Well, it’s official; NHL owners locked out their players.
Such an occurrence rendered plenty of responses, so here is a collection of ones that didn’t involve a stream of grumpy hashtags.
Some showed that things could always be worse:
@seangentille Once you've had your team taken away being locked out is a piece of cake.
— Ben Wright (@BenWrightATL) September 16, 2012
An NHL agent slammed the Florida Panthers’ president for Tweeting about ... frozen yogurt.
Lockout in 3 hrs+you're tweeting about yogurt? RT@PanthersYormark: Ending week w/ my favorite treat, low fat frozen yogurt. Boy is it good.
— Allan Walsh🏒 (@walsha) September 16, 2012
MSG broadcaster speaks out:
So you shut your league down 7 years ago and claim victory and now you have to blow it up again. Am I missing something here? #NHL
— Dave Maloney (@DaveMaloneyMSG) September 15, 2012
Defenseman John-Michael Liles was angry:
Just wanted to send out big congrats to gray bettman on his 3rd consecutive work stoppage. Impressive stats for someone w no athletic skill
— John-Michael Liles (@hoosierjm26) September 16, 2012
While his teammate Joffrey Lupul was whimsical:
I guess the lockout has officially started.. @ScottieUpshall just reminded me I owe him 15 dollars.
— Joffrey Lupul (@JLupul) September 16, 2012
Finally, here are Tweets that speak for themselves:
Just chatted with an NHL player: "If we take the rollbacks the league is offering, Gary Bettman will make more money than Sidney Crosby."
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) September 15, 2012
Does Mario lock Sid out of the house at midnight?
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) September 16, 2012
Three lockouts in 18 years, the NHL just can't stay out of its own way sometime #ProsperityWhatProsperity
— Lightning Insider (@Erik_Erlendsson) September 16, 2012
I really don't think a season will be lost. It's only September 16. Long way to go. #positivethinking
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) September 16, 2012
NHL owners hated CBA so much that they crammed $199 million in new contracts into the final two days of it. "Sorry, Gary, couldn't help it."
— John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) September 16, 2012
An informal Twitter survey reveals fans are dealing with NHL lockout by drinking more. So it's a boon for the liquor industry.
— Chris Kuc (@ChrisKuc) September 16, 2012
I wonder if @PanthersYormark is still eating yogurt.
— Adam Gretz (@AGretz) September 16, 2012