You and I are on the same page, brother.

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Four out of three people have difficulty with fractions

Commish - Twisted Wrister Fantasy Hockey League

12 team, $$$, 24 players, Weekly, H2H, limited keeper (8), multi-cat (G, A, PIMs, Hits, SOG, HT/ W, GA, SV%, SO)

Start: 2C, 2RW, 2LW, 4D, 2G

Amen.
The owners pulled the "we're making hockey sustainable" card in the last lock-out and with about 18 teams claiming they lost money it is pretty clear they were wrong.
This lock-out is idiotic from both perspectives as fighting over the largest share of pie by shrinking the pie is stupid.
The league should have gone in with the goal of getting as near to 50-50 as possible for the next 5 years without disrupting the game's growth and their own revenue growth. Surely they realize that the teams who are going to suffer from the lock-out are the money losing teams that they are doing this to save?

The players should have similarly realized that 50% of 4 billion is as good as 57% of 3.5billion... and not missing half a year's paychecks is nice too.

Pragmatism is not a dirty word people.

That said, with this much farce behind us they have to be going for longterm stability now. If this happens again in 5 years? Sheesh.
Unfortunately they will probably stumble into the deal they should have realistically aimed for at the start of negotiations and do nothing to address longterm economics at all...

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Okay, so maybe nobody likes a cynic, but everybody f**king hates those perky optimists!

... and anyway, I make a damn good cynic.

*Prints and mails copy to every player in NHL*

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Tweet @ Me brah!
10 team Auction Keeper-Year 6, No FAs, Points only, Weekly Lineups (2nd and Final Tank Year)
C-Kopitar, M.Koivu, Stepan
W-Kovy, Schenn, Boedker, Skinner, Kadri, Conacher
D-Wideman, Kronwall, Timonnen, McBain
G-Schneider
Bench:Palmieri,Lintback,Allen, Larsson
Farm:Granlund,Pirri,Silfverberg,Schwartz,Nieto,Tof foli,Etem,Dumba Yakupov,Rattie,Lack,Gormley,Markstrom,Nyquist,Reil ly,G Reinhart, BSmith

So don't expect any progress.

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UHL Pittsburgh Penguins

24 Team Fantrax Salary Cap H2H Dynasty League Daily
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, Blks, FOW
W, GAA, SV, SV%, SO
23 Man Roster - 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 3F, 6D, 1G, 4BN, 4IR
27 Man Minor Team

C- Tavares, Stepan, Hodgson, Shaw, Bjugstad
LW- Ryan, Perron, Downie, Killorn, Rinaldo
RW- Wheeler, Simmonds, Coyle, Frattin, Boyes
D- Pietrangelo, JJ, Bogosian, EJ, Josi, Cowen, Muzzin
G- Lehtonen

F: Granlund, Silfverberg, Jensen, Dalpe, Bowman, Knight, Fasth, JAM
D: Beaulieu, Koekkoek, Gelinas, Pysyk, McCabe, Irwin
G: Nilsson, Nilstorp, Ramo, Berra, Brossoit, Gibson

The players didn't sign for guaranteed money. They only get X% of the HRR, and they knew damn well that both the HRR total and the percentage "X" were liable to change before the end of their contract. Anybody that didn't know that before signing a contract should fire their agent.

I've finally resigned myself to the fact that there will not be hockey this season.

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16 Tm Dynasty,DailyH2H
3C,6W,4D,1G;G,A,PIM,+/-,STP,SOG,Hits,FOW,W,SO,GA,S
C-Kopitar,Carter,Zajac,Bailey
W-Perry,Parise,Neal,Oshie,JvR,Clarkson,M.Foligno,Sil vferberg,Chiasson
D-Yandle,J.Johnson,Carlson,Nikitin,Dillon,Barrie
G-Ward,Bernier
Fm-Holland,Shore,Pulkkinen,Teravainen,Jensen,Rundblad,Morrow,Barber io,Krug

10 Tm-8F,4D,2G Weekly
F-Stamkos,MSL,E.Staal,Toews,Seguin,Duchene,E.Kane,St epan,J.Staal,Brown,Silfverberg,Johansen
D-Keith,Seabrook,Voynov,Bogo,Wideman,Fowler
G-Price,Rask,Dubnyk
Fm-Tarasenko,Scheifele,Atkinson,Faksa,Smith,Orlov,Rie lly,Trouba,Markstrom

I know you meant there will not be "NHL" hockey this season, but you are wrong. There will be.

Man, we are like two weeks away from the best hockey going, the World Junior Hockey Championship!

I get by watching NFL football and writing. NHL hockey could disappear and I'd still be quite fine. I choose to ignore these ongoing negotiating formalities that for some inexplicable reason are played through the media way too much for me. Less posturing and more negotiating retards.

I don't delude myself and tell everyone I'm never watching NHL hockey again. I know for a fact that when the NHL comes back online that I will watching on TV. I choose not to go to very many games live because the entertainment value is pure unadulterated crap and not worth that much money. I can pay $30 a month (plus applicable taxes) and watch hockey every night to my heart's content. The only downside to the NHL Center Ice package is that you get the American teams promotions and realize that if you lived in one of those cities, you would likely be a season ticket holder because you could actually afford it. 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 soft drinks and free parking for $40!! Say it ain't true Avs fans!?

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12 Team "Experts" Roto representing Dobberhockey 2nd
G,A,PPP,+/-,SOG,Hits,Blocks,Wins,GAA,SV% - Keep 4
4C-Kopitar,M.Koivu,Stepan,Matthias,Prospal
4L-Marleau,Steen,M.Foligno,N.Foligno,Morrow,Umberger
4R-Hossa,Hornqvist,Little,Alfredsson,Oshie
6D-Byfuglien,Phaneuf,Doughty,J.Johnson,Burns,Wideman, Kostka,Methot
2G-M.Smith,Backstrom,Reimer

12 Team Salary Cap Roto Dynasty 3rd (G,A,Pts,FPts,DPts,Pim,SOG,H,BS,W+OTL+SO,GAA,SV%)
12F-Ovechkin,Kopitar,P&E Kane,Kessel,Ryan,M&N Foligno,Ennis,Hodgson,Killorn,Horton,Wolski,Morrow ,Bonino
6D-Subban,J.Johnson,Carle,Wizniewski,Franson,Spurgeon ,Kostka,M.Fraser
2G-Rask,Anderson,Emery
Farm-Markstrom,Scrivens,Brunner,Nyquist,G.Bourque,B.Con nolly,T.Barrie,Brennan,Barberio,Orlov

welcome! it's a pretty apathetic feeling, right?

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GO WINGS!

12 team H2H dynasty, most categories under the sun, incl. hits/blocks. Main team, farm

C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak