Lockout

[ulf]

I personally cannot wait for Bettman to fix the draft lottery every year so we can watch the Penguins stockpile number one pick after number one pick.

Are all teams in the lottery and not just the bottom 10? I mean, I wouldn't complain if the pens won the lottery, but it would be pretty lame if the SC winning team won the lottery and got "the next one" instead of a team that legitimately needs them.

Used to be bottom 5 could get #1 pick. By "all" now, they mean all teams in the lottery. i.e. just the 14 teams that missed the playoffs. So we don't have to worry about the best teams getting the "next one."

[jwest21]

maybe it was covered, but has anyone said when the schedule is due out?

[pressure=9Pa]

Scot Beckenbaugh will live in NHL lore. He's the federal mediator who led the negotiations the last two days and guided the sides to a settlement

^ free ticket; any game, any arena!

Perhaps a stupid question, but was the federal mediator US, Canadian, or each? Negotiations were in NYC and not TOR, correct?

[GreenBlood10]

This is great! We get to get back to what really matters; hating Paul Martin.

GB

The hatred never wen away. Pop

Paul Martin made you forget the "t"

Which is ironic since its the "D" that Martin usually forgets.

Eh? Eh?

[no name]

50 game season?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck- ... --nhl.html

Ok i say to do something different, all 30 teams make the playoffs. the confrence winner gets a bye, then the 15 vs 2, 14 vs 3, 13 vs 4 etc...

to keep things competitve you give the higher seeds more home games during the playoffs, instead of the 2-2-1-1-1 set up you give some of the higher seeds a 3-2-2

[MRandall25]

lolwut

[Gaucho]

all 30 teams make the playoffs...

to keep things competitve

[DocEmrick]

Do it for the lockout season, then when the bottom 4 teams get swept in embarrassing fashion, nix it for the next real season.

[Idoit40fans]

32 game playoff, lets the top 2 in the ahl in...and match one of them with the maple leafs

[TheHammer24]

32 game playoff, lets the top 2 in the ahl in...and match one of them with the maple leafs

If they trade for Luongo, I'd bet on the AHL team.

[Idoit40fans]

If they do a 30 game playoff, they should at least let the ahl 1st place have a play in game with them.

[no name]

32 game playoff, lets the top 2 in the ahl in...and match one of them with the maple leafs

how about you make a Eastern AHL allstar team and Western AHL allstar team to outfit the 32 team format. I don't think even the best AHL team could compete with a NHL squad, well maybe Columbus.

[Liverlips]

32 game playoff, lets the top 2 in the ahl in...and match one of them with the maple leafs

how about you make a Eastern AHL allstar team and Western AHL allstar team to outfit the 32 team format. I don't think even the best AHL team could compete with a NHL squad, well maybe Columbus.

If the AHL team happened to win such a series, it would be a complete debacle and embarrassment to the NHL (much less victim team).

[DudeMan2766]

Remember when the Baby Pens + Mario took the Real Pens to a SO?

[Gaucho]

The Marlies beating the Leafs would be fun, though.

[columbia]

The Marlies beating the Leafs would be fun, though.

Led by Mike Zigomanis, to the complete vindication of Don Cherry.

[Idoit40fans]

The Marlies beating the Leafs would be fun, though.

Hahaha that would be delicious.

[the wicked child]

The Marlies beating the Leafs would be fun, though.

[DocEmrick]

This thread should be locked. For our own catharsis.

[JeffDFD]

This thread should be locked. For our own catharsis.

Hossa to DET?

[JS©]

[nocera]

Board of Gov set to meet Wednesday.

[pittsports87]

The KHL must be pissed, the lockout ends a week before their all star game with all the star NHL players supposed to be in it.

[the wicked child]

The KHL must be pissed, the lockout ends a week before their all star game with all the star NHL players supposed to be in it.

The true goal of the lockout was to troll the KHL All-Star game?!

[thepittman]

The KHL must be pissed, the lockout ends a week before their all star game with all the star NHL players supposed to be in it.

I wouldn't be surprised if some stayed