Does Anyone Miss the NHL?
 

It's been about 2 months since the NHL owners locked out the players. Does anyone miss NHL hockey? How have you replaced hockey in your sports diet?

Anyone think hockey will be played again this year? Call me a pessimist, but I don't think we'll be seeing any hockey again until next season.

im starting to. it is really pissing me off that they arent even speaking about reaching a new deal. It looks pathetic when you have two morons (Goodenow and Bettman) that arent even speaking to each other

Once again the fan gets screwed!

Nope! :) :p

I haven't had time to miss it yet, but when (what should be) playoff time rolls around I will definitely miss it. There is no sporting event more exciting than a Stanley Cup playoff game.

Not communicating is a very effective method of negotiations. :rolleyes:

As much as I love hockey, there is something wrong with having Stanley Cup playoff games in June.

No Way. A season without Hockey means more basketball on ESPN. :)

Bah... nobody likes the NHL but canadians or canadian wantabes anyways.

Those are a couple of intelligent posts... :rolleyes:

Yes I miss the NHL. Hockey is my favorite sport and luckily my college (UND) has a good team and an awesome arena. So I still get my hockey fix.

The disheartening thing for me is that the two sides aren't even making an effort.

The players are the one's that are really screwing up. The vast majority of the revenue generated comes from attendance. You cannot make the kind of money they have been making and not have ticket prices go through the roof. The other sports can curb ticket price hikes because of the TV revenue. The NHL does not have that anymore. The players have to take a paycut. Whether or not that is a salry cap, I don't know.

There has to be a way to make it work, but they aren't even trying.

Yeah I miss the NHL, you betcha :(

I never knew it was gone in the first place. So in short. No.

My favorite team in any sport is the New York Rangers (I am a diehard), so to not be able to see them play at all recently has been very disapointing to me. Come back soon NHL.

I miss it...I drive past Nassau Colliseum every day and think about how much it sucks not seeing hockey this year...

You ain't kidding there man. Last seasons Flames - Lightning series was as intense as you could ever see.

Not really missing it now, but we have a great AHL team here that I've had season tickets to for a number of years. But yeah, come April I'll miss the NHL.

Like most of you, I don't know if I miss it yet, because it takes a while to realize it's gone, but definitely it will be missed in April.
I have found that the Junior leagues are benefitting in a major way because of the strike. I am watching The Rocket of the QMJHL a lot these days. To be honest I've always found the OHL and QMJHL hockey very exciting fast paced action, and most times I'd rather spend $13 to see a good MJ game in awesome seats, rather than pay $70 to watch an NHL game from the nosebleeds.
The NHL will be back soon. I kind of hope that it sits out a season and all the crap is dealt with. Even if it means losing a franchise or two.

I dunno if I really miss it. Between the Red Sox and the Patriots successes, the Bruins not playing hasn't really occurred to me, yet. The hockey season is always so long that I usually don't start really following the NHL until like mid to late January.

I really doubt both sides will come to an argeement this season. On the upside, I suppose, a lot of the older and injured players will have been given a year to rest up and get ready for the 2005-06, if that season even happens.

As a Canadian, I have to confess I really don't watch all that much hockey.

I won't hold it against you.

what is an NHL?

Hockey, schmocky...let it die and replace it with proper soccer coverage.

You're either from Alabamy (or one of them deep south States) or Europe, right?

Football is the only pro sport in our household, so no, I barely noticed that the NHL is gone.

meh, not really, I live in Ottawa so if I want to watch hockey it's the 67's or the Olympiques, much better hockey anyways, at least these kids have heart, and still play for the love of the game and not money like some players.

Hell yeah i miss it, Vancouver on the whole misses it, they will miss it more after this weekend when the CFL is done.

Bring it back, I miss my Canucks :(

That's the problem, the league relies on income from a country who quite frankly ranks it the #4 sport at BEST... Bring it back to the country who appreciates it... Bring back the Nordiques and the Jets... screw the american market

The longer the lockout lasts, the more likely Winnipeg gets a team again.

they are replaying the games when the ducks went to the stanley cup, and my mom cant stand it when i watch them. she like, you already know whos gonna win! why are you watching it? all i have to say is that i got to get my hockey some how. in fact i will probably go watch some usc hockey games since they play relatively close to my house.

I really think expansion into some of the non-traditional markets really was a bad thing for hockey. I know there are some die hard fans in some of those smaller, non-traditional cities, but I don't think on the whole the support is all that great. Not to mention the fact that it has severely diluted the talent. The increase in the number of teams means that more of the marginal and older players are able to stick around. I think that has really helped drive up the cost of a moderately decent player.

Let's see hockey again in Winipeg and Quebec. GO Nordiques!

Never!

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(me at the Shark Tank a few weeks ago)

Better pick that head up, Coppertop. :lol:

That's the same way I've replaced the NHL in my sports diet.

Didn't know it was gone! However, after next week, the racing season is over...and that's gonna be a long spell until February.

I never used to really get into the hockey season until after the NFL season. So, yeah, if it's not back by Feb. I'll miss it.

Yes I miss it, but have been trying to cure my ailment with healthy doses of rugby, watching rugby, and working out, so far, it's working pretty good.

Tell me about it. Everytime I see a pic of me with the puck I'm staring at the ice and am going to pay for it someday. :eek:

Good thing I am 6'2" 220 lbs. Most people in my rec. league think twice before trying to take me down. But there's always someone bigger...

I'm a huge hockey fan, seeing as I'm from Toronto. But, truthfully as much as I love the game, I haven't missed hockey as much as I would have thought.

I do! Watching college teams and foreign leagues just isn't the same!

As a defenseman myself, my mouth began to salivate seeing you with your head down like that. I guess all these years watching Scott Stevens crush opposing forwards has rubbed off on my own game. :D

Is your rec league no check? Ours is in theory, but there is still a decent amount of checking.

I sure as hell do.

I didn't even know it was gone.

...NHL...? what is this "NHL" you guys speak of...?

I will definately miss the playoffs. Those are always great.

Side note...CCM is offering free tickets to AHL games. Check this link out for more info.Free tickets!

Whoa. You drinking again Halx?