Comments on: Bruins’ Thornton latest to suggest lockout will end career

By: sabatimus

sabatimus — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:42:28 +0000

Ignoramus attack!

By: thesableo

thesableo — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:19:09 +0000

The revenue split is not the only issue. Things like eliminating arbitration (ridiculous) and extending entry-level contracts and RFA periods take money and power from the players and give it to the owners. I think these are the real issues that they cannot compromise on. And really, the players shouldn’t.

Of course that doesn’t mean I’m not also angry about losing the season and the Winter Classic.

By: 8man

8man — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 00:07:06 +0000

Wow! So it took being on the precipice of hockey armageddon for me to agree with habsman.

I don’t think anyone wins. Because each day there is no hockey and the more that gets cancelled the smaller the larger pie becomes. And whether it’s 50%, 51% or 57%, its gonna be smaller than what it should have been if these guys just figured out earlier.

The Winter Classic, a regular season game that was gaining as much interest as any New Year’s Day bowl game is on the verge of being cancelled and with it…a potential staple to make the NHL interesting to even the most casual of fans. And this year, it was scheduled for yet another memorable venue with an original six matchup. Huge loss to us all. Sad, really.

Now, I’m just angry…

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:58:06 +0000

The two of you are some of the dumbest people on here

By: capesouth

capesouth — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:46:06 +0000

He’s not..he just signed a new contract…did YOU read the article? I doubt it bc you jumped to conclusions before actually thinking about what you’re saying. His point was that he is old enough now that he is thinking about retirement and each day that passes, bc the idiot owners won’t even come to the table, effects his career in a major way. by the way, he has two rings…that doesn’t happen by coincidence.

By: id4joey

id4joey — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:20:42 +0000

alleluia, brother habsman. We are but a few that can speak intelligently here. Most are content with offering as many expletives as possible to insult others. For them it is too difficult to offer an intelligent perspective. Yours was a refreshing post.

By: elvispocomo

elvispocomo — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:28:58 +0000

Certainly their earning potential is not what it would be for most players after hockey, but unless they’re spending all their money on hookers and blow, they should be able to have put away some money to not have to worry about that for awhile. The guys that have only had a couple of seasons might be in a different boat (buy a nice house, get a new car, pay off your parent’s mortgage, etc) but they’d expect future earnings as well.

By: hosewater2

hosewater2 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:20:34 +0000

” Every single GM in the NHL would take a 4th liner like Thornton”

Then why is he out of work when the lockout ends? Did you even read the article??

By: hosewater2

hosewater2 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:19:00 +0000

Good point. Let’s also not forget that these guys are capable of gainful employment when their careers end just like everyone else. I don’t buy the whole “short career” argument that their agents spew (@awalsh looking at you). Look at Stu Grimson.

By: elvispocomo

elvispocomo — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:11:17 +0000

Man, does Thornton love to exaggerate. Based on the 12 years covered at HockeyFights.com, he has fought 215 times in that span. But those other 3 years he’s talking about must surely account for nearly another 200 fights.

I think whatever the number he’s had is, it’s probably at least one too many if that’s how well his memory works.

http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/299

I can definitely understand the appeal of going out on your own terms, although a conservative take home of $2M for him over the last 5 years is probably enough to tide him over for awhile if he managed his money properly.

By: hockeyflow33

hockeyflow33 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:08:14 +0000

He has two Cups and you’re a moron

By: bcjim

bcjim — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:04:12 +0000

Dont tell us, tell your boys Fehr. Geez.

By: rogersjd16

rogersjd16 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:56:15 +0000

Wow what a pathetically ignorant comment. Every single GM in the NHL would take a 4th liner like Thornton on their team for the relatively “cheap” price tag he comes at. And “union idiot” just shows how truly uninformed you are with the CBA negotiations. Go hang out in ESPN chat rooms.

By: habsman

habsman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:52:55 +0000

The players cannot win this “staredown.” As more games are cancelled, more money is being lost by players that they will never be able to recoup. And although the owners are losing money in the short term as well, their careers aren’t as finite as the players. The best the PA can hope for is to make the best of the leagues offer and stop the bleeding. A 50/50 split with the owners should result in increased salaries as predicted league revenues increase over the term of the new CBA. As a matter of fact, players salaries have greatly increased over the term of the last agreement. Unfourtunately, it may take another set of uncashed paycheques before the PA is forced by its members to come back to the table.

By: hosewater2

hosewater2 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:47:43 +0000

…and like the flag-waving card-carrying union idiot that you are Shawn, I’m sure you’ll happily martyr yourself to go down with the ship when in actuality you were always a bubble player with one foot in the ECHL.

By: capesouth

capesouth — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:28:40 +0000

Have to feel for these types of guys. The character-type, role player on a team who gets paid a lot of money, but less than most NHLers, and definitely isn’t set for the rest of his life to the point where he can just sit back and relax. They want to get as much out of their playing days as possible and they seem to appreciate the game a little more.