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Robo-Pope posted:NYR's list is realistically one player long. I think Lundqvist's odds of winning the Smythe if his team loses are pretty good. If it's a long series, especially with close games, yeah, I can see Hank getting it no matter what. If the Rangers win, there is no discussion, unless MSL goes on some absurd tear through the series. If LA wins it in 4 or 5, it'll be Gaborik.
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Unless MSL scores the OT game-winner in three Finals games or something, there's no realistic scenario in which the Rangers win the cup and Lundqvist does not with the Conn Smythe.
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Buane posted:Unless MSL scores the OT game-winner in three Finals games or something, there's no realistic scenario in which the Rangers win the cup and Lundqvist does not with the Conn Smythe. Question is, does he lift the cup if they win or will one or all of the alternate captains do that?
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But... his mom Died!
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ThinkTank posted:Question is, does he lift the cup if they win or will one or all of the alternate captains do that? I think one of Staal, Lundqvist, or Girardi gets it. Outside shot it's Richards.
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Has there ever been a situation where a team without a captain has competed for the Stanley Cup before? e: Wikipedia says the last team to do so was the 72/73 Blackhawks.
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So there was a limited ticket sale for the SCF at MSG at noon and I had two 100 level tickets in my cart for $1,300 but as I was typing in the bs spam bot code thingy a window came up and said oops someone beat me to em  God damnit.
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ThinkTank posted:Has there ever been a situation where a team without a captain has competed for the Stanley Cup before? 69-70 and 71-72 Bruins won without one. Bucyk was presented the Cup in both cases. They went by seniority. Aphrodite fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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Jun 2, 2014 17:40
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CBJSprague24 posted:This series sounds like it's going to be a boring matchup and I don't know who to pull for. Plus, Nash vs. Carter. Oh God. This is basically the "Jackets are bad at team management" series.
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Yo, Dorsett is not likeable. He's a headbutting piece of poo poo. You're welcome. Also gently caress MSL.
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double sulk posted:As a Flyers fan this series is the worst, so gently caress both of these teams and gently caress these finals. rip? Wolfy posted:The NHL always uses 8 EST as a start time, even when they had Vancouver in the finals. More of the population lives in the east in both countries, it really makes sense that you aren't having the games end at midnight for them. Also game 2 is starting at that time because for once the horses are a lead-in to hockey and not the other way around e: And this is why NY-LA isn't what the NHL really wanted http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/chi-game-7-tv-ratings-20140602,0,5689044.story quote:NBC executives have reason to mourn the Blackhawks' Game 7 loss to the Kings. e2: And Kenny is subbing for Doc on Wednesday, Doc had a death in the family. Vertical Lime fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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As a Chicago sports fan I have a firm gently caress LA and gently caress NY policy, so I'm not sure what to think of the SCF. On the one hand, I'd rather have my team lose to the eventual champion, but on the other hand I'd rather see the Cup go to a team that hasn't won it in 20 years. I am very torn.
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Shares aren't very useful on their own though. New York has 4 times the population of Chicago. An 8.5 could actually be more people.
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Vertical Lime posted:rip? Not even surprised about this. LA fans arent exactly crazy. Even with the bandwagon of people in NY most people won't be at home watching. They will all be at bars watching and that doesnt bring in numbers.
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Jun 2, 2014 18:12
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One of their goals is also trying to make more of a headway into other markets. You could say Chicago is already saturated when LA has plenty of room to make inroads.
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sweet thursday posted:One of their goals is also trying to make more of a headway into other markets. You could say Chicago is already saturated when LA has plenty of room to make inroads. Yea I think that's the goal of the league. Get more markets and if they could get LA all about it then that would be huge. Issue is that area has so many teams and other sports that are way bigger.
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Surfing Turtle posted:Not even surprised about this. LA fans arent exactly crazy. Even with the bandwagon of people in NY most people won't be at home watching. They will all be at bars watching and that doesnt bring in numbers. Why would there be a bigger share of people watching in bars in NY? Chicago has more bars than nyc in absolute numbers afaik, so even a cultural difference wouldn't mean much when there isn't capacity.
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mastershakeman posted:Why would there be a bigger share of people watching in bars in NY? Chicago has more bars than nyc in absolute numbers afaik, so even a cultural difference wouldn't mean much when there isn't capacity. No I meant that it would decrease the households watching number. Or I am probably not understanding how tv shares work.
