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NHL October Thread - The Shanabans North American Tour begins!
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bonesmccoy
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Vancouver dwellers, what part of the city do you live/have you lived in? My wife is from the West End, so that part of the city I know really well (and dtwn too I guess).
Seattle's a fantastic city as well; I love downtown, Capitol Hill and Queen Anne. The university district is a bit of a blight though, and the entire Pioneer Square area is just begging for wholesale gentrification.
And as much as I hate to say it: Wally Buono > Pete Carroll.
Seattle's a fantastic city as well; I love downtown, Capitol Hill and Queen Anne. The university district is a bit of a blight though, and the entire Pioneer Square area is just begging for wholesale gentrification.
And as much as I hate to say it: Wally Buono > Pete Carroll.
Here's different camera placement then (note this is for whitecaps so half the stadium is blocked off). If you can't tell the difference you're blind.
FYI, the renovation, roof and screen cost Vancouver $563 million. The entire Qwest Field cost $430 million. Qwest field is amazing, no doubt about that, but I'm more impressed by the new screen and roof in BC Place.
FYI, the renovation, roof and screen cost Vancouver $563 million. The entire Qwest Field cost $430 million. Qwest field is amazing, no doubt about that, but I'm more impressed by the new screen and roof in BC Place.
yodathesoda
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So did the Spaghetti Factory pay for your relocation or was that all on you?
My point is that I pay much less for the equal quality of living in Seattle. I get more for less than you could dream of in Van while not suffering from lack of Culture or sports teams like if I lived in a hick town and in many cases its better than vancouver in those areas. Vancouver has a facade of multiculturalism and friendliness when the reality is cultural divides, hipsters and snobby attitudes. BC Place is Still an ugly piece of shit with a new coat of paint. I'm judging having lived in both and that's all I got left on this.
My point is that I pay much less for the equal quality of living in Seattle. I get more for less than you could dream of in Van while not suffering from lack of Culture or sports teams like if I lived in a hick town and in many cases its better than vancouver in those areas. Vancouver has a facade of multiculturalism and friendliness when the reality is cultural divides, hipsters and snobby attitudes. BC Place is Still an ugly piece of shit with a new coat of paint. I'm judging having lived in both and that's all I got left on this.
apocalidiot
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It took me until like three weeks ago to put him on ignore. I can't believe it took me this long to be honest
yodathesoda said:
a) You have 2 major league sports teams, we have 3.
b) Vancouver has a much greater mix of cultural and ethnic diversity statistically than Seattle will ever have.
c) It's not equal quality of living. Vancouver is ranked 3rd in the most liveable city in the world and was several years in a row. Seattle was no where near the top 10.
d) You are basing your opinion of BC Place without having been there since the changes.
e) You lived here 23 years ago? Things change. Back then Seattle was at the centre of a generation change and music epicentre, that's been lost for Seattle for a while.
The above are facts.
TurtleSnatcher
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Wussy screen when compared to Cowboys Stadium!
Worlds largest domed stadium and worlds largest HD video screen in the world!
Worlds largest domed stadium and worlds largest HD video screen in the world!
TurtleSnatcher
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I live in Dallas and struggle to call FC Dallas a major sports team 
God damn.. we have 5 if that counts! (Crazy how many we have)
God damn.. we have 5 if that counts! (Crazy how many we have)
yodathesoda
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a) You have 2 major league sports teams, we have 3.
Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm! And NCAA Huskies football and basketball. Plus possible future NBA and NHL teams.
b) Vancouver has a much greater mix of cultural and ethnic diversity statistically than Seattle will ever have.
That's fantastic. They all don't talk to each other.
c) It's not equal quality of living. Vancouver is ranked 3rd in the most liveable city in the world and was several years in a row. Seattle was no where near the top 10.
Yea, rich spoiled kids have a great time there. East Hastings is beautiful.
d) You are basing your opinion of BC Place without having been there.
I'm basing it on being an old ugly piece of shit.
e) You lived here 23 years ago? Things change. Seattle used to be a musical epicentre before, that's now gone.
Seattle music scene also shits on Vancouvers.
The above are facts.
Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Storm! And NCAA Huskies football and basketball. Plus possible future NBA and NHL teams.
b) Vancouver has a much greater mix of cultural and ethnic diversity statistically than Seattle will ever have.
That's fantastic. They all don't talk to each other.
c) It's not equal quality of living. Vancouver is ranked 3rd in the most liveable city in the world and was several years in a row. Seattle was no where near the top 10.
Yea, rich spoiled kids have a great time there. East Hastings is beautiful.
d) You are basing your opinion of BC Place without having been there.
I'm basing it on being an old ugly piece of shit.
e) You lived here 23 years ago? Things change. Seattle used to be a musical epicentre before, that's now gone.
Seattle music scene also shits on Vancouvers.
The above are facts.
SpectreFire
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Seriously? Are you really complaining about hipsters and snobby attitudes coming from Seattle?yodathesoda said:
You people pretty much created hipsters.
Buba Big Guns
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....Tabris said:
East Hastings is slowly becoming beautiful actually. I work right in East Hastings. It's got an interesting look and it's now starting to become gentrified. Also all those culturally and socio-economically different people in an area makes it interesting. Give it 5 more years and it will be radically changed while still keeping it's roots.
Also why are you blaming me? Yoda's the one who started bringing up Vancouver vs Seattle, and I just countered along with Socreges.
