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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Ugh, I can't believe it's finally come true. The islanders are actually good, like, for realsies. it's loving great I love it
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fits posted:and all it took was a league average goalie This is what the Flyers needed for about 20 years in order to win a cup. Now we have one and our defence is poo poo. So grats on actually filling the gaps in your team in time, Isles.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 08:38 |
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Rotten Cookies posted:New York Islanders. First in the east. Actually it's the Penguins. Suck it Isles are pretty good though. They scare me since I think they are a bad matchup for the Pens due to their overwhelming team speed. The Pens are an excellent skating team but the Isles are even faster.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 09:20 |
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Ginette Reno posted:Actually it's the Penguins. Suck it They scare me when they play the hawks
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 15:13 |
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The Isles irritate me as a Stars fan AND a Leafs fan because it's like "Oh, that's what a team getting goaltending and defense can do off the rush!" Still happy for 'em, though.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 15:29 |
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I'm happy for them, but they'd better hope it's sustainable -- just a reminder that the Edmonton Oilers made a semi-recent SCF appearance and..
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 16:13 |
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I like the Isles well enough, but I've watched the Caps collapse in the playoffs enough times to be skeptical about teams deemed The Real Deal (tm).
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 16:22 |
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quote:NBC is reporting a 2.3 overnight rating for the game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Washington Capitals from Nationals Park in D.C., which is the lowest overnight number among the seven Winter Classics. I didn't see any of the game so can't really comment on it specifically, but in general the novelty has worn off for me as it's usually pretty bad hockey with bouncy pucks. And the non HBO "Road to the Winter Classic"... Dear lord it's like watching paint dry.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:34 |
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It was actually an entertaining game, good hockey. The ice wasn't terrible and the weather stayed out of the way (not too hot/cold/windy/blizzard).
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:38 |
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I went to the one in Calgary when it was -30 and the ice was so brittle it was bad hockey. Oh and it was held at a 50 year old lovely football stadium that was way over capacity and had maybe 3 bathrooms and I almost pissed myself so maybe there's some bias creeping in.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:45 |
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I kind of lost interest after the first period due to the camera work by a drunk guy and also just not being especially invested in either the Caps or Hawks enough to fight through it
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:46 |
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Misanthrope posted:I went to the one in Calgary when it was -30 and the ice was so brittle it was bad hockey. Is that the Theodore wearing a tuque one? When Montreal spanked the Flames only to get spanked back the second time around?
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:58 |
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It was an awesome game, with an awesome outcome, haters gonna hate. Also the league still made a shitload of money so don't expect it to go anywhere. That said, they really didn't do enough to advertise it like they did in years past, and not 24/7 was inferior, and not as casually accessible (EPIX vs HBO) made a huge difference in draw for non-core hockey fans in my opinion.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 17:58 |
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I wasn't interested in the matchup itself but the game was pretty good as a neutral observer.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:01 |
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Think all the college football bowl games coming back to new years day had more to do with the bad ratings than a boring 24/7 or match up.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:21 |
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It's also very much in 'who cares' territory due to the fact that it's thee what, 10th? 15th? outdoor game they've held.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:23 |
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right before the WC, writers were tripping over themselves in a rush to publish articles about how the novelty has not worn off despite the fact that it clearly had. I am glad that they were proven so wrong
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:32 |
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Yotes put David Schlemko on waivers, Stars grab him. I'm assuming this is due to the fact that other than Max Fortunus the average age of our AHL defense is like, thirteen. (The 950's PDO is a good bonus, too)
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:38 |
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In case you guys were wondering about the latest Devils nightmare, Mark Fraser has been called up because Eric Gelinas might have the mumps. Mark Fraser. Mark Fraser has been called up
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 18:48 |
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Martytoof posted:I'm happy for them, but they'd better hope it's sustainable -- just a reminder that the Edmonton Oilers made a semi-recent SCF appearance and.. i'm pretty confident that this islanders team has more of a future going forward than this team did http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000412006.html
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DOOMocrat posted:Yotes put David Schlemko on waivers, Stars grab him. I'm assuming this is due to the fact that other than Max Fortunus the average age of our AHL defense is like, thirteen. (The 950's PDO is a good bonus, too) It seems like Schlemko has been waived by the Coyotes a half dozen times over the last couple years and every time it happens the cry goes up on HF Boards Dallas for the Stars to claim him. Guess they got their wish. Looking at the numbers Schlemko seems like he struggled this year for Arizona, but in the past he's had some good numbers. I think that this is in response to the Stars getting back in the playoff race, but Jokipakka and Oleksiak haven't looked very good lately. This claim allows one of them to go back to playing in the AHL full time, and the other to get some more days off in the NHL and focus on the fundamentals instead of being an every day player.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 19:07 |
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a false posted:i'm pretty confident that this islanders team has more of a future going forward than this team did http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000412006.html Isles will be fine (if they can finally figure out how properly maintain a lead). After all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD5kCjxq4AQ
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 19:14 |
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The Islanders are also in an interesting position of having a shitfuck ton of capspace and a ton of assets/prospects. They're gonna have to re-sign some guys in 2-3 years to big deals, but they are in a prime position to acquire another big player. Jagr-Tavares-Okposo
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 19:16 |
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Who are the two players that just got into a fight in practice?
