Editorials
Fans and players alike are visibly frustrated from a lack of progress in NHL labor negotiations to end the lockout that has wiped out two months of the season thus far with more games likely to be cancelled in the…
When attending most sporting events, you hear the National Anthem. The Star Spangled Banner is one of the most difficult songs for a singer to sing. Sometimes it’s amazing, sometimes it’s epic. And every once in a while it’s simply…
As the NHL lockout has loomed for close to two months, people who depend on the NHL for a living has had to find alternate ways to make a living. For the players, this can range from playing in Europe,…
The NHL and NHLPA met for four consecutive days this week, culminating in feelings of frustration after realizing that they were still far apart on some of the core economic issues plaguing these negotiations after emerging from Friday’s meetings. “We…
Several days ago, the NHL played a dangerous game by giving fans something they haven’t had in a long time – hope. A proposal submitted to the NHLPA for consideration earlier this week looked like a giant step toward progress…
It took weeks of waiting, but the NHL and NHLPA appear to be ready to enter into serious negotiations. The NHL presented the players with a new proposal today that called for an even 50-50 split of revenue and includes…
“Let’s get this straight: This is not a PR piece. You’ve seen enough of those and, frankly, I don’t really care to attempt to sway public opinion.” Joffrey Lupul gets it. He isn’t out to tell fans who to blame…
There is some news circulating about a kind-of-a-big-deal contract negotiation between the NHL and the NHLPA. The news is foreshadowing the NHL season not starting on time. If the negotiations headlines have not emphasized the increasing possibility of a lockout,…
When NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league will lock out the players if a new collective bargaining agreement is not reached by Sept. 15 when the current CBA expires, fans immediately started in with venom-filled tweets, messages and…
A lot has been made about free agent Shane Doan this offseason, what with the Phoenix Coyotes ownership situation still being in shambles and Doan not wanting to commit to the Coyotes if the team is just going to up…