NHL and NHLPA reach an agreement - lockout FINALLY over
 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...cba-framework/

NHL lockout: Owners, players reach tentative agreement on CBA framework

After more than 16 consecutive hours of bargaining on the 113th day of the lockout, the NHL and NHLPA reached a tentative agreement on the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement around 5 a.m. Sunday.

“We have reached an agreement on the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement, the details of which need to be put to paper,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said during a news conference, standing next to NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr.

“We’ve got to dot a lot of I’s and cross a lot of T’s,” Bettman said. “There’s still a lot of work to be done, but the basic framework of the deal has been agreed upon.”

The deal still requires ratification from the players and the NHL’s Board of Governors before it becomes official, but the league is expected to play a 50- or 48-game season that starts no later than Jan. 19.

dont even care anymore, NHL sucks now

And still not a single shit was given.

I guess Canadians will be happy, or something.

I'll never understand the mentality people have for going into a thread about a sport you don't care about specifically to tell everyone that you don't care. There are plenty who still do.

a sport i dont care about? I've lived in a hockey city for 20 years, I spent like 7 years playing it.

it's turned into a soft greedy corrupt league and it's boring now, the last years stanley cup playoffs were ****ing horrid.

Yeah, take off, eh? Ya hoser.

they waited too long

so?

Lets go Penguins! Going to be interesting year to say the least.

Not really

I'm especially curious to see how well fans turn out to games at this point. Though I'm thrilled the bullshit is over, I've certainly feeling less warm and fuzzy about spending money to go and watch games this year. I'm pretty content going to my little CHL games for $10 a pop.

I actually do care about hockey. Just stating that NOBODY else cares.

This has been seriously damaging to the sport.

Ah. In that case, I agree.

Eagerly awaiting the next lockout!

We've had a USHL team here for years and it's quite a bit of fun.

We flirted with the AHL but the team folded after like 3 years.

Well I don't follow hockey but I live in a city that has hockey and would like to go to some games. Just curious how much of the season has been missed and how many games will this season be?

Man, I liked the Kings being defending Stanley Cup Champions for 2 years. Oh well, I'm happy for the people down the food chain who were hurting. And I enjoy hockey, so it's all good.

i miss the old NHL

OH REJOICE!!!!

watching hockey on TV blows......going to live games is a lot of fun.

wish KC would have gotten the Penguins... would have enjoyed that more than a NBA team. Though the Thunder would be cool too.

See last line of OP.

About half the season has been missed, they are talking anywhere from 46-52 games this season.

I admit I'm happy the NHL is back but I admit I'm not happy how quickly they go into lockouts. It just seems like the other day the NHL had a lockout (which caused ESPN to drop the NHL) and now only a short time later to have another one that nearly cost everyone yet another season.

I heard they will likely have a 48 game season now (like the end of the article stated). I'm just glad it is over and hockey is back.

Glad its back, too bad they waited too long and the Winter Classic is gone.

The good thing is it will be 8-10 years before this happens again.

I remember when this shit happened in baseball, thereafter I hated the sport even though it was my favorite as a kid. Still hate baseball to this day because of it, I can't be arsed to care.

Cool. Can we just go straight to the playoffs now?

:facepalm:

I'll go ahead and neg myself.

:facepalm:

Greedy ****s

Here we Penguins here we go!!

Been enjoying the Eagles and an occasional Cutthroats game myself. At this point I wish they would have just waited until next season.

Should be an act of Congress starting both a union head and league president / commissioner should lose their jobs if they allow a sport to grt locked out.

Sadly this doesn't fix their crappy TV deal, and means I still won't be able to see my Av's without paying for it. So frustrating.

Football has now overtaken hockey as my favourite sport...........and I am a Chiefs fan so that is saying a lot.

Lol, I didn't even know they weren't playing hockey.

When sports miss entire seasons like the NHL and MLB it's easy to turn on them. I became a NHL fan for for a period, but after losing a season and lack of TV it's hard to follow. I'm sure it would be a different story had OKC or KC got a team though because for whatever reason I still care about the ****ing Royals.

Hope hockey can bounce back.

Fehr is like a bubonic plague for any sport.

There was a rumor that the big market owners told Bettman a canceled season wasn't an option... hope that's true and hope they're getting just as tired of his bullshit as everyone else.

