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Eric the Mauve posted:I can't imagine flying somewhere just to watch a game even if the tickets were free. It's economical in some cases. I could probably fly to Miami from Minneapolis and get some close tickets to the ice rather than pay the same thing and watch from the upper upper deck of the Xcel Energy Center.
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INSPECTAH DECK posted:Every market is a bandwagon. And its actually quite healthy for the game as a whole. Just dont tell anyone. 
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Top Hats Monthly posted:It's economical in some cases. I could probably fly to Miami from Minneapolis and get some close tickets to the ice rather than pay the same thing and watch from the upper upper deck of the Xcel Energy Center. go cats
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Top Hats Monthly posted:It's economical in some cases. I could probably fly to Miami from Minneapolis and get some close tickets to the ice rather than pay the same thing and watch from the upper upper deck of the Xcel Energy Center. I guess maybe if you live somewhere super close to the airport but far from the arena, if that's even possible in most cities. Otherwise the time/painintheass investment flying always involves makes it an unattractive proposition for me.
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Jan 2, 2016 04:31
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I've decided the avs are my third central team
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Eric the Mauve posted:I guess maybe if you live somewhere super close to the airport but far from the arena, if that's even possible in most cities. Otherwise the time/painintheass investment flying always involves makes it an unattractive proposition for me. Also if you'd rather be in Florida than Alberta in January.
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news: CAS/AAS are too depressed to make a GDT views: ryan kesler is a hilarious rear end in a top hat
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the talent deficit posted:news: CAS/AAS are too depressed to make a GDT i mean, i figure we could use the winter classic one if we had anything to say about this game...
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RC Cola posted:I've decided the avs are my third central team The Jets are basically Hawks Lite and happen to be much more fun to watch. I dont think you thought this through. 
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Furnaceface posted:And its actually quite healthy for the game as a whole. Just dont tell anyone. As evidenced by the way 1/3 to 1/2 the people at a Chicago away game are going to be wearing a Blackhawks jerseys.
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Furnaceface posted:The Jets are basically Hawks Lite and happen to be much more fun to watch. I dont think you thought this through. Oh well I have gone to Colorado every year since I was 3 and plan to move here. To its like a second home team.
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Eric the Mauve posted:I guess maybe if you live somewhere super close to the airport but far from the arena, if that's even possible in most cities. Otherwise the time/painintheass investment flying always involves makes it an unattractive proposition for me. Maybe if your 'avid N.H.L fanbase' team has impossible to get playoff tickets against <non-hockey-city> where you can buy them easily for a fraction of the price, it might make sense, if you really wanted to see a playoff game. Pretty sure some Canucks fans took a trip down to SJ for games back in 2011 or whenever they met in the WCF because it ended up being cheaper.
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Top Hats Monthly posted:It's economical in some cases. I could probably fly to Miami from Minneapolis and get some close tickets to the ice rather than pay the same thing and watch from the upper upper deck of the Xcel Energy Center. I could probably get on a flight from New York to any other city with only a 1/3 chance of getting stopped, rather than watch the Rangers defense do the same thing from the upper upper deck at MSG.
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I love living in DC because I can sit in almost any seat at Caps games for less than $100. They do this one deal where you pay $79 and that comes with unlimited food and booze until the start of the third period too. Preeeeetty cool.
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Hey islanders fans! Boychuk is on the IR and Pelech got recalled so you know what that means! Zidlicky and THE STRAIT JACKET alternating on the back to back and Pelech sitting in the pressbox!
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I love living in DC because I can sit in almost any seat at Caps games for less than $100. They do this one deal where you pay $79 and that comes with unlimited food and booze until the start of the third period too. Preeeeetty cool. I was just at Rogers today and beers were 8 loving dollars each. Small cups as well, game was pretty uneventfull unfortunetely. Markstrom had a pretty good night to be honest. Only really let in one goal and it wasn't really reasonably something you can stop.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:I love living in DC because I can sit in almost any seat at Caps games for less than $100. They do this one deal where you pay $79 and that comes with unlimited food and booze until the start of the third period too. Preeeeetty cool. That's not a special offer, that's a drat challenge. Throwing the gauntlet down.
