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Can someone else play for the Cup? Yes
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08:24 AM ET 11.14 | No season doesn't necessarily mean no Stanley Cup competition during what may be a dark NHL winter -- legally speaking, anyway. Since 1926, it has been exclusively awarded to the NHL team that wins the playoffs each season. But as a landmark 2006 court decision made clear, there's no reason that has to be the case. ... The outcome of the landmark ruling was that the trustees and the league were forced to admit that the NHL does not, in fact, own the Stanley Cup after all. So it could theoretically return to its roots as a challenge trophy in any season where an NHL champion isn't crowned -- as may end up being the case this season. ... There's no indication that's a likely development, however.
Dustin Brown with the Stanley Cup, Icon Sports
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Waste of ink.
Buc Fettman
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Ah yes...recycling Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and her "let's award it to the best women's team" campaign...utter rubbish!
A former crony from the CBC and a moronic appointment by Jean Cretin...
Golden Bay
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On the plus side GB she was able to clean up all those unsightly piles of money that where just sitting around.
Canuck eh?
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Exactly - this leech hands in expense reports that would have made Robin Leach blush !
Harry Crack
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LOL
LittleE~BigMT fan
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YAAAAWWWNNN!!!
roamer
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Enjoy it while can Roamer. Next week we'll be getting a six part series about the dogs once owned by the Lord Stanley of Preston.
Canuck eh?
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I've already filled some of the extra time with table tennis and bowling. Badminton is next on my list of most exciting. :-)
roamer
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Almost, and I do mean almost, anything would be better than this steaming bowl of tripe
The Aussie Caniac
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Gotta through something up there, I guess....negotiations are at a standstill. FN must be thrown a bone.
Daffy Duck
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Could pucks be made of something other than vulcanized rubber? Yes! ...but why bother.
santapig
Kansas City , MO
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Hahahaha.....speaking of pucks....
Remember that horrible experiment with the puck being highlighted in blue during games?
NY Rangers
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No sh__it.
bostongm
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Yes. Here's how the few seconds went: "Hey, this might be cool...oh, sweet jumping gypsy that's awful."
santapig
Kansas City , MO
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Even worse 'peter puck'
shiprock
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Windsor Spitfires.
shiprock
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I took you for the shuffleboard and lawn bowling set
Swamp Dragon
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Options:
1. Skip 2012-13 without comment
2. Enscribe "2012-23 Season cancelled due to greed"
3. Enscribe the team name and players of a champion team
I prefer option 3, the major question being the method for picky the Stanley Cup champion for the season.
Put the AHL champion against the NCAA champion in a best of 7. Or AHL vs KHL. Or IIHF World Cup champion. Or whatever. The Winter Classic is interesting because it is a different format. Going outside the NHL to pick a champion is fair game, and I bet the ratings for that series would be pretty good.
This is a fight between millionaires and billionaires, and I'm past taking sides. I'm on the side of fans who want to see some good hockey. Give players who may never have a shot at playing for the cup again a chance to hoist it, and you'll see 110% effort and passion, even if they lack 'superstar' skills.
Atollman
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I propose the Calgary Hitmen and the Edmonton Oil Kings play for it ! A best of 23 games tourney should do it ;-)
Harry Crack
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The Mark Recchi Blazers or the Portland Seth Jones Winterhawks may have something to say about that by the end of the year...
Golden Bay
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