Also why are you blaming me? Yoda's the one who started bringing up Vancouver vs Seattle, and I just countered along with Socreges.
Spire said:
I still defend that since Seattle didn't push hard enough to build them a stadium (people affect politics), it's the fault of Seattle not supporting Sonics enough and since they were losing money in that old stadium, the owner moved them.
So back on point and topic, I still say Seattle couldn't support a top salary cap hockey team enough to be profitable as others were saying. They could maybe turn a profit for a while playing like Florida/Dallas/Coyotes at bottom of cap but once they started losing and the original passion they wouldn't be able to maintain the fans to stay profitable.
Hell, before Aquilinis, even Vancouver was having problems staying profitable. That had a bit to do with the exchange rate and non-salary cap era, but still.
Tabris said:
The new owner had plans to move the team when he bought them. The public pressured the city council into passing an initiative that prevented the city from accepting a buyout of the arena so they could move early. There were public rallies to keep the team in Seattle. The city of Seattle filed a fucking lawsuit against the ownership group to keep the team there for the remainder of their lease. You can't just make up your own personal theory and act like that settles things. You are wrong about this one. There is plenty of support for an NBA team in Seattle, and probably plenty of support for a NHL team as well.
yodathesoda
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We get 60,000 people to soccer games. We have 3 WHL teams already so it's not a hockey dumb state. With a new arena a team here would do just fine and it's ok to admit.Tabris said:
Lone_Prodigy
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No one's mentioned the Grizzlies yet? Vancouver and Seattle both lost their NBA teams, so they're even in that regard.
Game day Budajs in net, I would say I'm nervous as shit but its not like they can play any shittier then they have been. I almost want a lost so that Martin's job is realistically threatened, but if we can win and start a nice streak this week
I would be forever grateful. Anyone know how well Markstrom or w/e his name is has been playing?
LOL
Dastardly Jerks
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Slow hockey day? Whatevahhhh yewww guyyyysss. Getzlaf, like, totally... 2 goals... Ummm.
So yeah, Habs and stuff.
(Also Seattle/Vancouver, get back to me when your minimum wage is $15, you get 4 weeks leave a year and all your countries major cities make the top 15 of most liveable cities...)
(... Which I'd all gladly trade
for NHL existence and a booming creative industry).
So yeah, Habs and stuff.
(Also Seattle/Vancouver, get back to me when your minimum wage is $15, you get 4 weeks leave a year and all your countries major cities make the top 15 of most liveable cities...)
(... Which I'd all gladly trade
for NHL existence and a booming creative industry).
Erdrick
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...And I have Jets tickets.
November 14th against Tampa. My first live NHL game since 96. I've never even been inside the MTS Centre, so this is going to be pretty wild. Time to snag a Jets Jersey while I am at it.
I think we can pull off another win tonight against the Rangers. But who knows? When the Jets play with some actual urgency, they can do well, or at least keep up. Their game just seems horrific in the 3rd period though. Even on Saturday against the Hurricanes, it was like that line from the Simpsons. "Sometimes I think you WANT to fail!" Soooo many penalties (I did not actually see the 3rd as I was driving, past the MTS Centre actually so I heard it all via radio.) It just sounded like they were caving in again.
And nothing against him personally but Johnny Oduya scares the hell out of me when he has the puck in our own zone. I just think "How will he give it away *this* time?" I know he's not terrible, but he sure as hell is playing that way right now.
I can't believe that we're above the Habs, BTW. I'm sure they'll come around, but just... yeah...
November 14th against Tampa. My first live NHL game since 96. I've never even been inside the MTS Centre, so this is going to be pretty wild. Time to snag a Jets Jersey while I am at it.
I think we can pull off another win tonight against the Rangers. But who knows? When the Jets play with some actual urgency, they can do well, or at least keep up. Their game just seems horrific in the 3rd period though. Even on Saturday against the Hurricanes, it was like that line from the Simpsons. "Sometimes I think you WANT to fail!" Soooo many penalties (I did not actually see the 3rd as I was driving, past the MTS Centre actually so I heard it all via radio.) It just sounded like they were caving in again.
And nothing against him personally but Johnny Oduya scares the hell out of me when he has the puck in our own zone. I just think "How will he give it away *this* time?" I know he's not terrible, but he sure as hell is playing that way right now.
I can't believe that we're above the Habs, BTW. I'm sure they'll come around, but just... yeah...
Epic Tales of Penis
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I saw him against the Caps which was his first career start. He looked nervous at first but settled in nicely. He looks huge in net and I think will be a good goalie at some point.Red_Man said:
He has the potential to steal this game. I'd be worried.
You guys would have wanted Theo in net.
SuperSonic1305
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Stop discussing inferior sports!
scissorfight
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detroit aint so bad, we got crackhouses and shitsefskillz said:
...shit.
SpectreFire
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Epic Tales of Penis
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/respect
scissorfight
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the detroit mcnamara terminal is one of the best airport terminals in the US. i know because i try to get the hell out of detroit whenever possible.Marvie_3 said:
I don't remember which terminal it was. All I remember was the worst Taco Bell ever, a bunch of stained carpet, and garbage cans that were overflowing onto the floor.scissorfight said:
To be fair, it's still better than Newark's airport. Getting stuck there for an extra 6 hours on my way to London because of storms was a fucking nightmare.
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