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Dorsett was likeable until he left Columbus, so I don't know what happened. e- Now that I think about it, so was Tom Sestito, and we all know how that turned out.  VJeff posted:This is basically the "Jackets are bad at team management" series. Double-edged sword. Nash yielded Dubinsky (owns, probable captain), Anisimov (owns), Erixon (ehh), and Rychel, who sounds like he could be a stud. Carter lost Columbus Voracek, but became JMFJ (mixed bag, but the CBJ needed help on the blue line at the time) and Marko Dano, who I guess the Jackets are excited about, too. I wouldn't be disappointed to have Voracek back, though. Brassard (center depth), Moore (Dalton Prout, Tim Erixon), and Dorsett (punchman who can score sometimes) were expendable at the time they were traded for Gaborik, which felt like a worthwhile deal. Jarmo himself admitted it didn't go like they would've liked it to, but I'm still not sure trading him at the Deadline was totally necessary other than "getting something out of him" seeing as he'd had 14 points in 22 games this season. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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Here's a fun article: http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-02/new-york-fans-save-money-by-watching-rangers-play-in-los-angeles.html quote:It would cost New York fans less to fly to Los Angeles in two days, rent a hotel room and buy a resale ticket for Game 1 than it would to purchase an averaged-priced seat for Games 3, 4 or 6, which will be at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, according to secondary-market ticket aggregator SeatGeek.
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Jovial Cow posted:Here's a fun article: A friend of mine tweeted last night that one regular-priced ticket to a SCF game at MSG cost more than his full-season ticket package for the Jackets.
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Jovial Cow posted:Here's a fun article: They're not factoring in the car rental so you can actually do things while in LA.
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Jovial Cow posted:Here's a fun article: Well to be fair, games 4 and 6 have the potential to be elimination games
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Jovial Cow posted:Here's a fun article: A bunch of people in NY were taking Amtrak to go down to Philly for the flyers series because of this. MSG prices are complete insanity.
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LmaoTheKid posted:They're not factoring in the car rental so you can actually do things while in LA. I think they actually do later down.
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LmaoTheKid posted:They're not factoring in the car rental so you can actually do things while in LA. Haha like that would help.
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Surfing Turtle posted:Not even surprised about this. LA fans arent exactly crazy. Even with the bandwagon of people in NY most people won't be at home watching. They will all be at bars watching and that doesnt bring in numbers. LA fans are just as crazy as anybody else, there just aren't a lot of us. A low percentage of LA sports fans care about the Kings but LA still has a lot of people so they do OK. LmaoTheKid posted:They're not factoring in the car rental so you can actually do things while in LA. Staples Center is in one of the few places you can get around easily by trains, walking and the occasional Lyft/Uber. I mean yeah, if you want to go to Malibu or the Getty or something you should get a car. AngryBooch fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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MSG pricing is all sorts of stupidity right now. I'm glad I went last round in the lower bowl for face value.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Dorsett was likeable until he left Columbus, so I don't know what happened. He's likeable when he's on your team, not so much if your team is playing against him. He had a bit of a rough start with the Rangers and did some stupid poo poo resulting in dumb penalties, but he got sorted out and when he's healthy and ready to play he's quite good in his role. I like him as a fourth liner with Boyle and Moore, he skates a lot faster than you'd think by looking at his stride and never passes up a chance to throw a big hit on the forecheck. quote:Nash yielded Dubinsky (owns, probable captain), Anisimov (owns), Erixon (ehh), and Rychel, who sounds like he could be a stud. In some ways the trades probably worked out alright for both teams, though I still wish the Rangers had Dubinsky. Nash hasn't been amazing for the Rangers but he's still been pretty good, even if his playoff stats aren't great. I actually like Brassard a lot even if he'll also probably never totally live up to his talent level, Moore as well. They've all just kind of gelled nicely with the team and I can't complain about the position they're in now. Really the only guy I miss a lot is Dubinsky, but what are you gonna do? Habibi posted:Haha like that would help. Meh just get up in the morning and drive to the beach for the day. LA traffic blows but it's still doable if you avoid the times you know are high traffic. Admiral Goodenough posted:That seems obscenely high to me That's what happens in a city full of investment bankers and poo poo like that...takes a lot of money to live in Manhattan so those people probably have the cash to spend on hockey games. Still, that's a loving lot. I can't imagine they won't sell out but it sucks for the people who are big fans but can't afford those prices
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I really messed up this year not getting my playoff tickets for the Rangers. (Hate myself for trying to be financially responsible)
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CBJSprague24 posted:Brassard (center depth), Moore (Dalton Prout, Tim Erixon), and Dorsett (punchman who can score sometimes) were expendable at the time they were traded for Gaborik, which felt like a worthwhile deal. Jarmo himself admitted it didn't go like they would've liked it to, but I'm still not sure trading him at the Deadline was totally necessary other than "getting something out of him" seeing as he'd had 14 points in 22 games this season. they also got bordering on nothing for gaborik and could have used him down the stretch and in the playoffs
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The question of "why do the lovely Sabres get so many nationally televised games on NBC?" has been asked a couple of times this season, and to illustrate why: NBCSportsPR @NBCSportsPR · 3h Top 5 markets for last night's Game 7: Chicago 22.7; Buffalo 7.3; L.A. 4.8; Min-SP 4.3; Boston 3.9 Those numbers will likely go up for the finals
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