Do I personally miss NHL hockey? Maybe a little but not as much as my fantasy league.  This is from an email I received today;

“on Sports Center, I see Shane Doan whining, and I’ll quote this as best as possible… SHANE DOAN: “If someone is gonna rob you, they say, ‘Give me your money or I will hurt you’, not, ‘Give me your money and I’m gonna hurt you!’ That’s how we feel.” Well, Shane Doan, let’s do some math. You’ve been in the NHL for 16 years. You’ve made $41,294,000 in those 16 years, which averages out to $2,580,875 per year and $31,474.09 per game. Last year, you averaged 21:02 min of ice time per game. So, basically you get paid $31,474.09 for 21 minutes of hard work. Oh, but on a plus side, to play hockey, and not for long, but from September until June, if you make it that far, and then you get the whole summer off to play golf and relax. WOW! What a tough life! So, really? Shane Doan, really?? Are you gonna be that hurt if you lose $50,000, $500,000 or even a Million $ this year? Or next year?? Give your head a shake, and next time you wake up in the morning in your MANSION and look in the mirror, I hope you realize how ridiculous you sounded when saying that to the Media. Lastly, I’ll leave you with this, since you are Canadian: The 3 jobs I’m about to list are technically all jobs that are considered ‘on duty 24/7/365’, but they all get some time off here and there, so I broke their average salaries up based off working 200 days a year. Avg pay per day of work – Canadian Cop – $412.27 Avg pay per day of work – Canadian Soldier – $343.25 Avg pay per day of work – Canadian Doctor – $1,216.67” .

To reiterate, this was simply an email received to show the frustration of understanding. Sure the players make the game and the owners assume the risk to make a potential profit. A compromise should be easy to reach if both sides put their egos to rest and start respecting the business model that works for all. Now it’s up to the fans to slap both parties by staying away and bring the ticket prices for the average fan back to a justifiable level. Wishful thinking?