I’m long overdue to link to the HPP which is an online chronicles of photographs devoted to every aspect of Hockey…
And just one of those aspects happens to be the Tampa Bay Lightning. It’s a section of the site that hasn’t been contributed to… so if you have photos to upload and want to make a name for yourself… This is a good place to start.
Lightning Calls Bucs Pitch Offside - from Tampa Bay Online
Officials with the Tampa Bay Lightning are crying foul that their season ticket holders are being contacted by sales representatives hawking Tampa Bay Buccaneers season tickets.
If you are confused, the desperate-times are for the Buccaneers who are making a bee-line straight to the gutter again… Knowing the Lightning are in a holding pattern, why not try to sippphon off some of their fans who don’t know better that Los Buccaneeros are turning back into the Yuccaneers with thanks to Jon Gruden?
The following is just part of Gary Bettman’s appearence on the CBC last night….
Mansbridge wanted to know why Bettman doesn’t call Goodenow to restart talks, and Bettman suggested the players needed “a period of sober reflection.”
“Somebody has to make the call,” said Mansbridge. “Are you saying it has to be him?”
“No,” replied Bettman. “At the appropriate time, after they’ve had time to reflect . . .”
“When would that be?” asked Mansbridge.
“Collective bargaining is more of an art form,” Bettman replied. “It’s not an exact science and you have to go with the ebb and flow of it.
“Let’s not get caught up in the rhetoric here. The union has not offered us anything meaningful. Under the union’s last offer, under the projections that they gave us, over half of our team’s would continue to lose money. If that’s how they figure we’re going to solve the problems, it’s clear why we haven’t been able to make a deal.”
This gives me very little faith in ownership… Not that I had much as was… Now I have even less.
The Players are having a tougher time getting something to bide the time than it looks…
There are two conflicting reports today about the OSHL - Original Stars of Hockey League. One report says that the league has suspended all play until further notice, needing time to retool. Another - from TSN.ca - has a stark denial that the OSHL has suspended play.
If the OSHL goes kaput, it’ll be the second league that has fizzled and failed at start up. The WHA has attempted to start a rival hockey league but it has been one huge uncoordinated mess that seems to be going no where.
