This "work stoppage" is shambles

Here are a few comments on this NHL strike/work stoppage/lockout...whatever it is, it's getting ridiculous. The reasons behind the stoppage may not be ridiculous; the league is losing money, the players might be making too much, the owners are idiots for signing them to lucrative contracts and the game is watered-down due to too many teams in non-hockey cities.

I can't take this strike seriously if most of the NHLers are going to Europe to play. In a strike, you are sacrificing for the good of the union or the group. Where's the sacrifice here! You're going to Europe and getting paid AND taking jobs from Europeans. Don Cherry complains about Europeans coming to the NHL and taking Canadian jobs. Well the tide has turned and I haven't heard him say anything about Canadians taking away European jobs. It's hard to get behind the players when most are still making great money. Again, where's the sacrifice?

Let's imagine you worked for Bell Canada and all the employees went on strike to demand better working conditions. You are home pinching pennies, trying to figure out how to pay the bills, when you hear about half of your co-workers deciding to work for Rogers. What is the point? Where is the sacrifice? Your life really hasn't changed. I undestand that the players need to make money to survive...most owners are making money through their other business ventures. The thing that bothers me the most is that they could have done something about it way before the Collective Bargaining Agreement expired but both sides couldn't get a deal done...egos always get in the way.

It's frustrating for us, the fans, because we have no say in it and we're at their mercy. I love hockey but will I love it the same when they decide to come back? I haven't missed hockey yet but I know I will soon. Perhaps there is a way to let the NHL know that we won't take it anymore. Check this link out.