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Talk about an overreaction. Suspension for a little trash talk? Lucic's only punishment should be the public shaming that he will be facing over the next couple days. And to keep this on topic, I'll go with some stupid comment like "Go back to Germany!".

And then there was the follow up to that series. You want to talk about moments that sting? That one is way up there. edit: And I lost track of which thread I was in. But anyway, the two threads go together really well.

I'm not entirely sure how the whole thing played out, but I don't get the impression that the players called out Lucic. His antics were caught on camera and I highly doubt that the Habs quickly turned and ran to the press. They were asked the questions and they eventually gave an answer. I think it's a safe bet that Lucic said a bit more than what has been reported. "I'm going to F'n kill you" isn't exactly any kind of earth-shattering statement that needs to be kept quiet for the sake of the game. If that is actually what he said, it's not only classless but also just plain stupid. I'd be curious as to how the exact quote came out. At first the stories seemed to say that Montreal didn't want to waste their time on it, but then later there's a quote. How did we get from point A to point B?

Why is all the talk about Weise? He seemed to have caught Emelin's ear far more than he did Weise.

"Grrr... Me smash you face"

Do you ever reach the point where you think your hatred of a specific player is a bit over the top... but then he goes out and completely earns it with an incredibly pathetic action? Yeah, that's always nice..

Will they be able to bring back Jlo for the fly girls? Screw that, as long as Homey returns I'm happy. They really should do this.

What has Keenan been up to lately anyway?

The best part? That post was actually edited.

I think those two firings have/will establish where the two teams currently are. By firing Bylsma, they clearly send the message that they must win now or else. Vancouver on the other hand thought they still had something when they hired Torts. This past season showed them that they are officially in more of a rebuild period. They're going to be far more lenient as they go through some growing pains.

It also comes with a much shorter leash though.

I'd gladly have Eichel test this theory by putting up a Kariya-like freshman season. Oh wait, you said realisitic... crap, there goes that dream scenario. Of course, now that I've said it, Eichel will probably go and put up a Kariya-like freshman season, only it'll be a Steve Kariya-like season.

And I think he may have started 0-1 in those game 7s. It's a bit crazy how many game 7s the Rags have won in a row.

If they don't have to, I'd guess that they'll wait.

That's not what the section I quoted refers to. It is stating how long they hold his draft rights. The negotiating rights in this case refer specifically to a drafted player.

Straight from section 8.6 of the CBA:

The Bills went 0-for-my 20s. They damn well better try to put a winner out there.

It's what I was talking about, yes. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it certainly was bush league and something a so called class act player wouldn't do.

Remember earlier this year after he got suspended and people called Thornton a class act?

Toronto ownership agreed to the system so why does any of this matter?

I love people who make an endless amount of noise complaints. In my old apartment we had this 50-something couple living below us who would call us weekly to complain. I should have known right from the start that they were going to be a pain when they complained about me making too much noise when I was moving my stuff in at around that same time, 3pm on a saturday. The best though was when they called the landlord a few days before Christmas to complain about my roommate and I playing loud music and slamming heavy objects onto the floor. My roommate was in California and I was in Buffalo.... No one was even home! That right there was all the proof I needed that these people were just power hungry and would make stuff up so that they could have this false sense of being in charge in the building.

I just wish we could find out who that other team was and what their offer was. It's a shame we can never find out all this information because so many crazy and interesting things have to happen on the draft day.

The purpose is to spread out revenue more evenly across the entire league, revenue that is a product of what the league does as a whole. Why should one guy suddenly not qualify for that simply because he has more money than someone else. Should I get a bigger paycheck than a person doing the same job at the same company simply because he's got a rich father? The owners as a whole agreed to the rules which are in place. There is nothing to complain about here from any of them. Of course, the only complaints are coming from people completely independent of the process who have no idea what is really going on.

So they took both Quinn and Weeden at 22 overall, and now Manziel. That's pretty crazy. It obviously means nothing for Manziel, but it is a funny coincidence.

Revenue sharing has absolutely nothing to do with the wallet size of any individual owner. The whole goal is to get as close as possible to a scenario where every single owner makes money. This league exists as a single unit trying to make money for everyone. If you're making $10 a week and I'm losing $3, you kick a couple extra dollars my way to keep me out of the red, while still making money. In the big picture, they league revenue is still exactly the same. Those couple extra bucks keep me from shutting down my team. Sure, I might have a ton of money from other stuff, but you can't establish rules based on a rare circumstance. The more crazy conditions you throw into the agreement, the more difficult it becomes to follow.