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I know they get paid to be talented, but so do other people. Why should these guys be any different? Also on the Calgary Herald website.That's right. You heard me. Fire them all. Especially that Bettman guy. He gets on my nerves and he seems to be one of the problems in this whole mess. Outspoken Philly Flyer player, Jeremy Roenick said "I really feel that maybe we can survive with a cap? I really feel like if there was a bone thrown to us, one that was acceptable, one that the players could gnaw on a bit, a cap might feasible". Welcome to the real world Jeremy. The world where salary caps exist in the regular workforce for regular companies. Not many people in this working world have a choice as to what they want their pay to be at. You and all your other long haired, sweaty team-mates have been living in a fantasy world for the past number of years. There seems to be a couple token nicely paid managers (ex. Bettman and Goodenow) who seem to be bickering for the sake of bickering. Do they want the season this year? Obviously not. I don't hear of them making any real effort to end this silly drought. Here is a novel concept which I am sure has been thrown around once or twice before: Take a show of hands. Get all the players, the managers, the coaches, assistants, concession workers, dogs, cats and drivers together in the same room. Ask a simple question- without that damn Bettman and Goodenow involved- "Who wouldn't mind a salary cap at x amount?" Those in favor of it raise their hand and mosey them to one side of the room (or football field or even farmers field). Those not in favor of it, move them to the other side of the field, push the big red button and open the door to the secret hole in the ground and send them down. Bye. Might get rid of those guys who are never going to agree if their life depends on it. What this lock-out has shown is the complete and utter greed amongst some of the wealthiest players in the world. I believe it's time to weed out those who are in it just for the money, and those who are there for the love of the game. Oh wait, I suppose we already did that by having an NHL and an league with the Hitmen and Wheat Kings in it. Posted by Bella at 1:07 PM# 0 Comments:
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