Nonis rants about free agency and the schedule.

[ken_valyi]

TSN.ca

[Re: Sidney Crosby]
"Pittsburgh is going to put seven years of development money into him and he can leave when he's 25," Nonis told a B.C. Chamber of Commerce meeting.

"I think if you assemble a good team, fans want to see that team stick together for more than one or two years. Our current agreement does not lend itself to that."

Nonis also criticized the NHL's current unbalanced schedule.

"I hate the schedule," he said, answering a question from the floor. "It does nothing for us.

"We should play every team in the league at least once. We all pay the same dues and right now the western teams are getting it right in the teeth for no good reason. We fly as much as we ever did and the eastern teams don't do a bloody thing."

The schedule is retarded. I'll go even farther than Nonis and say every team should have a home and home with every other team.

I personally like the free agent changes, but that's due to my team being a place where many free agents want to play.

[ChrisFrez]

The schedule HAS been retarded!!!! All teams should meet at least 1 time during the regular season. I mean, we play 82 games - there is a way to work that out. Especially with the Original Six teams, the history and rivalry alone makes it a no brainer.