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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:12 pm
...and nobody gives a fuck about it either
...and nobody gives a fuck about it either
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...and nobody gives a fuck about it either
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:33 pm
I blame the owners more than the players.
The owners literally throw money at the players and then claim poverty. The owners continually do this to themselves: bitch about a salary cap and then throwing a truckload of cash at a player....then bitching that the salaries are too high.
If someone wanted to throw $10 million dollars my way each year I'd take it and shut up. The players don't want a salary cap cause they know the owners are dumb enough to keep throwing bigger and bigger piles of money at players to "be successful".
Just to be clear: I don't sympathize with a bunch of whiny millionare athletes. But if someone wants to throw millions at you, most people wouldn't complain...even if they knew it was all crazy.
The owners literally throw money at the players and then claim poverty. The owners continually do this to themselves: bitch about a salary cap and then throwing a truckload of cash at a player....then bitching that the salaries are too high.
If someone wanted to throw $10 million dollars my way each year I'd take it and shut up. The players don't want a salary cap cause they know the owners are dumb enough to keep throwing bigger and bigger piles of money at players to "be successful".
Just to be clear: I don't sympathize with a bunch of whiny millionare athletes. But if someone wants to throw millions at you, most people wouldn't complain...even if they knew it was all crazy.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:36 pm
icehocky?
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:42 pm
the thing is that these guys are playing a fucking game and getting paid more money than god. And the term "cap" is very misleading. It's a pay cap that can still go up. A lot of people have lost their jobs because these hockey players want to be greedy assholes.
If it weren't for the fact that they have a union I'd say fire them all and hire a bunch of new players.
If it weren't for the fact that they have a union I'd say fire them all and hire a bunch of new players.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:45 pm
saturn wrote:icehocky?
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:45 pm
I can understand why doctors make a shat load of money but not a fucking athlete. Sure they entertain millions of people but they also get to make a living playing a game and never having to do any real work. Take there salaries away and give them to teachers then see how the world turns out.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:47 pm
Yo foo....does a requirement of your employment involve getting elbowed in the face?Jackal wrote:I can understand why doctors make a shat load of money but not a fucking athlete. Sure they entertain millions of people but they also get to make a living playing a game and never having to do any real work.
Pro hockey players do indeed "work".
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:02 pm
bastard, theyre shutting down the devils for the likes of youDon Carlos wrote:saturn wrote:icehocky?
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:08 pm
pfft... I'm all about Curling. :icon14:
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:10 pm
I'd let every single person in the stands kick me in the balls if it meant getting paid what a lot of these hockey players do.GONNAFISTYA wrote:Yo foo....does a requirement of your employment involve getting elbowed in the face?Jackal wrote:I can understand why doctors make a shat load of money but not a fucking athlete. Sure they entertain millions of people but they also get to make a living playing a game and never having to do any real work.
Pro hockey players do indeed "work".
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:10 pm
also I work for an elbow pad company and as such get elbowed in the face daily.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:11 pm
Hey it's getting pretty repetitive to see you talk like you know what you're talking about when you're obviously in dreamland with your fairyfuck buddy's but the fact is being a pro hockey player is harder work than most of us will ever have to do. It's not just about the job but your whole life has to revolve around this sport and your job just to be successful. When you factor in travel, training and actual play I bet these athletes spend more of their time doing things for their jobs than you and me do in a year.Jackal wrote:I can understand why doctors make a shat load of money but not a fucking athlete. Sure they entertain millions of people but they also get to make a living playing a game and never having to do any real work. Take there salaries away and give them to teachers then see how the world turns out.
I don't just say this causaly either I spent a year as an amateur mountainbike racer throughout Canada and I raced everywhere from here to Manitoba, I never really raced in a series in BC but it involved all my time. I was totaly devoted to cycling. The only thing I did that wasn't involved in training for cycling was my day job, which of course all the money I earned there went towards bike equipment.
Anyway... yeah I think you're wrong on this point.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:17 pm
you see, your problem kracus is that you're an idiot.
these guys PLAY A GAME for a living and make more money than anybody. Sure they travel around but so do a lot of other professionals who benefit society a lot more and make FAR less money.
Nice try though in trying to equate yourself to an allstar hockey player because you've ridden a bike.
Sorry kracus, but I think you're an idiot in general and find taking anything you say seriously quite difficult.
these guys PLAY A GAME for a living and make more money than anybody. Sure they travel around but so do a lot of other professionals who benefit society a lot more and make FAR less money.
Nice try though in trying to equate yourself to an allstar hockey player because you've ridden a bike.
Sorry kracus, but I think you're an idiot in general and find taking anything you say seriously quite difficult.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:22 pm
Athletes live a fucking fairytale life. I hate all the greedy sonuvabitch motherfuckers. Put them on manual labor somewhere in a factory for a week making peanuts and see how they like it.
I hope this kills off the nhl forever because they deserve it. Sports nowadays is all about these overrated jock straps making tons of money they don't deserve.
I hope this kills off the nhl forever because they deserve it. Sports nowadays is all about these overrated jock straps making tons of money they don't deserve.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:28 pm
thats the thing tho, cardiff devils wasnt hyped by any means, i dont think theyre players were over payed and they close down the best team this side of the pond and theyre rink... its frustrating to say the least 
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:28 pm
Well you're wrong. GAme or not it takes up your whole life. It's like something you love and hate at the same time. Sure they get paid extremely well but that's beside the point. My point was simply that they work an insane ammount of hours towards this sport that they play be it any pro athelete. Besides, it doesn't matter what you say as what I say is truth, I know because I've sort of lived it, or tasted it briefly anyway. I could give a shit if you beleive me or not.
Just follow a pro athlete for a couple weeks. The minute they wake up in the morning they plan on what they will be doing that day and most of the day will involve training, practice, study or something related to their work. They are devoted, and you have to be. If you want to be something pro you have to give yourself completely to that goal. I dunno man, not meaning as an insult but until you've lived that life you don't know what I'm talking about. I'd figure maybe you could relate with university since it's somewhat similar but if you can't see that then you're just a lazy fuck and that's why you'll never know what I mean.
Just follow a pro athlete for a couple weeks. The minute they wake up in the morning they plan on what they will be doing that day and most of the day will involve training, practice, study or something related to their work. They are devoted, and you have to be. If you want to be something pro you have to give yourself completely to that goal. I dunno man, not meaning as an insult but until you've lived that life you don't know what I'm talking about. I'd figure maybe you could relate with university since it's somewhat similar but if you can't see that then you're just a lazy fuck and that's why you'll never know what I mean.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:38 pm
wordBdw3 wrote:pfft... I'm all about Curling. :icon14:
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 11:41 pm
What happened to the NHL?
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 12:54 am
:icon14:Jackal wrote:I can understand why doctors make a shat load of money but not a fucking athlete. Sure they entertain millions of people but they also get to make a living playing a game and never having to do any real work. Take there salaries away and give them to teachers then see how the world turns out.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 1:58 am
If the players are generating the revenue that produces that much money its only fair that they get paid an amount equal to that.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:00 am
saturn wrote:icehocky?
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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:22 am
This is the death blow that will finally kill the NHL. Noone cares enough to bring it back. Both parties chose to be greedy concerning a product that wasn't worth shit. Good riddens.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:24 am
Yeah this will definitely be a blow to hockey they might not expect. I'm not a big fan of watching sports on tv anyway but it's not like hockey is a big enough sport in the US for these idiots to cancel the season.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:55 am
Goddamnit not the AV's NOOOOOOOOOO Those guys are the only good team we have left.
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:02 am
bwahahahaYourGrandpa wrote: Good riddens.