
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hey, look at that, a veritable whos who of nhl franchises.
puttin on the foil
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and yet the ownerless phoneix coyotes were.
puttin on the foil
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