http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4887844

wtf????????????

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I don't see it happening.

the NFL is run too good for this to happen, and a deal and new CBA would be in agreement real soon.

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uh, they are miles and miles apart. 18%...

the nhl locked out, and they were a hell of a lot closer then this. next year has no cap, then a lockout. the fact that the owners are beginning their lockout procedures says alot.

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This could be huge for hockey.

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Wheelhouse

If the NFL does have a lockout, NBC/ABC/CBS/FOX are going to be looking for sports to fill some time slots then.

But I still doubt the NFL will lockout.

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all 4 sports CBAs expire at the same time. all 4 could lock out. AT THE SAME TIME!

i dont think bettman will let hockey lock out again.

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I don't care for Basketball or Baseball, but hockey and Football do not need a lockout.

College basketball is more exciting than the NBA anyways.

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This could be great for hockey. I'd love to see hockey make a big comeback.

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

Maybe we will get lucky... a lock out will happen. The bills will come out strong and make a run for the playoffs... haha... Like the sabres in 05-06

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LETS GO BUFFALO!

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"Go out and run 'em."
- Lindy Ruff, 23 Feb. 2007

This is true.

The NFL is better positioned to survive a lockout more than any of the other leagues. That being said, there's billions of dollars at stake to keep the season on.

What amuses me most is that Ralphie Boy was called a kook by ranting and raving about how the last CBA was a bad deal in the long term. Nobody gave him any credit at the time. Now, people are admitting that he was right.

only if the NHL fixes their CBA... it expires in 2011 as well. while highly unlikely, there is nothing cementing a hockey season that year. im positive itll get done though.

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Goodell expects player salaries to grow under restructured deal

Associated Press
MIAMI -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell predicts players' salaries still will grow under a new labor agreement, even if their share of revenue is reduced as owners have proposed.

Appearing Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation" hours before the Super Bowl, Goodell said the owners need more money to cover rising costs for international ventures and infrastructure projects such as new stadiums.

"You have to invest in these stadiums that we're in today," Goodell said. "You need to find new ways of creating revenue, whether it's international or otherwise. And that takes investment. And we need to make sure that the owners have the capital to be able to do that. And then the pie grows, and everyone benefits."

The union has said management wants players to reduce their share to 41 percent of applied revenues from about 59 percent. Goodell counters that of the $3.6 billion in incremental revenues since 2006, players received $2.6 billion.

"We want to structure something that really is going to lead us into the next decade in a way that's constructive, so the players benefit, the teams benefit, and most of all, the game," Goodell said.

The league's current labor contract expires in March 2011. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said Thursday the chance of a lockout next year is a "14" on a scale of 1 to 10.

"I don't agree with that," Goodell said. "The owners don't win by having a lockout. Shutting down your business is not good for anybody. And it's certainly not good for the players. It's certainly not good for the fans."

Addressing the issue of concussions has been another priority for the commissioner, and he said the league will continue to look for ways to make the game safer. He didn't rule out the idea of getting linemen out of their three-point stances to reduce the ferocity of collisions at the line of scrimmage.

"As you'll see tonight, you'll see a lot of players that never get down in a three-point stance," Goodell said. "So it's possible that would happen."

While science is still trying to determine the long-term effects of concussions, Goodell said, the league has made progress in increasing awareness about the severity of such injuries.

"For many years the culture had been quite different -- that concussions weren't serious injuries," he said. "I think we have changed that culture and made sure that people understand they are serious, and they can have serious consequences if they're not treated properly."

Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press

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"Tis The Season, Fa la la la la LaFontaine" - Rick Jeanneret

who cares....hockey is better

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"It is more about them than it is about the team...Cannot play with them, cannot win with them, cannot coach with them. Can't do it. I want winners. I want people that want to win." - Mike Singletary

Tyler Myers - Future captain of the Buffalo Sabres, and future Norris Trophy Winner

Manning the machine gun on the Tyler Myers Bandwagon - just in case any teams have an idea of prying him away from us (3 GM's shot already)

Connolly/Roy - 2 goals in the last 47 playoff games

And why did you post, no one cares of your opinion about it, and you added no relevance to this thread at all.

the NFL makes 5x the amount the NHL does, it is doing something right.

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more bad news... real bad news. NFL players union is against HGH testing. owners want testing.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4940922

obviously, if players dont want to test, a large portion has something to hide....

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It is damn obvious the majority of the NFL players are on something; so this is no surprise. Too many well muscled players with such a low bodyfat.

If you accept today's training methods as the reason for that, then you really don't have a grasp of reality.

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-Bowler, imitating Freddy Blassie, at the very first M & G.

Bettman cannot afford to have another lockout. If the NFL can't come to terms and misses a season it would be HUGE for the NHL. Don't be surprised to see even more Sidney though if it happens.

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Eh

you are forgetting. an NBA lockout also seems probable, FOR THE SAME SEASON! baseball is a maybe. the NHL wont lockout again, this is its chance its been looking for, sign the CBA this summer.

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