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  1. While I am in favour of moving to a 19 yr old draft, I don't think that can happen without a new CBA.
  2. Agreed. It would probably cost them more to play in front of empty arenas than it will to just cancel.
  3. That's one thing I haven't heard much about. What happens to those deals in the event of a hockey stoppage? Do the networks get refunds on missed games? Do they get an automatic pro-rated extension? I know they are missing out on gate / popcorn / parking / beer revenue, but I wonder if they have to give back some of the TV money too?
  4. Free? You haven't seen my cable bill. Rogers paid $5.2B for the rights to NHL games. TSN has a couple of regional deals. Out of market games are on NHL Live / Centre Ice. There are no NHL games that aren't spoken for to support the OP's weird desire to spend more money to watch hockey.
  5. I can die happy now. Nominating Markstrom, because goalies gotta stick together.
  6. All the major sports leagues already have TV deals. There will not be any PPV.
  7. So how did that work out for you?
  8. Big picture, the greatest player to never play for the Canucks was Gretzky. The Canucks had a verbal deal with him but botched it when they tried to force him to put pen to paper in the wee hours.
  9. I have often wondered how things would have been different if the Canucks had protected Vanbiesbrouck instead of McLean. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge McLean fan, but would the '94 run have ended differently? Would it have happened at all?
  10. After all that discussion last thread, I think I might nominate Cloutier for a change.
  11. So, can we count on you for a Cloutier nomination?
  12. Sure he had a great team, but they played a high offense style of hockey, which can result in more chances against. So I would tend to think that would balance it out somewhat.
  13. Not combative at all. This is a discussion board. We discuss things. For me, I give the edge to Cloutier for his performance as a starter over more seasons. If Markstrom hadn't been such a late bloomer, I am sure he would have been higher up the list for me. Like you said in the rules, we make our own criteria. I just hope CDC puts me out of my misery soon and nominates Cloutier to this series.
  14. Me being a Coutier fan, I have to disagree a little with your assessment. Cloutier was a phenomenal regular season goalie and set several records during his time, such as being the first Canuck goalie to record three consecutive 30 win seasons. And he did it at a time when the game could end in a tie, so no shootout wins to add to that total. While Markstrom has passed Cloutier in games played, he is still behind in wins. Cloutier is also still 3rd all-time in shutouts for the Canucks and 3rd in GAA. If it wasn't for Cloutier's playoff record, I think he would already be on your list. btw - In case you didn't guess, I would like to nominate Cloutier. Again.
  15. It sounds like the NHL and the NHLPA are already working closely together on all contingency plans. The player salaries are tied to the 50% of hockey related revenue mark. If there are no revenues, escrow goes way up and the players' take-home pay goes way down. I think you will see that whatever the solution is, it will be done as a partnership between the league and the players.
  16. Choosing goalies is never a bad move.
  17. You may be surprised, but I would like to nominate Cloutier.
  18. I have a standing deal with the nieces and nephew. If I win the 50/50, I'll buy ice cream after the game. I started it when they were way younger so they wouldn't want to bail on the game early. Now it's a tradition. Sadly, I have never had to pay up on that promise yet.
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