Renaud Lavoie ‏@RenLavoieRDS

 

NHLPA executive board will begin the process to have players approval to disclaim if no agreement is concluded by today.

Chris Stevenson ‏@CJ_Stevenson

 

Hearing rumours NHL teams are reaching out to their coaches and telling them to be ready. Some are booking flites to their cities.

USA USA USA

USA USA USA

 

 

It's funny because they are Canadian

I'm going to have a hard time caring about the NHL when it comes back.

Until you see "THANK YOU FANS" just inside the blue line.

It's funny because they are Canadian

 

 

 

those were pretty funny.

 

 

must really hurt them that the news of the game was all over TSN but down here it only had a link on ESPN for a few hours.

Until you see "THANK YOU FANS" just inside the blue line.

Oh, it's gonna take more than THAT.

After what they've put me through, I DEMAND to see "YOU'RE THE BEST!!!" on the ice this time - three exclamation points minimum.

Andy Scott ‏@Andy_Scott15

A few trusty sources saying NHLPA - NHL deal will be announced tomorrow..... #FinalStretch #AboutTime

 

Andy Scott ‏@Andy_Scott15

A few trusty sources saying NHLPA - NHL deal will be announced tomorrow..... #FinalStretch #AboutTime

 

 

 

We'll see if he's more reliable than Adam "95% sure Reid to Cardinals" Schefter.

Oh, it's gonna take more than THAT.

After what they've put me through, I DEMAND to see "YOU'RE THE BEST!!!" on the ice this time - three exclamation points minimum.

Maybe like...

 

UR THE BEST!!!

 

?

We'll see if he's more reliable than Adam "95% sure Reid to Cardinals" Schefter.

yeah, i cant say i have been following this too closely, but an article on espn suggested that yesterdays talks (or lack there of) were in no way heading toward an agreement

 

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/8811312/...ba-talks-danger

 

First year of really following the World Juniors and it was a really fun tournament to watch. Did anyone else watch the game this morning?

 

First year of really following the World Juniors and it was a really fun tournament to watch. Did anyone else watch the game this morning?

 

 

 

Caught the last period. The US was the best team there. No fluke about this.

 

Nice to see Canada walk away empty handed.

Lockout is over.

NHL core fan base will return................casual fans could care less they are back!

Hockey!!!!!

On the 6th day, Gary said Let There Be Hockey.

 

I'd like to say that I'm boycotting games as a sign of protest, but no point in lying, I'll be at the UC soon in my Hawks sweater.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My emotions today went from a kid on xmas, to extremely pissed off, to a state of confusion - this is what we want, our sport back and our games back, but I didn't know how to feel about letting myself get into it, and figuring out how exactly I will do that. Combining emotion 1 with emotion 2 put me in a weird spot for the day.

My emotions today went from a kid on xmas, to extremely pissed off, to a state of confusion - this is what we want, our sport back and our games back, but I didn't know how to feel about letting myself get into it, and figuring out how exactly I will do that. Combining emotion 1 with emotion 2 put me in a weird spot for the day.

This is how I've felt since hearing the news. Then I thought of the glorious Indianhead sweater and the fact that I lived through the worst of the Bill Wirtz era, so now that we have an owner who cares I'm just going to jump back in with both feet and enjoy it.

 

Now, a goalie please.

My emotions today went from a kid on xmas, to extremely pissed off, to a state of confusion - this is what we want, our sport back and our games back, but I didn't know how to feel about letting myself get into it, and figuring out how exactly I will do that. Combining emotion 1 with emotion 2 put me in a weird spot for the day.

 

I was very lukewarm when it happened. I'm kinda happy, but at the same time, all my enthusiasm was pretty well sapped out by the length of the fight.

As a casual fan, I said, cool. I watch the Blackhawks and really nobody else. It is good winter television which is nice for the next two months.

 

Glad they are back.

Luongo oks trade anywhere

 

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo is in Florida preparing for the 2012-13 season, but for which team he plays that campaign remains in question.

 

Luongo told the Toronto Sun he has given Vancouver GM Mike Gillis "the green light" to do whatever is best for the team, including trading the three-time all-star goaltender.

Luongo oks trade anywhere

 

Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo is in Florida preparing for the 2012-13 season, but for which team he plays that campaign remains in question.

 

Luongo told the Toronto Sun he has given Vancouver GM Mike Gillis "the green light" to do whatever is best for the team, including trading the three-time all-star goaltender.

 

He has to be almost untradeable under the new CBA

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Luongo

 

Several days later, on September 2, the Canucks announced that they had signed Luongo to a 12-year contract extension worth $64 million for a $5.33 million annual salary cap hit.[97] The front-loaded deal, which will expire by the time Luongo is 43 and includes a no-trade clause, sees him make $10 million in 2010–11, then approximately $6.7 million annually through to 2017–18, $3.3 million and $1.6 million the subsequent two seasons, before tailing off to $1 million for the final two years.[97] The contract contains two additional clauses to circumvent the no-trade clause that allow Luongo to facilitate a trade after the fifth year and for the Canucks to also facilitate a trade after the seventh year.