Nordic05

I'm gonna have to bust on you here a bit Tom. A wise man once told me (ok it was a woman and it was my Mom) not to complain about something unless you can offer a solution. So, what is the solution? - your rescheduling doesn't move mountains and shrink continents. I don't think there is an answer unless you convince the league to put franchises into Seattle and Portland. It hasn't really hampered the Oilers or Flames over the same period. If ever there was a case of "it is what it is" then this would be it. Sorry, no sale.

My apologies to Alain for the harshness. I just feel that if someone is going to take the time and care to write a blog then the people who respond should at least read before responding.

In the future it is good practice to read the blog prior to making a comment (a small detail the rest of us would appreciate you taking to heart). What he is saying (and I will try to use small words for you in the hope that you might actually read and understand the point) is that the Players you see in the NHL are the the tiny elite percentile of all the people who may have chosen hockey as a profession. The "average" guy, as you describe, is not on your TV every Saturday night. There are roughly 750 NHL roster spots with Players mostly represented from about 5-6 countries. What do you think the average income of the top 750 Lawyers is from those Nations? The Heart Surgeons? How about business owners and other professionals? Don't look at it as the average of all NHL Players but rather the average of all hockey players in general.... they make squat! As you hover over your fryer tonight on the graveyard shift you likely think of your position as a potato browning technician as being underpaid. Somewhere in the world an artist in a chef hat is creating a potato Florentine that patrons will pay through the nose for and the Restaurant is adequately compensating him in order to retain his services. That guy is Sidney Crosby. You are the plywood cut-out that teams with one Goalie hang out at practice. You think you should be paid the same?