Mighty Man wrote:
[The labor deal, in the wake of NHL lockout] Sucks for who, I guess is the real question.
One, the fans, who got hosed out of a season's worth of entertainment by rich bastards fucking over other (slightly-less-rich) bastards.
Two, the players, who had nothing to do with ownership's inability to control their spending habits. Someone offers to double your salary, why would you say no? They lost a year of their careers, in addition to getting bent over and rammed up the ass by the new CBA.
The fact that ownership (management) has, essentially, punished the players (workers) for their own shortcomings (gross financial mismanagement) doesn't sit well with me.
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[The labor deal, in the wake of NHL lockout] Sucks for who, I guess is the real question.
One, the fans, who got hosed out of a season's worth of entertainment by rich bastards fucking over other (slightly-less-rich) bastards.
Two, the players, who had nothing to do with ownership's inability to control their spending habits. Someone offers to double your salary, why would you say no? They lost a year of their careers, in addition to getting bent over and rammed up the ass by the new CBA.
The fact that ownership (management) has, essentially, punished the players (workers) for their own shortcomings (gross financial mismanagement) doesn't sit well with me.
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