The NHL lockout is finally over, if they ratify this deal (and if they know what's good for them, they should). Well, it's about freaking time. Goodenow and Bettman didn't quit, but you can't have everything . . .
So here are some proposed new slogans for the NHL:
COME BACK AND WE'LL PIMP YOUR RIDE!
THE NHL: IT'S PUCKTASTIC!
COME FOR THE HOCKEY, STAY FOR THE BLOODY FISTICUFFS
REMEMBER US? YEAH, UHM, WE'RE BACK. IS THAT OKAY? YOU DIDN'T THROW OUT MY TOOTHBRUSH, DID YOU?
NOW NEARLY CANADIAN FREE!
OUR GOAL: THE COLDEST TASTING SPORT IN THE WORLD.
ALL SKATE!
KISS MY ASS!
No Fans? No Games? NO PROBLEM!!! 15 MILLION DOLLARS CASH BACK DIRECT FROM THE PKAYERS!!! WE ACCEPT ANY TRADE!!! 0.0% FINANCING FOR QUALIFIED OWNERS!!!
Everything you hated about the NHL is 76% back.
The NHL: Skating backwards into the future!
The NHL: Hey, any league can have a bad decade.
The Puck Drops Here... No Seriously it does.
NHL: Where the offseason is an indeterminate amount of time.
NHL: Never let them see you skate!!!
I know, It's only NHL, but I like it!! Like it!! Yes I do!
Is your Wood Bent? Ours is....The NHL. We're back.. and we're bent.
You! Mr. 301 days in the Penalty Box for Unsportsmanlike Conduct! You can come out now!
The NHL LUCKOUT Starts today!!!
The new look NHL, If it were any hotter, it'd be Water Polo!!
The NHLPA - Leave off the last "S" for Screwed.
The NHL - "No Hard Luck"
Introducing The Stanley Cap!!!
NHL: Ice is a terrible thing to waste.
NHL & Walmart: Now with 24% Rollback!!!
NHL 2K5!! Sounds like a Video Game!!!
NHL: Is it live or is it Memorex?
NHL: Come see us or else we'll cry.
NHL: Are we good now? You bet, man!!!
NHL: Now back from Sabbatical.
NHL: New Hockey Look, same great taste.
NHL: We need more of your money.
NHL: Wish you were Here
NHL: If you can find a better sport on ice in North America, by all means go!
NHL Guarantee: fewer players on steriods than MLB
Nissan is the #4 automaker in the world; you all like Nissan, right?
THAT'S RIGHT, WE DIDN'T PLAY LAST YEAR (WE BARELY NOTICED EITHER)
PLEASE COME BACK, OUR CHILDREN NEED VACCINATIONS
THE NHL: PARTIALLY FILLING ARENAS NEAR YOU [AGAIN], SOON
WE KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR ALL OF YOU TO GO TO EUROPE TO WATCH OUR PROFESSIONALS PLAY, WE WON'T THAT HAPPEN AGAIN, AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THIS CBA.
J.R., NOT JUST FROM DALLAS ANYMORE (damn that would work a lot better if roenick had played for the stars)