What they’re saying about the lockout

Well, it’s official; NHL owners locked out their players.

Such an occurrence rendered plenty of responses, so here is a collection of ones that didn’t involve a stream of grumpy hashtags.

Some showed that things could always be worse:

@seangentille Once you've had your team taken away being locked out is a piece of cake.

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Ben Wright (@BenWrightATL) September 16, 2012

An NHL agent slammed the Florida Panthers’ president for Tweeting about … frozen yogurt.

Lockout in 3 hrs+you're tweeting about yogurt? RT@PanthersYormark: Ending week w/ my favorite treat, low fat frozen yogurt. Boy is it good.

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Allan Walsh (@walsha) September 16, 2012

MSG broadcaster speaks out:

So you shut your league down 7 years ago and claim victory and now you have to blow it up again. Am I missing something here? #NHL

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Dave Maloney (@DaveMaloneyMSG) September 15, 2012

Defenseman John-Michael Liles was angry:

Just wanted to send out big congrats to gray bettman on his 3rd consecutive work stoppage. Impressive stats for someone w no athletic skill

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John-Michael Liles (@hoosierjm26) September 16, 2012

While his teammate Joffrey Lupul was whimsical:

I guess the lockout has officially started.. @ScottieUpshall just reminded me I owe him 15 dollars.

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Joffrey Lupul (@JLupul) September 16, 2012

Finally, here are Tweets that speak for themselves:

Just chatted with an NHL player: "If we take the rollbacks the league is offering, Gary Bettman will make more money than Sidney Crosby."

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Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) September 15, 2012

Does Mario lock Sid out of the house at midnight?

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Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 16, 2012

Three lockouts in 18 years, the NHL just can't stay out of its own way sometime #ProsperityWhatProsperity

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Erik Erlendsson (@erlendssontrib) September 16, 2012

Lou Lamoriello has a great motto: "If you have time, use it." There's still time. Let's hope it's used wisely. But, I'm not optimistic.

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Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 16, 2012

I really don't think a season will be lost. It's only September 16. Long way to go. #positivethinking

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Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_Trib) September 16, 2012

NHL owners hated CBA so much that they crammed $199 million in new contracts into the final two days of it. "Sorry, Gary, couldn't help it."

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John Vogl (@BuffNewsVogl) September 16, 2012

An informal Twitter survey reveals fans are dealing with NHL lockout by drinking more. So it's a boon for the liquor industry.

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Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) September 16, 2012

I wonder if @PanthersYormark is still eating yogurt.

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Adam Gretz (@AGretz) September 16, 2012