[airborne]

Hockey Ping!

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[Varda]

With Donald Fehr in charge of the NHLPA, the season is in jeopardy. His claim to fame is the current MLB situation which I loath. Hockey is nothing like baseball, gate receipts drive any profit margin. The economy is bad and people don't have the money for tickets like they used to, even here in Pittsburgh.

The players are getting 57% of revenues. Their propaganda catch phrase is that they're “partners”. If they were partners they'd get 57% of profits not revenue.

Here's hoping they find a compromise, the owners reign in the stupid contracts (100 million for Parise!) and the players realize that the NHL is in a precarious position business wise.