This affects the following LA Kings home schedule of games:
- October 12 vs NY Rangers
- October 18 vs Carolina
- October 21 vs Edmonton
- October 23 vs Nashville
Especially the first one where we were supposed to hang our Championship banner. I think disappointing is an understatement right now. I know we all can agree that until the owners feel any revenue drops, this lockout will continue. January 1st, 2013 is the Winter Classic and they will definitely feel the loss if that is cancelled. I am guessing we will have no games until then. All about greed, folks. In fact, the NHL doesn’t even have to lockout the season. They can let it start and continue to negotiate with the NHLPA. Unfortunately, they would rather not.
You can voice your opinion by calling the NHL offices. @NoNHLLockout12 has provided anyone who is interested with the following:
Read the message in the “picture” before calling (212) 789-2000 (NHL’s Office) Thanks!
Here are a few pictures I found from NHL fans around the world that I thought you might enjoy.
I’m sure there are tons more as the fans and the social media meet during this lockout. Should be interesting the more pissed off the fans become.
Bev
October 4, 2012
About now, I’m hating on both NHL and the Players Union. There “characters? have had this entire year to get this thing cleared up and out of the way. To wait until they did, well…..I’m just discusted with all of them. Like a bunch of little kids arguing on a school playground. Stuborness and ego’s suck big time.
tracykingslover
October 5, 2012
Agree. The thing that sticks out to me is they do not have to cancel the season or part of the season. They can negotiate while playing. The lockout is completely on the owners side, but I agree that Fehr should have not waited to negotiate until the last minute. Strategy backfired!
Plus, I thought right away – I’ll miss my GDT at letsgokings.com!!! nooooooooooooooooooo
Bev
October 5, 2012
For all of us fans, we spend all summer looking forward to the start of Hockey season and these people are doing this to us. Wouldn’t it be interesting see just how many people who are employed because of this sport are now out of work? These blowhard owners couldn’t care less. To them players are just a piece of meat to invest in. I’m not only sorry for all of us fans but, for all those who’ve lost emplyment because of this mess.
For those who are spouting off on hockey sites that they’ll give up on this sport forever now, I just can’t understand that thinking. You either love hockey or you don’t and a downer like this just doesn’t affect how I’d ever walk away from it. I can sure hate on Bettman though. He’s failed at his job big time. Put teams in areas that were doomed to fail, expecting other teams to support them. Failed at keeping peace with Players and NHL, these long term contracts and out of reason pay has gotten out of hand and now the very ones who’ve allowed it are crying foul.
tracykingslover
October 5, 2012
Sometimes we get put out about Staples Center and how it has the Lakers and Clippers and when the games are close, we have to get out quick so they can transfer floors, etc. But when something like this happens, its nice to know that the employees there have the other teams to keep them working.
I do feel sorry for the other rinks that have no other revenue except a concert or something sometimes. sucks all around Bev!!!
BTW, KHL game tomorrow. Not sure of time…
Bev
October 5, 2012
I do have espn2 with my dtv and believe it’s live at 1pm tomorrow and will be re-aired at a later time too.
tracykingslover
October 5, 2012
I see that they are putting it on espn3 and espn2 (I have at&t so we don’t get that) but not until Oct. 9. Where do you see it tomorrow? I originally saw that they were showing it saturday but can’t find that now.Maybe it changed?