Winter Classic Cancelled!!!

A pox on both houses.

my assumption was wrong. I thought that the league would be a little shy about taking $100M of advertisers money and not fulfilling their obligations. I guess not.

I'm really over this whole ****ing thing. I can die a happy man with or without another season.

The Kings winning the Cup ranks in my top 5 events of my life. With or without the 12-13 season, they still won the Cup.

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Originally Posted by Ice24

The two sides have not traded proposals or met face-to-face for a formal bargaining session in over two weeks.

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This is inexcusable and what sickens me the most. Also an example of how Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr have failed the league and the NHLPA.

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Originally Posted by pg1067

I hate stuff like this. Format: sit down together in a room and talk. Location: anywhere you can find a room. I'll volunteer my office or my house without charge. Day: NOW (i.e., WTF are you boneheads waiting for?!).

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Exactly.

Now that they have cancelled the Winter Classic, I far as I'm concerned the Season is over. That is the biggest money maker for the League and players,especially when Detroit and Toronto would have been playing at the Big House. See everyone at Staples Center at the start if the 2013-2014 Season. Maybe

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Originally Posted by Whiskey&Coke

Looks like the league gave up its last bargaining chip

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they have plenty more, they have probably three more in the bank before the season is canceled. Then it will start over in about 11 months as they will have stockpiled more.

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Originally Posted by ChilledAgua

Cancelled? Big F'n D. It's always featured the same 6 teams; I haven't watched it in years.

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Sadly, by your repeated presence here, the doesn't give a **** about you. You're here for the real season.

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Originally Posted by Ice24

they have plenty more, they have probably three more in the bank before the season is canceled. Then it will start over in about 11 months as they will have stockpiled more.

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Yeah, pretty much. I'm sure they wanted the rumor of the WC being cancelled to shake the PA. Cancelling it shows the PA the league is pretty serious. There will be more of these rumors of months cancelled before they actually happen. All to see at which point the players freak and bend over. I expect this cat and mouse game to go on into January. By then it will be time to cancel the whole shebang.

So if or when a hockey season resumes, are they going to paint "Thank you or f*#k you fans" on the ice?