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Don't forget they often throw in a free bobble head once in a while. Say what you want about the Caps organization, they usually do right by their fans. Unlike the motherfucking Snyder...
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So how bad are the flyers going to lose to LA today because I get the feeling the answer is "pretty bad"
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DJExile posted:So how bad are the flyers going to lose to LA today because I get the feeling the answer is "pretty bad" They'll either get their asses handed to them or they'll pull some idiot savant move and pull a 1-goal win out of nowhere.
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Infidel Castro posted:They'll either get their asses handed to them or they'll pull some idiot savant move and pull a 1-goal win out of nowhere. ok that works. I'll be sitting in Tampa's airport for a few hours and I suppose there's at least a prayer that it's watchable.
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so the lightning might be sending down Drouin Erik Erlendsson @erlendssonTBO 3m3 minutes ago Just passed by a very unhappy looking Jonathan Drouin who said he is on his way to @SyracuseCrunch #TBLightning #SyrCrunch
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Aye Doc posted:so the lightning might be sending down Drouin Tampa's twitter confirmed it. DJExile posted:ok that works. I'll be sitting in Tampa's airport for a few hours and I suppose there's at least a prayer that it's watchable. They didn't play all that poorly in San Jose outside of the penalty kill, which was loving atrocious. Also say Hi to Drouin if you see him at the airport! Infidel Castro fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Jan 2, 2016 |
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N: Going to WSH/CBJ tonight because my brother epitomizes "bandwagon" (as in "would draw a blank if you asked him to name three Caps players not named Ovechkin and Backstrom") and it's a Christmas present for him. V: Fortunately, Bob is-- quote:Aaron Portzline @Aportzline 20m20 minutes ago  quote:There are loud whispers that Zach Werenski, the Michigan defenseman whom the Blue Jackets took with the No. 8 overall pick in the NHL draft last June, is unhappy in college and thinking of turning pro. The Jackets have had major difficulties on the blue line this season, and some believe the sophomore could help immediately. Somewhere, Mike Reilly sliently swears under his breath as he rides the bus in Iowa. Eric the Mauve posted:I can't imagine flying somewhere just to watch a game even if the tickets were free. Leafs fans came in droves to their first game in Columbus. Word was driving/flying to Columbus, buying tickets, and getting a hotel were cheaper/easier to acquire than going to ACC.
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I've kicked around the idea of going to a Flyers game within driving distance of Milwaukee and the only definite 'No' is loving Chicago. Cheapest seat on resale I've found is still over $100, so I can sympathize with those in the GTA driving a long distance to watch their lovely hockey team probably lose. Columbus is really cheap on tickets too. Only place I saw for less was Carolina.
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Infidel Castro posted:I've kicked around the idea of going to a Flyers game within driving distance of Milwaukee and the only definite 'No' is loving Chicago. Cheapest seat on resale I've found is still over $100, so I can sympathize with those in the GTA driving a long distance to watch their lovely hockey team probably lose. Columbus is even better price-wise when the team is terrible or expected to be bad, especially resale. My dad and I got Club level tickets in 2013 (lockout year) for $16 a piece against Calgary. Granted, once they went on the insane run to almost make the playoffs that year, prices went straight up; if there's ever a consistent winner/playoff regular/Cup contender in Columbus, it might be a hard/expensive ticket to get. The only games you can't get cheap in a year like this are games against Pittsburgh. I was stunned at playoff tickets against Pittsburgh in 2014. My dad said "Want to go?" to Game 4 (the MAF game) about 3 hours before the game started & we got two for $68/person, upper bowl shoot twice, on StubHub last-minute. Buying tickets at face value is a joke unless you have no choice. They've slowly brought up the prices of single-game tickets since 2013 (since the 2009 playoff run, really) and face value, while still reasonable in the grand scheme of things, isn't commensurate to the on-ice product. e- CBJ also used to have a season ticket offering which came in the form of vouchers in multiples of 12. Call ahead to redeem for any game you wanted, pending availability, and they'd give you tickets in your price bracket or something similar. It's the only option I've considered buying and, like any good thing, they canned it. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 17:20 on Jan 2, 2016 |
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Funny thing is that Leafs games haven't actually been selling out this year, so there's lots of opportunity to catch a game for <=$100 a ticket. It just doesn't occur to some Leafs fans to check Ticketmaster since that was unheard of in the past.
