ocnbrze

OK GUYS,
ITS TIME TO UNITE HERE AND LET THE OWNERS KNOW THAT THIS IS BS WHAT THEY PLAN ON DOING, LOCKING OUT THE PLAYERS AND THUS THE SEASON. WE NEED TO HIT THEM WHERE THE WALLET HURTS.

for me i'm such a huge hockey fan that not having a season will hurt tremendously, especially when my LA Kings are Stanley Cup champs!!!!!!!!!! i can't even celebrate when the season supposedly was to start. So we need to hit these rich owners who are not cooperating with the players on anything. we need to stop buying season tickets or even buy do not get the nhl packages by direct tv and lets see where that gets them.

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ocnbrze

this is why there are no hockey fans left. this lockout is so ridiculous. here is a great interview on the players perspective:Westgarth discusses lockout, negotiations « LA Kings Insider

oh well i caved in and bought the Stanley Cup Book and DVD. i need my hockey fix.

really no hockey fans here?

Angus19

Haha I'll support you although I'm too poor to buy anything from the NHL anyways.

We better get at least a partial season or my Oilers will have a 1/30 chance of picking first instead of their usual 1/2!

ocnbrze

well two fans of hockey is better then none in AF. its a start. LOL

and thank you for the Great One Los Angeles loves you guys for it. and it is the main reason why i'm a hockey fan in LA.

Angus19

We have more replies than the tennis thread so far so maybe thats a good sign lol.

P.s. what are ticket prices like for Kings games? Anywhere close to reasonable? They're a fun team to watch. Alot of skill there

ocnbrze

Well for last year the cheapest seats were going for $25-$30, but those were the nose bleed sections. You can get nose bleeds that are in the front row for $40 that are really good. Hopefully they will not raise the prices because of the Stanley Cup and this stupid lockout.

I sure hope that they come to terms soon. I'm aching to give my GO KINGS GO!!!!! cheer.

however, if we the owners lockout the players for the entire season as ovechekin is thinking: Ovechkin says lockout could last a year , then i'm over hockey for a while.

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gbiggie

If you can try to catch him playing with the Oilers-now that was some good hockey
Sorry your a Kings fan(jk)-I guess I am biased by where I live

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ocnbrze

BOOOOOOO sorry but i hate red wings fans. all the transplants from detroit here is crazy. when the wings are in town almost half of the staples center are you guys. i'm mean it is nuts how many transplants are here in LA.

EarlyMon

That's because Detroit is a good place to be from.

BTW, me too, grew up watching Gordie Howe.

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I love that when I used to work days and stay up for a "west coast" game (see the sea of RED in the stands) LOL
Hey I have watched them since the early 80's(when they could NOT win a game but would beat the @%*)&()()(& out of you
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Ohh wait what was the Avalanche nemesis
Crap why cant I think of it LOL

ocnbrze

i think this is unfair to not only to us fans but also to the employees that work for the teams, facilites and such. the players have said that they are willing to work while they continue to negotiate. it is the oweners and gary bettman that have locked the players out. now the owners are cutting staff because of this. not cool!!! NHL staff told they'll be reduced to four day work weeks during lockout - The Hockey News

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Avalanche and Jets fan here. I just want my hockey season.

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Flyers fan here

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ocnbrze

no its

GO!!!!!!KINGS!!!!!!!GO!!!!!!

i also want my hockey season!!!!!

eyebeam

The first time this Minnesotan has been really excited about pro hockey since the North Stars took off to Dallas, and there's yet another lockout. Just great!

The NHL sure makes it tough to be a fan, eh?

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ocnbrze

some interesting articles.

Recent Industry Trends Will Impact Players' Share of NHL Revenues - Forbes

Report: NHLPA memo to players outlines status of NHL lockout - CBSSports.com

Stuntman

Cheapest seats here in Vancouver are around $80. Then you have to pay something like $25 for parking. I don't think I paid for my own tickets for the last 15 years. It's just too expensive for me. The last few times I went, I won tickets once and the other times, I got them as a gift from someone wealthier than I. I love watching NHL live, but I'm not willing to pay such high prices. It seems to be cheaper to fly to Phoenix to watch the Canucks play there than it is to watch them play here.

I think Bettman pretty much has Canadian NHL fans by the balls. If we don't buy tickets, they will just move our teams to the States. If we buy tickets, he takes the credit for making the NHL a lot of money. There is pretty much nothing we can do to make the game better for us. He knows we'll come back no matter what. If US fans buy lots of tickets, he'd just use that as another excuse to move another team to the US.

The league is just about money. Bettman wants that big US TV deal he's been dreaming of since he took over. He doesn't have a good TV deal and he wants to take it out on the players. He leaves a team losing big money in Phoenix and wants players to take a pay cut because the league is losing money. He locked out the players several years ago and the players had to give an across the board pay cut. He thinks he can do the same again this year. I don't see him offering to take the same pay cut himself. He makes several million a year I think.

Rest assured that when the NHL gets started again, Canadian fans will come back in droves. It is such a big part of our culture that I cannot see fans up here welcome it back with open arms when it returns.

It seems that only fans in the US may have some influence in this dispute. The NHL actually has something to lose in the US. There is greater potential for damage to US franchises for the long term. Perhaps the damage has already been done as a number of them are in trouble and one has already moved last year. It is just sad to see that the fans who love the NHL the most are the ones who suffer the most and have the least influence in this dispute.

