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NHL January 2015 |OT| A team wearing the Maple Leaf won something at the ACC
- Thread starter Quick
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That moment when you know your team no longer threatens anyone.
Can someone send me a HockeyStreams invite? Or will they send one pretty soon after I submit the invite form?
SmackCrackleNPop
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speculawyer
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Indeed. Go Canucks! Nice 2nd goal there.
speculawyer
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I don't know. Minnesota had a nice comeback against the Jets a few days back.Wild are going to get donged on by Kessel and Gardiner tomorrow.
And it won't be fun to watch
Honorary Minnesotan JVR will probably do damage too.
I'm still pissed I didn't have my "Sharks Territory" sign when I was in front the Xcel Energy center last week when going to the science museum.
Should have just gone around asking people how it feels not getting an outdoor game. "State" of "Hockey" indeed.
speculawyer
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I someone who played outdoor hockey in Minnesota when growing up . . . they probably don't mind not having an outdoor game there. ;-)
Man, I remember playing some games in -15F outside at night. Players would bang their skates up and down to prevent your feet from freezing. I asked my parents what they remembered about my hockey career. Their main memory was "IT WAS SO COLD".
speculawyer
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The fact that the Kings have a player named King is annoying.
SmackCrackleNPop
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I guess I shouldn't complain when it's below 45
speculawyer
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Awww fuck. That dribbled in.
Edit: Canadians can't hold their leads!
Edit: Canadians can't hold their leads!
SmackCrackleNPop
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Williams is pretty clutch.
Hate him
Hate him
speculawyer
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SmackCrackleNPop
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Couldn't even swat away the puck in frustration without looking dumb
yodathesoda
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GG Nucks! Miller fitting right in!
Lone_Prodigy
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3 power plays total in the last 3 games? Hmm.
Just imagine if Carlyle had the 2009-2010 era maple leafs to work with instead of the roster he has now, esp with AHL level goaltending and only one player on the team who got over 50 points that year (Kessel in 70GP)
Its scary to think about, it would be the worst NHL team to grace the ice in the post-lemieux era.
Unhandled Exception
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Pickard getting called up in mid-January to give Varlamov a break. Berra is literally just warming the bench. :lol
Fata1moose
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He's going to be bought out this off-season unless things change dramatically.
Unhandled Exception
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Here's Roy ripping him a new one: http://www.1043thefan.com/patrickroy/
When really, he should be ripping himself a new one for that fucking trade/contract.
Unhandled Exception
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Technically no, but to think Roy wasn't heavily involved with a goaltender acquisition is rather foolish. He and Joe most certainly confer.
So Roy gave a green light to Berra's contract too?
FUBAR McDangles
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Yeah lots of people are annoyed about no outdoor game yet, but then they just go outside to blow off some steam. I'm sure watching an outdoor game is fun, and when the Wild eventually get one I will do my best to go watch, but playing outside is pretty much unmatched.
The town I'm living in now has 13 outdoor rinks with full boards and nets left out for anybody to use. Its pretty awesome.
Dastardly Jerks
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FUBAR McDangles
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Just saw the highlights from the WC yesterday. The salty tears of Toews are 100% hilarious.
Man I don't get the appeal of the winter classic at all.
You pay for these expensive ass tickets to sit there for 3 hours in cold ass weather to watch hockey being played on TV while you could have done that in your warm ass house.The ice is so far away from you all you could see is a bunch of black dots skating around so resorting to just watching the game on the jumbotron. Plus the hockey isn't even that great because of weather conditions (sun glare lol).
You pay for these expensive ass tickets to sit there for 3 hours in cold ass weather to watch hockey being played on TV while you could have done that in your warm ass house.The ice is so far away from you all you could see is a bunch of black dots skating around so resorting to just watching the game on the jumbotron. Plus the hockey isn't even that great because of weather conditions (sun glare lol).
Samyy I don't feel you've been sack lathering Nylander enough these WJC, please step it up.
Honestly it's the atmosphere that I really enjoyed. I went to last year's Leafs/Wings one, froze my ass off, spent 12 hours in a bus getting back to Toronto but it was all worth it.
It was such an experience, 100k people going wild, standing for entire periods (because it was cold as fuck and we couldn't sit). We had a Wings fan who was sitting in front of us and he was surrounded by nothing but Leafs fans so the chirping was fun.
It's a fun gimmick.
Depends on the venue though. Like, Fenway was especially a gimmick but worked out pretty well. Interacting with the fans are great. There were a ton of Philly fans wandering around NYE and NY.
As for the cold weather, I usually prefer it, but I've been to football games where it's snowing as well.
Unhandled Exception
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Honestly even if the Avs get an outdoor game here I probably won't go. Not my thing. I think it's good exposure for the league though.
Pretty much. The NHL doesn't really have anything else.
I'll say right now that I won't go to a Jets one, but then I'll get an email in the future about getting priority for being a Season Ticket Holder and immediately change my mind.
CreeperBlocks
Banned
commies vs US today. This should be a fun one.