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 20:39 |
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:The Islanders are also in an interesting position of having a shitfuck ton of capspace and a ton of assets/prospects. They're gonna have to re-sign some guys in 2-3 years to big deals, but they are in a prime position to acquire another big player. I would love that to be what causes the end of Josh Bailey, WYA posted:Who are the two players that just got into a fight in practice? Malkin and Adams
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 20:43 |
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a false posted:i'm pretty confident that this islanders team has more of a future going forward than this team did http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000412006.html Todd Heartbeat Harvey
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:34 |
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Bobby Ryan is so fuckin good
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:36 |
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The Dirty Burger posted:Bobby Ryan is so fuckin good Well Neil could have scored that goal.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:37 |
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The Sens win a game they had no business winning? I'll take it.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:38 |
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Aphrodite posted:Well Neil could have scored that goal. If the husk of Zdeno Chara was defending him too then I'd probably agree
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:40 |
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The NHL is trying to establish the Winter Classic as a once per year spectacle that all kinds of fans will tune into not just fans of the two teams playing which isn't a bad idea and from my view of things it's no less interesting to watch than the first one because honestly I didn't give a poo poo about the teams involved in the first ones and I don't really give a poo poo about the Caps and Hawks but it's something interesting to watch on an afternoon I guess I'm just saying I'm not really drawn by the "novelty" factor so much that I think once was unique and everything after that is dumb. Other people may feel differently, that's fine. What the NHL is trying to do isn't something that would be possible just by having the Winter Classic every once and awhile, it doesn't do them any good or make them significantly more money to just have it happen every 5 years or something
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:40 |
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Outdoor games are a thing for ownership mostly. They're a massive one time injection of capital in terms of ticket sales, one time advertising agreements and merchandise sales. On top of that they are generally nationally televised. The promise of an outdoor game is a bargaining chip for the league when an owner is being stubborn over something (like Leonsis was during CBA negotiations). The novelty has certainly worn off and TV ratings won't be amazing from here on out, but they still do way better than a similar game on NBC. Networks love them for that reason too as it's a good ratings boost to start their hockey coverage each year. Just like everything else in sports, the fans and the "spirit of the game" crap are the last thing anyone cares about. So long as they make money they will continue to exist.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 21:52 |
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One thing you can't deny.... Washington Capitals - 2015 Winter Classic Champions!
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 22:05 |
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I think outdoor games are cool and hope they continue to do them on a yearly basis.
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 22:07 |
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Krime posted:One thing you can't deny....
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 22:15 |
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Tanner Glass another healthy scratch
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 22:18 |
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Levitate posted:Tanner Glass another healthy scratch Plan the parade
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 22:20 |
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I'm pretty excited about David Perron, you guys
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 23:12 |
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So apparently Perron found out about his trade to the Penguins via twitter (near the bottom)
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# ? Jan 3, 2015 23:13 |
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Look Around You posted:So apparently Perron found out about his trade to the Penguins via twitter (near the bottom) perron probably didnt have skype installed and dodged the question when mact asked him to get it
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