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Koopa Kid posted:Funny thing is that Leafs games haven't actually been selling out this year, so there's lots of opportunity to catch a game for <=$100 a ticket. It just doesn't occur to some Leafs fans to check Ticketmaster since that was unheard of in the past. Stubhub is even better. If you wait until a couple hours before puck drop you can grab upper bowl seats for way below face value. In general Torontonians don't seem to use Stubhub. I went to an ACLS game for marginally above face value because I waited until 15 mins before the opening pitch to buy them.
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ThinkTank posted:Stubhub is even better. If you wait until a couple hours before puck drop you can grab upper bowl seats for way below face value. It's one of those weird things where it's Common Knowledge that tickets are insanely expensive and people prevent themselves from even acting. Also that a lot of the griping comes from people who are actually from, like, Sudbury who need to basically plan a vacation around seeing a game, but that's not actually a problem with ticket price/availability.
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I've been to see the Penguins play in Jersey a few times because Pittsburgh and Newark are about equidistant from me and Devils tickets are usually way cheaper. Mostly I go to Flyers games though since that's what's close. The tickets of course get insanely expensive when the Penguins come to town even when the Flyers suck.
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Koopa Kid posted:It's one of those weird things where it's Common Knowledge that tickets are insanely expensive and people prevent themselves from even acting. Also that a lot of the griping comes from people who are actually from, like, Sudbury who need to basically plan a vacation around seeing a game, but that's not actually a problem with ticket price/availability. Five years ago tickets were still nutso expensive compared to the quality of the on ice product, so I know where the reputation comes from. Still, that has changed considerably in the last few years but people still seem stuck in the mindset that it's prohibitively expensive. It's hardly a cheap night out, but it's not much worse than any other sporting event in a major city. Stubhub isn't for everyone I guess. It's a lot easier to race down to a game with one other person who lives downtown than it is to bring a family of four from Guelph. Still, it's usually a great deal if you want to see terrible hockey in a badly laid out arena!
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ThinkTank posted:Five years ago tickets were still nutso expensive compared to the quality of the on ice product, so I know where the reputation comes from. Still, that has changed considerably in the last few years but people still seem stuck in the mindset that it's prohibitively expensive. It's hardly a cheap night out, but it's not much worse than any other sporting event in a major city. Well, on that last point, I think Isles tickets can be had as low as $9*. *does not include view of shoot twice net.
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ThinkTank posted:Five years ago tickets were still nutso expensive compared to the quality of the on ice product, so I know where the reputation comes from. Still, that has changed considerably in the last few years but people still seem stuck in the mindset that it's prohibitively expensive. It's hardly a cheap night out, but it's not much worse than any other sporting event in a major city. I know what you mean, but for the record almost exactly 5 years ago I bought two tickets to Leafs/Panthers for $37.50 each off Ticketmaster. It's always just been a matter of effort/opportunity to watch a Leaf game.
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Koopa Kid posted:It's one of those weird things where it's Common Knowledge that tickets are insanely expensive and people prevent themselves from even acting. Also that a lot of the griping comes from people who are actually from, like, Sudbury who need to basically plan a vacation around seeing a game, but that's not actually a problem with ticket price/availability. Most people form Sudbury usually get tickets to Senators games because its cheaper, you can get the tickets well in advance, and only 30 minutes longer of a drive. Toronto is still a terrible team to try and get tickets to unless you live within transit distance form the ACC. Hell I only have to come from Barrie and Id still save money going to a Sens game.
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congrats scott voters Sean Leahy @Sean_Leahy NHL ASG Captains Atlantic: Jagr Metro: Ovechkin Central: Kane Pacific: John fn Scott
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Vertical Lime posted:congrats scott voters A New Years Miracle.  Jagr is the next best thing to Luongo so Im cool with that, and more drunk Ovie is always great.
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IBurnStuffAlot posted:Hey islanders fans! Boychuk is on the IR and Pelech got recalled so you know what that means! That sucks, Capuano said boychuk was fine after last game even though what happened looked bad. Pelech is a solid young guy but I wish they felt pulock was ready instead. But we all know strait is going to see the biggest boost in play time because cappy gonna cappy.
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