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thefoss1957 · 06-01-2016, 12:45 PM

This Fan absolutely HATES the Olympics, and everything about it...Overrun with corruption and politics...perpetual judging/officiating/drug scandals...flag waving hypocrisy...the inclusion of ridiculously non-sporting "sporting" events (i.e. anything that is judged, subjectively, by aesthetics)...to interrupt a professional league season for this garbage is intolerable.

Sadly, the money will speak, and I expect that NBC will be the gorilla in the room, bullying the NHL to relent...so they can broadcast NHL players along with the craptastic Ice-Dancing exhibitions (note, EXHIBITION, NOT a SPORT), that they flood the airwaves with...Heck, at least Barrel Jumping can objectively be measured...BTW, the Summer games are worse, in that they have occasionally included junk like SOLO synchronized swimming (WTH IS THAT?), Dressage, and other pathetic "sporting" events.

I expect, that, in the end, Bettman will cave...and another interrupted season of players playing too many non-NHL games will occur.

06-01-2016, 12:45 PM	#143
thefoss1957 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah Exp:	This Fan absolutely HATES the Olympics, and everything about it...Overrun with corruption and politics...perpetual judging/officiating/drug scandals...flag waving hypocrisy...the inclusion of ridiculously non-sporting "sporting" events (i.e. anything that is judged, subjectively, by aesthetics)...to interrupt a professional league season for this garbage is intolerable. Sadly, the money will speak, and I expect that NBC will be the gorilla in the room, bullying the NHL to relent...so they can broadcast NHL players along with the craptastic Ice-Dancing exhibitions (note, EXHIBITION, NOT a SPORT), that they flood the airwaves with...Heck, at least Barrel Jumping can objectively be measured...BTW, the Summer games are worse, in that they have occasionally included junk like SOLO synchronized swimming (WTH IS THAT?), Dressage, and other pathetic "sporting" events. I expect, that, in the end, Bettman will cave...and another interrupted season of players playing too many non-NHL games will occur. __________________ "If the wine's not good enough for the cook, the wine's not good enough for the dish!" - Julia Child (goddess of the kitchen)