NHL Lockout is Over

Steve French

Steve French

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Well pretty much. Still got some paperwork and bullshit to get through.

[h=1]NHL, NHLPA agree to framework of new CBA[/h]Sunday, 01.06.2013 / 7:27 AM / News
[h=3]By Shawn P. Roarke - NHL.com Senior Managing Editor[/h]
NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players' Association reached agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement early Sunday morning.
After a marathon 16-plus hour negotiating session at the Sofitel Hotel that began Saturday afternoon, the sides announced an agreement in principle shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday.
The League did not announce the start date of the season or the number of games each team will play. Those details will be announced soon.
The deal, agreed to at approximately 4:40 a.m., was announced jointly by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr in the same hotel conference room where the negotiations were conducted with the assistance of Scot Beckenbaugh, Deputy Director for Mediation Services for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
"Don Fehr and I are here to tell you that we have reached an agreement on the framework of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement, the details of which need to be put to paper," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "We have to dot a lot of I's and cross a lot of T's. There is still a lot of work to be done, but the basic framework has been agreed upon. We have to go through a ratification process and the Board of Governors has to approve it from the League side and, obviously, the players have to approve it as well. We are not in a position to give you information right now about schedule, when we are starting. It's early in the morning and we have been at this all day and all night, obviously. But, we will be back to you very shortly, hopefully, later today with more information in that regard."
Fehr, meanwhile expressed an eagerness for his constituency to get back to playing hockey after a negotiation that stretched across 113 days.
"Any process like this in the system we have is difficult; it can be long," Fehr said. "I've said repeatedly throughout this process, somebody would say, 'What do you see ahead?' And, the answer was, 'You get up tomorrow and you try to find a way to do it and you keep doing that until you find a way to succeed.
"As Gary just indicated, we have the framework of a deal. We have to do the legal work and we have to do the constituent-communication work. At least, from my [standpoint], and I'm sure Gary's too, we need to let them know the details before we tell all of you. Having said that, hopefully, we're at a place where all those things will proceed fairly rapidly and with some dispatch and we'll get back to what we used to call business as usual as fast as we can."
Beckenbaugh, who took part in these negotiations at three different junctures of the overall process, worked with both sides from this past Wednesday until the deal was finalized Sunday morning. Commissioner Bettman praised the work of Beckenbaugh and thanked the mediator for the role he played in the potential settlement.
"I want to recognize the extraordinary contribution that my colleague, Scot Beckenbaugh, Deputy Director for Mediation Services, made in providing herculean assistance of the highest caliber to the parties throughout the most critical periods in the negotiations," FMCS Director George Cohen said as part of a statement.
The new CBA, which still must be drafted and formerly approved by both parties, would replace the agreement that expired Sept. 15.
More to come.
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buster8813

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Yay? Fuck them, 3 lockouts in like 10 years.. Meh.. Once that scumbag Bettman is out I'll enjoy some hockey again but till then I'm not really caring for it.
 
TalonToker

TalonToker

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Now the question is will anyone watch. I used to be a huge hockey fan. After the previous lockout they made a bunch of changes in the rules to try to get the fans to come back. I could live with doing away with the rule about no two line passes, but I thought having a shootout to decide who wins games that are tied at the end of regulation sucked. It pissed me off that they were deciding who wins games by doing something other than playing the game. From my perspective that is similar to the NBA having the players play a game of H-O-R-S-E, or just having a free throw shooting contest to determine a winner of games tied at the end of the 4th quarter. It would also be like the MLB deciding who wins games tied after nine innings by having a home run derby. All that crap lost me as a fan and I can only imagine what changes they might add this time around.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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TalonToker said:
Now the question is will anyone watch. I used to be a huge hockey fan. After the previous lockout they made a bunch of changes in the rules to try to get the fans to come back. I could live with doing away with the rule about no two line passes, but I thought having a shootout to decide who wins games that are tied at the end of regulation sucked. It pissed me off that they were deciding who wins games by doing something other than playing the game. From my perspective that is similar to the NBA having the players play a game of H-O-R-S-E, or just having a free throw shooting contest to determine a winner of games tied at the end of the 4th quarter. It would also be like the MLB deciding who wins games tied after nine innings by having a home run derby. All that crap lost me as a fan and I can only imagine what changes they might add this time around.
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I'll watch b/c the NFL no longer resembles the game I once knew, and baseball is 3 months away.
 
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madmonk

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I stoped watching hockey when they started hiring Euro trash and fucking crybaby primadonnas-actually,I havent watched any sports now in 35 or so yrs-Id rather be doing something other than sitting in front of the TV.(Now I sit for hours in front of the computer?)I have convinced myself that this is healthier.
 
D.tea

D.tea

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Well, we got a bunch of negative people here...look up brotha. Fantasy hockey mofos!
Draft was today, did ok. Commissioner of a league for my friends and I.

Anyway, to brighten the thread a bit, and perhaps get some hockey fans to be a little glad to have a their sport back.
Game on, bitches. bongsmilie
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meechz 024

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I will definitely watch, I love getting stoned and watching hockey. GOOO Toronto Marijuana Leafs. As much as they suck we love to watch the boys in blue.
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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Get ready LA:

[video=youtube;FV8B1J8J2hg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8B1J8J2hg[/video]

What, you think Hollywood is the only place films are produced?...kidding.
 
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meechz 024

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LEAFS VS SABRES.......tonite. Going to be a great game. Leafs have a good chance of going back to their old ways, probably 95% chance but i am stoned so its all good. Hopefully I'm wrong and it's 2-0 leafs taking em off to a good start of the season.
 
shrxhky420

shrxhky420

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Go Sharks!!!! 7 and 0.... what an incredible start to a very short season... Hope they can maintain for the rest of it!!!
stay high
SH420
 
BrewsNBuds

BrewsNBuds

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Bruins are looking good (8-1-1) First Place in the East. I like this old school format, where you only play the other teams in your league (in this case, your conference). Plus there's a ton of games on the calendar with fewer days off; more games to watch.

So glad hockey is back. IMO there's not enough herb in the world to make watching the NBA entertaining.
 
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meechz 024

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BrewsNBuds said:
Bruins are looking good (8-1-1) First Place in the East. I like this old school format, where you only play the other teams in your league (in this case, your conference). Plus there's a ton of games on the calendar with fewer days off; more games to watch.

So glad hockey is back. IMO there's not enough herb in the world to make watching the NBA entertaining.
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Nothing like some good hockey, and when they playoffs come the games get 10x more fun and thrilling to watch as the suspense rises.
Fuck your bruins though! my leafs are in 2nd right under you fuckers, we are coming for the top
 
Sunbiz1

Sunbiz1

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BrewsNBuds said:
Bruins are looking good (8-1-1) First Place in the East. I like this old school format, where you only play the other teams in your league (in this case, your conference). Plus there's a ton of games on the calendar with fewer days off; more games to watch.

So glad hockey is back. IMO there's not enough herb in the world to make watching the NBA entertaining.
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See you in June, and welcome to Hawkeytown:

[video=youtube;0-7pNCoW1yk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-7pNCoW1yk[/video]
 
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