Our Ducks:Influx of Youth with some experince

Not a day or night goes by wondering what Do I talk bout with this Lockout hanging over our heads. Cancelling of first week of Pre-season,let alone it would have been first few games we talk and ask ourselves who makes it and who does not is something that we miss let alone feel out of place right now. Training Camp or "Gathering of the Ducks" should have started yet the Team like many others cannot control their fate at this moment as talks still go on amidst pessimism and uncertainty....News of Sbisa going over to play in Europe did not surprise me then again. We should not be talking bout the "CBA" or who is to blame. Discussion should have been on the Ducks Youth and the influx of them gathering at Training Camp. We Ducks Fans now have to settle with how well they do in Norfolk....sometimes when something happens in Hockey a team or league gains from a work stoppage. Example is Team Canada Junior team at 2005 WHJC. a Team loaded with young Talent we see many have establish their careers including two of our Ducks becoming regulars and Leaders for the Ducks Cause. Right now It appears history maybe repeating itself with the WHJC months away and Admirals ready to drop the puck in 15 days from now. Roster listed at the Ducks Farm team in Norfolk shows the Future and experience in some like Lasch,Hendry,Smaby,Cousineau,Maroon and few others. Plus put in Etem,DSP,Clark,MacMillan and we see a good combination that we may see few seasons and years down the road. As I say We should not take this crop and New Blood that is Ducks Future for granted. They like the ones before and previous seasons prior wear the Ducks D and before that Ducks Duck Mask with Honour and represent our Unique team in general.....a Lineage stretch back to the Expansion team. What see on the roster in Norfolk is glimpse of our Future and the Ducks Rising again once more. Call me a Fool But i am optimist and a passionate Zealot at heart. To me this team has what it can to Rise once more and reclaim the Stanley Cup. Whether or not the Season begins I feel our Ducks will have a edge in the group of youngsters eager to prove themselves to the Ducks Front Office and Ducks Nation as a whole....Who knows We may see them pulling a upset or two IF the NHL Lockout mess is sorted out. DuckPride 4ever MooseDuck

NHL Lockout 2012: Unnecessary Crisis

You Can blame the Players,the Owners or the situation we are in. One has to see throughout the summer and the days leading to the expiring of the CBA.Failure of leadership has created this new found mess.....I would never imagine nor though we see a 3rd Lockout in past 20 years. It's a Shame let alone a Tragedy that it has began amidst negotiations that were lacking any sort of progress or active leadership by both parties. Politics of pettiness in playing a big part in this crisis.....It seems likely and to no surprise many players feel embitter by the Salary Cap place on them. Which is why I am not impress. The Narrative we always hear is it "Hurts the Fans"...yet we forget it hurts those who make the NHL Game experience special let alone positive. Who I am talking about that is affected? It's the Ice Crews,Team Store Clerks,Cashiers at concession stands and Zamboni Drivers. It's these people along with NHL Fans are hurting by this lockout most recently Florida and Ottawa has issue layoffs to their workforce which sickens me. It's a stark reminder to all This lockout should have been avoided. Yet we see rhetoric that will add fuel to already starting fire. Each day pass by and each night it seems so surreal let alone something that was.....how would I put it should have been dealt with a long time ago. I can understand what all are going through right now. Frustration,anger and the Why?. Sometimes we try to explain how this all happen. But we know that with each cancellation is a shame not on the players we see but those who at the end of the Lockout be it the Ducks New Blood and those of 29 NHL Teams be stain with the mark of "Greedy" label. What we can do is more then just "Not watching the NHL" any more. We must voice our concerns stand with the teams beyond the Players like Ice Crews,Team Store Clerks and others....they are the life blood of the team as a whole. Express disappointment at the players via twitter and through facebook. Sure we can cling to the facts and express rage as some fans do. But they are entitle to it as many like myself are entitle to express our passion for the team we love. For as far as I am concern Gary Betteman as much as he has done things in the past 20 years in growing the sport imho is NO longer worthy of the title "Commissioner". DuckPride 4ever MooseDuck