What might have happened yesterday...
by Earl Sleek on Sep 2, 2010 11:12 AM PDT
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PrintSome rather big news, I guess, on the Neverending Story of Cap Circumvention -- if you believe this NY Post story, the league is leveraging three contracts, seemingly, in order to force the NHLPA to agree to changes to the CBA (click on the link to see the supposed demands). Apparently, the NHLPA has until sometime tomorrow to comply, or else...
If the PA refuses, or if negotiations fail to yeild a common ground, the league has informed the PA that:
1. It will reject the Kovalchuk contract.
2. It will move to immediately devoid the Luongo contract.
3. It will move to immediately open proceedings for a formal investigation into the Hossa contract.
If it's true, that's a real ballsy move for sure. As a guy who's only occasionally aware of non-hockey current events, I have to wonder where the NHL got that idea? My idiot theory:
Stay tuned -- may be an interesting day tomorrow.
Go summer of boring intrigue.
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its the stupid owners who created the mess….ridiculous
but fehr is in charge though right?…that guys as stubborn asshole as it gets…this could get entertaining…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 11:21 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, it’s a weird story that seemingly has layers of bullshit to it, but I’m mostly interested to see if and how the league will punish the Devils, Canucks, and Hawks for the stupid crime of toeing a very vague line.
I really don’t have any interest in seeing those teams improve, so I’m kind of hoping the league is harsh, but who knows? This story just keeps getting made up by the day.
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I hope they void the Hossa deal. It will be funny as hell after CHI dismantled their roster because of his contract, to then have the contract voided AFTER they moved everyone.
I could laugh about that for years.
by Mike in OC on Sep 2, 2010 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I don’t know that voiding Hossa’s contract is very likely — unlike Kovalchuk and Luongo, it’s already a year into it.
I’m guessing more likely punishments might be cap fines or loss of draft picks — I don’t mind either of those. Every little bit helps (us)!
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Every little bit helps (us)!
positivty in full force..
welcome home!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
voiding Hossa’s contract would just help out the Blackhawks…
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by PNK on Sep 2, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not for voiding Luongo’s, as it helps Vancouver
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by Nut on Sep 2, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha that would be the best.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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It would be hilarious!
Especially since it’s unlikely the PA would just suck it up and take the league voiding contracts that have already been accepted, and would likely lead to another work stoppage. Meaning, no hockey. HEEE-LARIOUS!
Chicagoan in the Lou.
And then the sky is going to fall and crush us all!
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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On the bright side, that’d probably mean lots more Iron Blogger.
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There’s always a bright side. Good work, Earl.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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you guys did good…i could live with that for a while
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
no hockey. HEEE-LARIOUS!
I’d still be playing though, so if they take a season off and CHI gets bonned, it might be worth it for me.
But that’s comming from a fan of a team that went to game 7 of SCF and then got the #2 overal pick the first actual season after that, so take it with a grain of salt.
I’ve tried to not think of them going after Hossa … just from reading Quisp, the penalties they could impose … damn … I wouldn’t wish that notation on anyone’s Stanley Cup win (referring to Barry Bonds)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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BTW, I have been poking around a bit looking at the Discovery Channel hostage guy’s online demands — fun read.
All human procreation and farming must cease!
Heh.
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All human procreation
so rudy would be safe..
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
A comment on a news article about this:
I hope Mike Rowe is alright.
Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2000 of something.
I spent some time yesterday wondering what his demands were and making up some.
1. Let the poor fools from The Colony go home! Stop harrassing them.
2. Stop bothering Japanese whalers — this is ridiculous!
3. One less commercial break per hour.
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Humans are the most destructive, filthy, pollutive creatures around and are wrecking what’s left of the planet with their false morals and breeding culture.
Shouldn’t he just begin this principled anti-human revolution by offing himself?
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Oh, he’s dead. Discovery Channel doesn’t take this sort of thing lightly (except on The Colony).
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I heard that the Future Weapons guy used a gun that made his head explode from ten miles away.
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seeing those googly eyes and mouth reminds me of state rape cartoons…sigh..its been too long
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 12:27 PM PDT reply actions
I do need to re-make my California cutout, and probably my Cartman-tears one. Some of those building blocks were lost when the last laptop went down.
