[C. Edmund Wright]

I can’t believe you said 2 things, proving that there are huge chinks in your conservative armor.

First, players hold out for big contracts, fans demand the players get signed, the media, all libs, demand the players get signed, and then you blame OWNERSHIP for that. You are naive enough to work for ESPN.

Second, you disregard the sacred right of ownership, and even belittle it, when ownership does something you disapprove of. If ownership is only ok when they do what you want them to, then it is not sacred at all. It is situational.

Therefore, I can only assume that while you may hold some conservative positions, you are absolutely NOT a true conservative. It does not coarse through your veins.

[Alberta's Child]

Actually, you've blown a hole in your entire argument right here:

First, players hold out for big contracts, fans demand the players get signed, the media, all libs, demand the players get signed, and then you blame OWNERSHIP for that.

Based on this statement, it seems like you've given an ownership stake in these teams to the fans and the media. Do the owners have "sacred rights of ownership," or not?

An NHL owner who signs players to enormous contracts and then complains about player salaries is like a GM executive looking to Uncle Sam for a bailout after the company has spent decades signing ridiculous contracts with the UAW. Yeah, I am the one who isn't a "true conservative" here. LOL.