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CBA roundup The NHL has wiped out 526 regular-season games, lost the Winter Cla sic in Ann Arbor, Mich., and the All-Star weekend in Columbus. First there was President Barack Obama speaking up on the lockout, urging the owners and players to get a deal done for the fans. His Canadian counterpart, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, is just sad.Come on, guys. You can't make the PM sad. ( ) This will Los Angeles Dodgers Jersey probably come as a surprise to you (sarcasm alert), but Gary Bettman is the worst commi sioner in major sports. That's the case made by Jonathan Mahler, at least.Is that completely fair? Probably not, expansion to the South started before Bettman took office, but point taken otherwise. ( ) So, where do we go from here in the labor talks? We wait. Yup, this has become the dumbest (my emphasis) waiting game in history, writes Elliotte Friedman. Go for the take on the waiting game, stay for the always insightful 30 Thoughts. ( ) The argument has been made from the beginning by both the NHLPA and various writers that the biggest key to future succe s in a new Chris Taylor Jersey CBA is more robust revenue sharing. Gary Belsky took that a step further in a rather strong attack of the NHL.The entire argument is a little flawed, but the idea behind it remains. Revenue sharing is where the biggest impact for small-market owners will be felt, not anything else. At least Bill Daly said they are basically "there" on revenue sharing, which will be increased. ( ) The lockout is starting to eat at the number of season-ticket holders in Pittsburgh. A total of 45 ticket holders have given up their season plans thanks to the impa se. But no worries, there are just 9,500 fans waiting to grab Albert Pujols Jersey those tickets. As a whole, the league will suffer but some of the bigger, strong markets should do fine. This is pretty much proof. Don Drysdale Jersey ( It seems all that's left to be saved of a season at this point is 48 games. To some, it's just too short and not meaningful enough to be called a "season." But don't discount the virtues of a short season, former Senator Shaun Van Allen says.Hockey fixOh, . This shootout attempt from last season might not have been the absolute worst we've ever seen, but it was pretty embarra sing, surely. Simulated scores Games have been canceled, and your favorite players are overseas, but you can still see how your team would be doing. PredictionMachine.com uses its play-by-play technology to simulate each game from the original schedule and predict the outcomes. Just because the NHL isn Dylan Floro Jersey 't playing on the ice doesn't mean we can't play the games. So, here are the "results" from the games that were scheduled for Thursday night.Thursday night's scheduleWinnerWinner recordLoserLoser recordBruins 925-7-1Jets 011-18-4Rangers 122-9-5Panthers 0 (overtime)10-19-7Capitals 517-15-2Canadiens 413-20-4Predators 320-12-4Hurricanes 214-19-6Ducks 312-19-2Lightning 28-21-4Red Wings 323-8-2Islanders 06-26-6Canucks 722-10-2Wild 013-19-5Blues 123-7-1Coyotes 0 (overtime)20-8-1Oilers 614-17-8Sabres 011-19-2Sharks 117-14-3Kings 020-13-6
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