Who "condemed" the players?ukcanuck wrote: Support who you want pot but I think supporting the owners and condemning the players is ass backward.
I said repeatedly that they have every right to get the best deal they can, as do the owners.
What I took issue with was you stating that they were somehow "hard done by" which is ridiculous. They will still be paid millions and have one of the best careers on the planet.
Yes there is.oh and 5 hours a day??? There is no way you can maintain any skill with 5 hours a day.
You think they train more then a few hours a day in the off season?
A game day is typically a morning skate, food, nap, then 3 to 4 hours at the rink. Hell a lot of players no longer take the morning skate because they aren't fresh enough for the game. Pratice days are typically 60 to 90 min on ice, an hour or so in the gym, and some tape sessions. Off Days are off.
Players have LOADS of leisure time, why do you think you see a steady stream of visiting players at the Roxy? you think they could do that if they were training 10 hours a day 365 like the poster said.
No it isn't.Including training and all that goes into being a pro athelete it's a full time job and all jobs suck whether you enjoy it or not
Even if you could convince me that it's full time during the season, the regular season ends early April and the preseason doesn't start until late September. That's 3 to 5 months where all the players have to do is stay in shape.
Anyway the point is moot, their actual effort isn't relevant anyway. They are paid millions because they are the best player in the world at a game that people flock to watch.
It doesn't matter if they work 1 hour a day or 20 hours a day, their earnings are not reflective of their hours worked or their working conditions, they are a product of the marketability of the skill set they posses. That is how this should be looked at.
Even if you have to work hard and risk your health to be an NHL player, neither thing has much to do with their compensation. You have to work hard and take risks to do a lot of jobs that pay 60k per year. It just isn't relevant when we are discussing jobs that pay on average 2.5 mill a year.
What is relevant is the fact that the players have every right to negotiate the best deal possible.