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Post by The Unknown Poster on Jan 10, 2005 18:51:46 GMT -5
That dude that writes for the Sun - all he writes about is how stupid the owners are and how great and victimized the players are. Is this guy getting a kickback from the union? Or does he live in a land where million dollar contracts are for everyone?
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Post by GoJETSGo on Jan 10, 2005 19:06:50 GMT -5
He is pro players all the way, his articles are a waste of space. Someone like Scott Taylor should be writing in that column.
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Post by Y2Jets on Jan 10, 2005 21:29:07 GMT -5
Ya al, is stupid iv heard him try and talk for the players. hes Kissing there Go Jets Go. Thats all he does.
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Post by jets4ever on Jan 11, 2005 1:43:21 GMT -5
Is this guy getting a kickback from the union? Or does he live in a land where million dollar contracts are for everyone? He sure does. Toronto.
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Post by AO8/EM71 on Jan 11, 2005 1:49:15 GMT -5
I've never liked this guy! How can you possibly make a case for the players without making your self look like an idiot. This guy is a fricken' gongshow!
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Post by jets4ever on Jan 11, 2005 1:52:02 GMT -5
I've never liked this guy! How can you possibly make a case for the players without making your self look like an idiot. And, he does that very well.
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Post by jamiebez on Jan 11, 2005 11:44:25 GMT -5
A lot of print reporters are like that. Stephen Brunt of the Globe and Mike Brophy of The Hockey News also spring to mind.
The answer is easy: if they pi$$ off the players, they won't make themselves available for interviews, comments, etc. No comments = no stories for a reporter.
All these guys are simply acting in their own best interests, which I think is shameful.
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Post by DKehler on Jan 11, 2005 14:49:33 GMT -5
I e-mailed him this yesterday:
Mr. Strachan,
While it's clear that the NHL owners share a large part of the responsibility for the current labour situation, to suggest that they are the only ones at fault is ludicrous.
Your advice to the owners to "just say no" may seem to you to be the simple, obvious solution, but when your business is dependent upon individuals, as it is in pro sports, those individuals have far more power than you seem to be giving them credit for. If a star player demands X. amount of dollars while threatening to sit out if he doesn't get it, the owner can refuse, but he risks alienating the consumers of his product. Not an easy choice. And why is it all right for a player who's had a good season to demand that his contact be renegotiated?
Also, for teams like the Toronto Maple Leafs and Philadelphia Flyers, maybe it makes sense for them to pay so much money to their players because they can afford it. But then that drives up the cost for similarly talented players on teams with lower budgets. I know you'll say that's not the players fault, and it isn't, but the players also need to realize that while they want a "free market", not all of the 30 markets in the NHL are created equal and cannot be compared.
The only sensible thing for the NHL to do is what they are pushing for: Linking costs to revenue. The owners should do their part by implementing meaningful revenue sharing. The players will not be hard done by under such a system, and as a bonus, the NHL may be able to survive in more Canadian cities, where hockey matters. That can only be a good thing.
Believe it or not, there are those of us that appreciate Canadian teams other than the Toronto Maple Leafs.
David Kehler Winnipeg, Manitoba
His reply? Basically that he doesn't respond to people who think he has a preference for the Leafs.
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Post by ToeBlake on Jan 11, 2005 15:23:07 GMT -5
I can not stand that guy one bit. Why they have him on the Satellite Hotstove on HNIC is truly vexing as well. He constantly talks over the other panel members and interrupts them while they are trying to talk. I've heard John Davidson many times to tell him to not interrupt him. Brian Burke tore him apart too. When we get the Jets back I think Brian Burke should be considered for GM...he's kind of like Fergie and has shown he gets results. But I digress.
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Post by jamiebez on Jan 11, 2005 16:53:38 GMT -5
His reply? Basically that he doesn't respond to people who think he has a preference for the Leafs. That is hilarious. Know why? BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE LEAFS!!! What a joke. I mean, I know these Toronto-based sports writers have a remarkably high opinion of themseleves, but to casually dismiss a well-written letter like that is just openly disrespectful to his readers. Go Jets Go. And Burke for GM is the best idea I've heard all day!
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Post by AO8/EM71 on Jan 11, 2005 17:33:41 GMT -5
That is hilarious. Know why? BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR THE LEAFS!!! What a joke. I mean, I know these Toronto-based sports writers have a remarkably high opinion of themseleves, but to casually dismiss a well-written letter like that is just openly disrespectful to his readers. Yeah, and while we're at it get Bob Cole and Harry Neal off the air. I can't stand to see them do another hockey game. Leafs, Leafs, Leafs... I'm surprised that when they cover the Cup finals they actually talk about other teams than the Leafs!
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Post by Y2Jets on Jan 11, 2005 19:03:40 GMT -5
Hye man bob and harry are pretty good. cbc has soem good broadcasters.
Yah his reply is fricken retarted. hes a stuck up lil GO JETS GO lol. You had an awesome letter forsure. He was stunned he didnt no wut to say, cuz u burnt his ugly you know wut. way to shut him up.
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Jan 11, 2005 19:41:23 GMT -5
VERY frustrating to listen to CBC broadcastors call games. They so obviously favour the Leafs.
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Post by Luke on Jan 11, 2005 20:01:33 GMT -5
VERY frustrating to listen to CBC broadcastors call games. They so obviously favour the Leafs. yeah they really are man
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Post by The Unknown Poster on Jan 11, 2005 20:03:34 GMT -5
In fact, they out and out cheer the Leafs...
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Post by Big Chris in Japan on Jan 11, 2005 21:53:26 GMT -5
I'm down with bringing Burke to run the next Jets so long as he treats the Jets' farm system better than he did the moose. (We will not win no matter who is running the team without a strong farm system that is well taken care of by the front office.)
CBC's announcers do suck. Cole and Neale lost all of my respect when they pulled rank on Whitman and Cuthbert who were covering the western playoffs once Calgary reached the semi-finals. This was a classless thing to do on the part of two men who haven't set foot in western Canada in almost 20 years. Their lack of knowledge of anything related to Calgary or the Flames was irritating and rendered HNIC unwatchable from the semi's on through the finals.
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Post by ToeBlake on Jan 11, 2005 21:58:30 GMT -5
I agree. I actually think Don Whitman is an excellent play by play guy. He gets excited, is neutral and actually doesn't forget names, teams or the city he is in. Cole is way past his prime. However, the greatest of all time is my old friend Danny Gallivan.
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Post by Guest on Jan 11, 2005 22:37:24 GMT -5
I lost a lot of respect for Bob and Harry when during the Nagano games when they repeatedly referred to Team Canada as the Leafs.
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Post by jets4ever on Jan 11, 2005 22:48:58 GMT -5
I lost a lot of respect for Bob and Harry when during the Nagano games when they repeatedly referred to Team Canada as the Leafs. That's what happens when you only cover one team.
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Post by AO8/EM71 on Jan 11, 2005 23:19:27 GMT -5
In fact, they out and out cheer the Leafs... And that boys and girls is why I hate them! Atleast Cuthbert and stupid Greg Millen are not so terribly bias!
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