Leafs fined $100k for violating the CBA. Keefe fined $25k for demeaning an official

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

I would imagine it could be argued that carpooling to work isn't work?

In a bus requisitioned by your employer who demanded you to board it by a certain time.

Then again, pretty sure flight attendants don't start getting paid until they aboard the plane, so maybe the players just need to wear sexy scarves?

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Why is it reasonable to travel at midnight for a game that's at 7pm the next day? Why not let players sleep in Toronto and leave for St Louis at 11am the next day. It's a 2hr flight with a 1hr time change, so still get in at 12pm for a 7pm game.

Fine is more than fair.

Why would they fly to Toronto first?

That’s a longer flight than Calgary to St Louis.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by The Cobra

Why would they fly to Toronto first?

That’s a longer flight than Calgary to St Louis.

They wouldn't fly to Toronto because they live in Toronto?

[Delthefunky]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

I'm assuming an official was demeaned due to making questionable calls? Does anyone actually hold refs accountable for atrocious calls throughout the league? Added another ref and the officiating is worse than ever.

Would be interesting to compare the one vs two ref system now that it's been around for ~20ish years. Couldn't be much worse i imagine.

[browna]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

They didn't hold a practise on Christmas Day, so there's that.

For the youngins...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/s...ticle25452279/

As with most things Lowe did as GM, just copying Slats...done likely by Slats in the 80s to make sure Semenko, Anderson and crew weren't in jail and could sweat the various intoxicants out of their systems.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Every team should pay their coaches 25K to demean the officials every night. Maybe then the league would actually acknowledge they have an officiating problem and address it. The CHL officiating is night and day better than the NHL, something is very broken going on here.

It isn't even close. The CHL officiating is terrible in comparison to the NHL.

You don't need to make ##### up to get your point across. We all agree that the NHL officiating is terrible. It's a hockey thing, not an NHL thing.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Buff

It isn't even close. The CHL officiating is terrible in comparison to the NHL.

You don't need to make ##### up to get your point across. We all agree that the NHL officiating is terrible. It's a hockey thing, not an NHL thing.

I am not making anything up, I watch a bunch of CHL hockey. Maybe you should see an optometrist. Game management and certain team bias is absolutely an NHL thing. Not sure if you were being serious or just trolling considering who thanked your post there.

[PepsiFree]

Everyone is blind and/or can’t read: A historical account of CP’s weakest opinions

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Everyone is blind and/or can’t read: A historical account of CP’s weakest opinions

I have nothing to contribute to anything on CP except to stir the pot. A historical account of PepsiFree posts.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I have nothing to contribute to anything on CP except to stir the pot. A historical account of PepsiFree posts.

Says the guy who whined because I liked a post. Go clean out your kid’s cage.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Says the guy who whined because I liked a post. Go clean out your kid’s cage.

Ahh, personal attacks on my kids, not even going to report it because the rules don't apply to you. Pretty fn pathetic, even for you

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Ahh, personal attacks on my kids, not even going to report it because the rules don't apply to you. Pretty fn pathetic, even for you

Weren’t you the one who said he locks his kid away during playoff games? Apologies if I’ve mistaken you for someone else, friend.

[InternationalVillager]

I don't know why the NHL has a christmas break. NFL and NBA have games on Christmas eve and Christmas Day and those are some of the best memories of the year for the whole family.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

I don't know why the NHL has a christmas break. NFL and NBA have games on Christmas eve and Christmas Day and those are some of the best memories of the year for the whole family.

Is this sarcasm? I think it’s sarcasm. It has to be sarcasm. It’s sarcasm.

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by InternationalVillager

I don't know why the NHL has a christmas break. NFL and NBA have games on Christmas eve and Christmas Day and those are some of the best memories of the year for the whole family.

It might work in some markets, but in most markets, the NHL doesn't have the kind of gravity to pull that off I think.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

In a bus requisitioned by your employer who demanded you to board it by a certain time.

Then again, pretty sure flight attendants don't start getting paid until they aboard the plane, so maybe the players just need to wear sexy scarves?

That can't be true can it? They're hourly employees, I can't see any world where they're required to put in an 8-12 hour day but only get paid for the 4-5 hours they're actually on a plane.

[Cuz]

Originally Posted by jayswin

That can't be true can it? They're hourly employees, I can't see any world where they're required to put in an 8-12 hour day but only get paid for the 4-5 hours they're actually on a plane.

It is unfortunately true. They only get paid for the time of the flight and they don't get compensated for any delays.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Cuz

It is unfortunately true. They only get paid for the time of the flight and they don't get compensated for any delays.

That’s brutal

[Reaper]

Originally Posted by jayswin

That can't be true can it? They're hourly employees, I can't see any world where they're required to put in an 8-12 hour day but only get paid for the 4-5 hours they're actually on a plane.

They only get paid from wheels up to wheels down. They don't get paid for any time spent on the ground and its total garbage.

[powderjunkie]

It's crazy considering the mandatory hoops they have to jump through to get to their workplace (security, sometimes customs, and airports are generally off the beaten track to begin with). Of course getting lodging and presumably some food stipend is a counter-balance. It's probably not a good bang for your buck money wise, but obviously the total perks/compensation are enough to get people to do the job.