tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post3477994509910393895..comments2023-09-10T00:44:30.408-07:00Comments on FAUXRUMORS: Its Chilly!FAUX RUMORShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-78440766082088489952007-06-13T09:37:00.000-07:002007-06-13T09:37:00.000-07:001) Hey Shuck: You wrote that the owners got a sala...1) Hey Shuck: You wrote that the owners got a salary cap because players' "salaries were rising too much."<BR/>2) Guess what? The average player's salary in 2003-04 before the Bettman/owners lockout was 1.6 mil. This past season it was 1.4. Its estimated that the next season it will be back to 1.6 and likely higher if the salary cap is set above 50 mil<BR/>3) Also the stated goal (from Bettman himself) at the time of the lockout was to make the games more affordable to the average fan. Wanna guess where average ticket prices are now compared to 2004? You guessed it. Adjusting for inflation they are HIGHER now than then.<BR/>4) The main reason for league wide income increases (other than expansion fees) have been the booming economy and a much better Canadian dollar exchange rate. <BR/>5) If when both of those dynamics change the league is in for HUGE problems. One's that the short sited Bettman/owners are not prepared for. The result in our opinions is that we will definitely see another work stoppage when this CBA runs its course!FAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-67891571546048381162007-06-13T04:35:00.000-07:002007-06-13T04:35:00.000-07:001) Thanks for setting the record strait for our re...1) Thanks for setting the record strait for our readers Neate.<BR/>2) BTW, if you never said those things AND a publication misquoted you causing/inflaming this situation do YOU have grounds for a suit? LOLFAUX RUMORShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403913043629362701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-36169072635212651542007-06-12T20:40:00.000-07:002007-06-12T20:40:00.000-07:00Wow, looks like I lost another bet. I thought for...Wow, looks like I lost another bet. I thought for sure you would be the first blogger to get sued for libelous remarks against Bettman! I guess there are probably two explanations.<BR/><BR/>1. Gary Bettman hasn't heard of or read this blog.<BR/><BR/>2. Bettman has no interest in stirring up anything that might shed light into his lack of leadership in the NHL. Bringing up a suit against a blogger would open things up a bit!<BR/><BR/>I am guessing it is #1! <BR/><BR/>And once again I think you overlook the exactly what Bettman has done for the NHL. He has done everything the owners have asked. He got the owners expansion money. Then when the owners felt salaries were rising too much he got them the lockout and salary cap. Bettman is giving the owners the leadership they want-leadership by the owners! Bettman is but a puppet of the NHL owners.Shuck-A-Luckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428281923865186366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-25191173690973059702007-06-12T15:18:00.000-07:002007-06-12T15:18:00.000-07:00For the record, I never called him a "con man" and...For the record, I never called him a "con man" and the suit does not allege as such.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024341463089279796.post-12612754479363227812007-06-12T13:05:00.000-07:002007-06-12T13:05:00.000-07:00YEah it scares me, I don't have the money to fight...YEah it scares me, I don't have the money to fight this kind of suit if someone who i badmouth ever came my way (Eklund, Bettman). <BR/><BR/>I don't have the time to fight it either, even though i think it would get thrown out.Jibblescribbitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833352311064492403noreply@blogger.com