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Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs criticizes NHLPA before opener
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10:48 AM ET 01.20 | Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs chose a strange way to welcome the return of hockey on Saturday night. In what began as a statement of apology to fans following the lockout, the chairman of the NHL's Board of Governors made a bizarre about-face in his pregame news conference as he took deliberate shots at the NHL Players' Association in the wake of the new collective bargaining agreement. Jacobs, regarded as one of the most militant hard-line owners driving the lockout, appeared to blame the union for a deal not getting done sooner, saying it "should've and could've" been resolved quicker and characterized it as "disappointing." Of the union, Jacobs said: "There was no expression of a desire to make a deal." When asked to elaborate how a deal could have been brokered earlier -- the labor standoff lasted almost four months before an agreement was reached earlier this month -- Jacobs deflected blame onto the NHLPA. "You'd really have to ask the other side on that," he said. Jacobs said the players were going to get "very rich" under the deal that was ultimately reached.
Jeremy Jacobs, Brian Babineau/NHL/Getty Images
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This man is a serious asshole!
Canuck eh?
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Immortality.....
Canuck eh?
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It was funny watching the fans being really happy to meet Cam Neely while totally ignoring JJ as they handed out their "please forgive us" vouchers.
Golden Bay
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Shut up ****!
Otis B. Driftwood
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Good old Yammy Yagr looked like he was having fun last night!
Golden Bay
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Is it just me of does Jacobs look (and act) like Mr. Burns from the Simpsons!!!!
Center Ice
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"Well Mr Jacobs, what do you think of the way you've treated hockey fans"?
Center Ice
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Another day at the office for me boys last nite...
bostongm
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Got out-scored 0-6 last nite to start the game post-Lidstrom era...not a good start.
bostongm
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The old folks weren't half bad... and Roy was awesome on face offs. I think he lost four.
Otis B. Driftwood
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It's just you.
Rex Racer
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They ain't your boys.
Rex Racer
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This^^^
hbomb
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He doesn't know when to shut up, but it doesn't matter. Packed house, money flowing into his wallet. He can say whatever he wants.
Nard Dog
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Yup Boston will still make money, despite his best efforts to stop it...pure hypocrite if you ask me.
bostongm
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This guy is a bigger **** bag than Buttman
mhwings
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Congrats....way to start this crazy season.
LittleE~BigMT fan
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Jacobs/ image belongs at center ice in Boston --- perhaps by actually putting Jacobs under the ice - face up - in the Garden
mattpaul
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His best efforts to stop it?????
You're a special kind of stupid aren't you?
Rex Racer
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No argument from this guy.
bostongm
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