[NOS2Go4Me]

ANTHONYD,Oct 7 2005, 12:31 PM Wrote:

NOS2Go4Me,Oct 7 2005, 11:12 AM Wrote:I think the beer companies, hockey franchises, and everyone else who makes money off of the fans should make an ad and call it HAHAHAHAH THANKS SUCKERS!

You guys had a year and a half to plan about how to penalize both sides for their kindergarten-level antics. Devoted fans were lost, rabid fans have come crawling back, and the average "entertainment" fan has probably been lost for good. The teams responded to this by lowering ticket prices (for now). You can bet next season there will be a sizeable increase in the overall cost of tickets and concessions.

I'll watch the games (Leafs) but only because I've decided to not spend any additional money to accomodate that choice. If we go to a game this year, it's because I want to see the ACC with ice on the floor, not because I'm overjoyed that hockey came back. Hockey shouldn't have left in the first place.
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oh brother.


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You can be sucha pinko sometimes...
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Let me get this straight, I'm a commie because I think the vast majority of athletes are overpaid and the whining about salary caps and everything else is BS? What was an innocent pastime-turned-quasi national sport has now become big business. The players are the execs, really, pork-barrelling at the trough.

Should hockey have stayed gone? No. Should hockey have a salary cap? Absolutely! Cap everyone at $500,000 / year. That's more than enough to live a lavish lifestyle while allowing the fans to enjoy the game (without needing to take out a second/third/fourth mortgage) and allowing the owners to make some money. On that note, roll the ticket prices back quite a bit and bring back the "family event" that hockey used to be / should be.

I'd much rather support minor hockey than pay for some crybaby's massive salary. I love watching the games, I love playing hockey. What I can't stand is a disproportionate amount of money is paid to a player of a GAME. A sport. Give the big bucks to thiose who make life and death decisions to keep us safe every day. Leave the players as they should be - average joes who do something they love, and they're better than most doing it.