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ocnbrze

come on guys why can't we all get along. so some head way on non financials terms but still not cba. looks like we are gonna miss the start of the coming season. BOOOOOO

NHL talks take a recess after more discussion of secondary issues - latimes.com

ocnbrze

well we have just missed the first two weeks of the regular season. boooo!!!!!

come on guys lets get this done!!!!
NHL hits players' wallets, cancels regular-season games to Oct. 24 - latimes.com

ocnbrze

well this is a step in the right direction coming from the owners. lets see what the players do. the puck is on the ice all they need to do now is shoot.

NHL makes 50-50 offer to players, targets possible Nov. 2 start - latimes.com

ocnbrze

Inside A Secret NHL Focus Group: How A Top GOP Strategist Is Helping Hockey Owners Craft Their Lockout Propaganda

Stuntman

So far, I haven't seen anything that would solve the problem of smaller market teams without making the richer teams even richer. Seven years ago, all the players took an immediate cut on salaries. Now the NHL wants the same thing to happen again. If the PA lets this happen, several years later, the NHL may ask for this again. They need make sure that the NHL doesn't have to ask for something like this again. We already lost an entire season and we may lose another one again so soon after. What is it in this proposal will give me confidence that we don't have another Phoenix or Florida?

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This better get resolved sooner rather than later. But it's not looking good being $182 million apart.

Gary Bettman says NHL and NHLPA are 'still far apart' in labor talks - ESPN

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Rippin508

And it continues...

NHL cancels games through Dec. 14 plus All-Star weekend - ESPN

ocnbrze

it is so fitting for us LA KINGS fans that the one time our team wins the Cup, the following season gets cancelled and we never get to celebrate it. once the season does start( if it ever does this season), it will not be the same.

can we impeach Betteman? He has got to be the worst commisioner of any sport out there.

Rippin508

Hopefully this goes well:
2012 lockout -- NHL, players' association agree to mediation - ESPN

Rippin508

I feel for you. At least we, Boston Bruins, got to enjoy our Stanley Cup win. I agree with you, Bettman is the worst commissioner of any sport. Maybe David Stern should move to the NHL after his NBA duties are over in Feb. 2013.

ocnbrze

i used to think bud selig was the worst for baseball, but this !#%$$ easily wins the worst commissioner award easily.

i really hope that mediation will work. if it does not work and the PA plans to disassociate like the NBA's PA did i'm not sure the same results will happen. even if they do have a season, it will still never be the same. and those new fans of the LA KINGS have probably forgot about the team by now. so now hockey in LA is still 3rd or 4th fiddle to other sports.

slyd

I got this Quick King's jersey last year. It's about time it goes to Staple's Center.

saptech

I'm glad they are not playing this season...the reason is, I work about 2 blocks from the arena and when they play, the parking is terrible for me at work. The fans get to park in our garage also.

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ocnbrze

well this stoppage not only hurts the players, the owners, or the fans, it hurts all the bussinesses that surround the arena. i'm sure where you work, your bosses are not happy right now with no hockey to help bring in people to the area. i'm sure they are doing ok, but i can tell you with the staples center, us hockey fans flood the area and most businesses do quite well.

you maybe glad for your parking space, but i do not think that for the overall economy it is not good to have this lockout.

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NHL proposes direct negotiations between players and team owners - latimes.com

really? so a third party(who has no ties to either side) could not find a common ground? how is direct talks to the players gonna help?

man we really need to have an impeach betteman movement going

saptech

I do understand what you're saying also. But what did the buisness do before a hockey team came around? Sports doesn't have any effects on my job either, I work for an insurance company in the IT field. I'm not against it per say but I just don't like why employees have to wait in long lines to park to do my job. I start work at the same time the games start, 7pm!

ocnbrze

ok i guess i understand now your issues with parking and such, but such is the life of working near an arena that hosts hockey among other activities.

are you a hockey fan? i am.......and i'm not happy with any of this

slyd

NHLPA moves to 10 year cba term length and moves on revenue sharing. A deal seems imminent.

ocnbrze

i will believe it when i see it and we are back to having nhl games. until then, i'm sure garry betteman will find a way to cancel this season. i have no faith in that guy.

slyd

There WILL be a season and I'm going to the next King's game.

ocnbrze

I love your optimism!!!!!believe you me, if there is a season after all, i will be at the very first game to watch the unveiling of the stanley cup champion banner. i did not have the chance to be there for the parade and i told myself that i would be there for the 1st game for the banner raising........so i really hope you are right.

but i fell so let down by the league and gary betteman. this lockout has done a lot of damage to its popularity that i'm not sure how people will react to it. i guarantee you that if the kings did not win the cup, i would not have shown up at all for any of the games. a 48 game season is a joke!!!!!

slyd

Yes this has left a bad taste in a lot of fans mouths. Really unfortunate after winning the Stanley Cup. I do hope there is a season even if short. No season would be worse and I do hope the fans come out and don't "boycott".

ocnbrze

please,please,please!!!!!!!

NHL, NHLPA appear to be inching closer to deal - ESPN

slyd

Finally!

jhawkkw

Only cost them half a season to work out their differences.

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ocnbrze

i have been out all day and just came to find out.

all i can say is:

ocnbrze

just bought me some tickets for the banner raising ceremony!!!!!!!!!!

GO KINGS GO!!!!!!

saptech

With the strike over, this means I'll have to wait in long lines to park for work. The good thing is I only work 3 nights a week! Hopefully, they will have one or two games those nights.

croppz

GO CAPS!

Tickets are damn expensive now though. 70 bucks for the 400 level (upper level, aka nosebleeds).

slyd

I'll probably go to game two or three. Can't do $150.00 per ticket for game one. I'm so glad to have them back, I watched the practice on TV. Go KINGS!