Thread: The Official CBA Negotiations/Lockout Super Thread

Originally Posted by Birdman

Which blog? You should include the link so you can be properly lashed.

Im just relaying what i read under the comments on an article online..I went back to find it but cant find it.The blog was something like NHL news ..I read they are resuming talks Thursday so it makes sense.I think both sides want to reach a deal soon.

I am beginning to feel cautiously optimistic.

Originally Posted by santiclaws

No, it could have not been met. Negotiation of a contentious issue usually requires a significant amount of pressure. There was no pressure in August. Especially not on the owners. Now you're hearing about NBC being unhappy, Coors Molson is saying they're going to seek financial restitution from the NHL once the lockout is over. Successful teams are losing revenue. There is now motivation to get things done. It was simply not there in August.

Nor for the players missing paychecks. Now the lower third, monetarily, is beginning to feel it.

Originally Posted by santiclaws

No, it could have not been met. Negotiation of a contentious issue usually requires a significant amount of pressure. There was no pressure in August. Especially not on the owners. Now you're hearing about NBC being unhappy, Coors Molson is saying they're going to seek financial restitution from the NHL once the lockout is over. Successful teams are losing revenue. There is now motivation to get things done. It was simply not there in August.

All of those issues weren't blatantly foreseeable? NBC and NHL sponsers are upset? Shocking. Could have been avoided entirely.

Originally Posted by USCKingsFan31

All of those issues weren't blatantly foreseeable? NBC and NHL sponsers are upset? Shocking. Could have been avoided entirely.

Issues being foreseen has nothing to do with it. It is not an issue of logic, it is purely psychological. It's one thing to foresee something a few months down the road and another thing to have to deal with it NOW. Imagining the pain you'll feel at a future date and experiencing the pain are not the same thing, not by a long shot.

P.S. Russo, the Dallas beat writer, said things did not end well yesterday. He's pretty trustworthy, so that makes me worried.

Originally Posted by santiclaws

Russo, the Dallas beat writer, said things did not end well yesterday. He's pretty trustworthy, so that makes me worried.

No sense being concerned about rumors.

There are positive rumors too.

I'm not getting sucked in by any of them.

Talking 3 days in a row instead of media rhetoric is a positive sign. If things didn't end up well yesterday then go back today and start over again. I mean, do these clowns really have ANYTHING else better to do?

jom

Originally Posted by Bogey

No sense being concerned about rumors.

There are positive rumors too.

I'm not getting sucked in by any of them.

I am very optimistic too many rumours out there that they are close to a deal..By Sunday I just read on Twitter.They need to decide on scheduling etc.

Originally Posted by Bogey

No sense being concerned about rumors.

There are positive rumors too.

I'm not getting sucked in by any of them.

I demand that you get sucked in!