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Earl threatens East Coast with 125 mph winds
yea fuck you east coast…u show em sleek
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 1:10 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It turns out hurricanes also have an east coast bias.
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by Megalodon on Sep 2, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
We should start naming earthquakes with people names. It is catchy.
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Earthquake Meg?
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Sep 2, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually, by definition, if it was on the west coast, it would be a typhoon, so you’re right.
Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2000 of something.
“hurricane” (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E)
“typhoon” (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline)
“severe tropical cyclone” (the Southwest Pacific Ocean west of 160E or Southeast Indian Ocean east of 90E)
“severe cyclonic storm” (the North Indian Ocean)
“tropical cyclone” (the Southwest Indian Ocean)
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Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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by Megalodon on Sep 3, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
How’d you get a picture of my parents’ home?
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I am saving this picture and will be using it again.
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this is awesome!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 3, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
2. It will move to immediately devoid the Luongo contract.
Is it just me or does the word “devoid” make absolutely no sense here?
de·void /dɪˈvɔɪd/
–adjective
1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of ).
–verb (used with object)
2. to deplete or strip of some quality or substance: imprisonment that devoids a person of humanity.
Nope, neither of those definitions work in this context. Suddenly I am way more skeptical of this story.
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Truthfully, I looked it up, too.
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yeah, he's an idiot
i corrected it when i quoted him
Wait till this year.
by Quisp on Sep 2, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Daniel Quinn’s “My Ishmael” pages 207-212
Holy shit I love that book.
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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Man did this guy miss the point of the book.
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Yeah, those first 206 pages are important.
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by Earl Sleek on Sep 2, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
A lot of newspapers were calling up Quinn yesterday the poor guy. He was like ‘no i don’t know the crazy guy who tried to blow up the discovery building’ and ‘no ishmael is not advocating sterilization and depopulation’. Good grief.
Although, to be fair, he DOES talk a lot about overpoulation and how that’s the root of a lot of problems. He makes the argument that we should stop sending food to places stricken with famine since all we are doing is allowing the populations there to artificially inflate beyond what the land can support, which will eventually lead to starvation as things correct themselves.
He makes it sound nicer than that though – it helps that a talking gorilla explains it all.
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Saving the environment and the remaning species diversity of the planet is now your mindset. Nothing is more important than saving them. The Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels.
This guy does actually make some good points.
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These are the demands and sayings of Lee.
I think I may have a new signature in the near future. “These are the demands and sayings of Meg.”
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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Damn!
Drew Remenda would praise a bottle of child poison if it had a picture of Darryl Sutter on it.
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The Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels.
Of course! The squirrels, how could we have almost forgotten the squirrels?
I'm against sigs......Fuck.
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by brokenyard on Sep 4, 2010 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Was just told that Devils punishment for Kovalchuk deal could be $1-3 million and two first round draft picks. Ouch!
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Not relevant, but also picked up via Twitter:
Today is 90210! Hahahahaha!
So it is.
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NOT LUONGO!!!!!!
But if they do, Send him to the kings:)
by DoughlarBear on Sep 2, 2010 4:10 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Just wait until they start raping each other. :)
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by Earl Sleek on Sep 2, 2010 9:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
boc waits in anticipation
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 2, 2010 9:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d probably have to draw it — these logos don’t have the natural California angles to ’em.
“Cost certainty, bitch!”
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A rape 'toon during September? Bravo!
The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Sep 2, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome…but missing the censor label
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Sep 3, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, looks like the NHLPA conceded — not sure to what, though.
A source says a deal is done between NHL/NHLPA
The NHL and NHLPA are finalize details for an announcement at or before 5 pm, according to the source
Kovalchuk contract will be approved as part of the agreement.
RT @SuomiStewart: what does this mean for hossa, luongo, etc. According to sources, those deals also will be approved as part of the deal
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Wait – so this mean’s Kovalchuk’s ORIGINAL contract is being approved? Or one of the modified versions?
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I think it’s gotta be the second one — fifteen years, $100 M.
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That would make sense, though. I’m suspicious of anything that has the league make sense.
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What about the devoiding of the contracts? I was exciting about the devoiding.
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Do me a favor, experts. Don’t try to explain complex changes in the cap calculation of a long-term contract in 140 characters or less. Especially on a Friday afternoon.
Write it up nicely on a different site somewhere and shoot me a link next week.
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