I've heard the suggestion of making NHL Center Ice or GameCenter free for the season... hope that happens, because after all this bullshit I'm not going to pay to watch the Avalanche. It's a damn shame, too, because it should be a good season.

Pens fan here as well!! talk about a great text to wake up to this morning.

I remember back in the 90s when FOX tried to make hockey popular by introducing the glowing puck.

It's a niche sport like MLS. It's never going to be as popular as the NFL or MLB but that's ok. They still have a loyal, passionate fanbase.

anyone else have a HORN SOUND when you get a text. I have this "HE SHOOTS AND SCORES BRRRRRRRR' whenever I get text. People seem to enjoy it when I am line at walgreens.

I don't want it to become as popular as the NFL, and I certainly don't want it managed like the NFL and one day see it become all about offense. I don't want expansion, I don't want a watered down league. Keep hockey on NBC/CBS sports and NHLN with few commercials during the game and no commercials during OT. And when I talk hockey, I don't want to talk about fantasy hockey.

Who's on board in getting a fantasy league together??

I would play, I think we have enough hockey fans here to make it work.

HD TV's have eliminated the need of the glowing puck thingy, luckily.

Bearcat - I was hoping that they might make it free, let me know if you see anything on that!

Man if nobody cares about the NHL, think about how many people don't give a shit about you. Scary stuff, man...

This will be even worse in 10 years when they realize that half the NFL has brain damage.

There is nothing wrong with Rugby, lots of my girls cousins play it...

LET'S GO BLUES!

I'm mad as hell about there being another lockout, but at least it seems to be a long term agreement with a mutual option to opt out after year 8.

Here's to no more lockouts.

LOL. Didn't know they were on strike.

I have no beef with rugby, it's as manly a sport as there is. I was referring to him as a person.

except for the scrum, "Okay, everybody group hug!". lol

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hockey sucks

Pooptacos and midgets.

Worst commissioner ever

Hockey is fun during the playoffs. I guess that's true of just about all sports though.

After the abortion that was the Chiefs season, it's going to be liberating to watch a team in the Penguins who know WTF is going on. Can't wait for the start of the season. As much as I'd like to say I would be "sticking it to them" by locking the NHL out of my interest, I can't. Hockey is like crack to me. I need my fix.

No one cares about hockey.

Thanks for your valuable input, you tool.

Seems like you're the only one interested so far, haha.

I've got mixed emotions right now. I am still so pissed over this almost happening for a second time. Now half the season is gone. I love enjoying the slow build of the season. Oh well, hockey is back. A month into the season I'm sure it will feel like it normally does.

Canadians are taking tomorrow off to celebrate.....

The truth hurts.

Enjoy the return of hockey with the 5 other people who were aware it was even missing.

Division III womens basketball gets higher TV ratings than hockey.

I'm in. Just PM me when you guys figure it out.

I usually get into a $100 league on CBSSports. Have no clue what the outlook is on fantasy teams now with the lockout over. Don't want to put in $100 only to find out that 1 or 2 leagues are going

If you're getting a free one up, I'd be interested.

I enjoy watching it. Doesn't really matter to me how many other people are watching it with me.

You mad cause the flames suck and are never gonna win a cup?

No one cares about the greedy watered down soft NHL anymore.

Then why in the **** are you posting in a topic that's going to be greeted with fanfare from posters that are fans of hockey?

I swear, some of you guys just go out of your way to find methods in acting like petulant dicks.

Probably will be free.

Anyone wanna create the league??

Been waiting for this for a long time. Wild fan here. Minnesota finally lands some big name guys and they have a stupid lockout. So pumped to see the pros back in the state of hockey!

This is good news. Marty only has so many years left. Let's go Devils!

Nice! I always forget you're out in this neck of the woods. I've been to 3-4 Cutthroats games this year and, though they don't exactly sell the place out, it's a lot of fun for just over the cost of a movie. It's gonna be hard for me to shell out 5-6 times that amount of coin for the Avs when my TV at home is perfectly comfortable.

How old? Original Six or just pre-salary cap?

GD this is what I've missed most since moving to KC. Even living in PHX I caught a lot of Coyotes games. I wish we had a team.

GO KINGS GO!

Hockey is now the 6th or 7th most popular sport in America... before the first lockout, they were 4th.

NFL
MLB
NBA
NASCAR
SOCCER
MMA?
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I just saw that the new CBA will run 10 years. That really sucks. So we might not get another lock out or strike until 2023? I don't think the nation can make it that long.