[OAC_Sparky]

PIGEON1,Apr 16 2006, 09:24 PM Wrote:I don't know about the rest of you but I think every team blows ***king ass since the walk out. They are getting millions to play a game I love to play and would do for the same paycheck I get from the Military ($50K/yr).

I always wanted to be in the NHL as a kid but realized in high school I was a fool to think I could ever be able too. Then these over paided spoiled little *itches ask for more money, which comes out of my pocket in the long run.  :angry:

How dare they try and squeeze even more money out of someone who is willing to pay the price they are are already charging me to cheer for them.  :o

Like the old saying goes, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. (be happy with the s*** you already got cause I know know I would).

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Musicians make $$ because they are talented.

Writers make $$ because they are talented.

Artists make $$ because they are talented.

Being a professional athlete is no different. If we all had that talent, we could get that money too.

Just about anybody can join the military. (No offense, I mean it as a generality) Just about anybody can do a majority of jobs out there if they set their mind to it. But not anybody can make it to the NHL, NBA, NFL, what have you.

Just a point. The hockey strike wasn't over making more money, it was about maintaining the status quo. The CBA was up, the owners wanted salary rollbacks. Whether you make $10 an hour or $1000 an hour, nobody wants a salary rollback. It's no different than if you were at the end of your stint and the military told you that you could come back for $40G, what would you do? Say, "Yessir" and go back? Or would you say "call me when you get a clue"?

While the dollar amount is different, the principle is the same.