Hey Northerners

Mighty_Quinn

Pens fan here...looking forward to games getting started.

Little Steven

The Pucking Fenguins eh? Hope Sid has a good season.

Mighty_Quinn

Lol.

Fred19Flintstone

Little Steven said:

Arrrr the hated Dead Things

Heh, heh, heh!  Must be doin' something right!

Little Steven

You probably stock up on Octopus heading to the game eh Fred?

Fred19Flintstone

Nah, we eat em!  Those octopi used to be good fun until the NHL decided to change the rule and give the home team a penalty if the fans threw stuff on the ice.  What a bunch of putzes at the NHL league offices!

Little Steven

You can still throw hats if your team wins. I wouldn't know nuthin about that ">

Fred19Flintstone

Being a Leafs' fan, you may not know that hats are thrown on the ice after a hat trick, not when your team wins.  Granted, either occurance is a rarity in Tore-Ron-Toe to be sure.  I miss the old home-at-home series the Leafs and the Wings used to do.  I hope the NHL schedules one every once in a while.

I love hockey so much, I cut my grass with my tractor in "Zamboni" pattern.  When I spill something, I ask for a Zamboni (towel).  It took my Southern wife a while to remember that.

Eggcelsior

Don't worry LS. Molson is great beer. Little Caesars is crappie pizza... pizza.

Fred19Flintstone

ouch that hurt.  I like Little Caesars Pizza.  It's a nice national business based right here in Detroit.  The only thing coming out of Washington where your Caps play is government BS!

Eggcelsior

I kid I kid. All national chains are "crappie", but it doesn't mean that I don't like them. Your right about that BS though. Strange thing is, the BS emanates from people from other parts of the country. It's just white noise to us.

For what it's worth, Nicklas Lidstrom was the perfect hockey player.

Skiddymarker

Eggcelsior said:

I kid I kid. All national chains are "crappie", but it doesn't mean that I don't like them. Your right about that BS though. Strange thing is, the BS emanates from people from other parts of the country. It's just white noise to us. 

Have a friend who goes to the Ottawa games, he says exactly the same thing....

Skiddymarker

SO now Burke is toast in TO, wonder if the Canucks will unload Luongo...? Rumour had him bound for hog town. 

I think he wants to play in Florida again, he has a no trade clause in his contract, and his family is in FL. 

Eggcelsior

ckquote class="Quote" rel="Fred19Flintstone">ouch that hurt.  I like Little Caesars Pizza.  It's a nice national business based right here in Detroit.  The only thing coming out of Washington where your Caps play is government BS!




Oh yeah, we have Five Guys and Ledo's. Sadly, they will be national soon. Now, they're just up and down the mid-Atlantic.

Fred19Flintstone

We got Five Guys here.  Haven't been there, but I hear it's good.

henapple

Don't hockey players carry guns? Two threads in one.

Little Steven

Fred19Flintstone said:

Being a Leafs' fan, you may not know that hats are thrown on the ice after a hat trick, not when your team wins.  Granted, either occurance is a rarity in Tore-Ron-Toe to be sure.  I miss the old home-at-home series the Leafs and the Wings used to do.  I hope the NHL schedules one every once in a while.

I love hockey so much, I cut my grass with my tractor in "Zamboni" pattern.  When I spill something, I ask for a Zamboni (towel).  It took my Southern wife a while to remember that.

You are right Freddie. Haven't seen either in about 46 years

Skiddymarker

Little Steven said:

Fred19Flintstone said:

Being a Leafs' fan, you may not know that hats are thrown on the ice after a hat trick, not when your team wins.  Granted, either occurance is a rarity in Tore-Ron-Toe to be sure.  I miss the old home-at-home series the Leafs and the Wings used to do.  I hope the NHL schedules one every once in a while.

I love hockey so much, I cut my grass with my tractor in "Zamboni" pattern.  When I spill something, I ask for a Zamboni (towel).  It took my Southern wife a while to remember that.

You are right Freddie. Haven't seen either in about 46 years

Good news - this the first time in years the Leafs have been tied for first this late in the season. 

Browninggold

@Fred19Flintstone...Go Wings sorry LS

U_tarded

Eggcelsior said:

ckquote class="Quote" rel="Fred19Flintstone">ouch that hurt.  I like Little Caesars Pizza.  It's a nice national business based right here in Detroit.  The only thing coming out of Washington where your Caps play is government BS!

Oh yeah, we have Five Guys and Ledo's. Sadly, they will be national soon. Now, they're just up and down the mid-Atlantic.

hate to burst some bubbles but we have Five guys in southern Utah been here like 3 years i done think the gone national.

double

Five Guys in WA state as well...

fishlessman

as much as i like hockey, i hope after the first game the gardens is half empty and they get the message that the future strikes end before the season starts, this is rediculous to start the season now. if the pays were half as much they still would be glad to pay

Eggcelsior

fishlessman said:

as much as i like hockey, i hope after the first game the gardens is half empty and they get the message that the future strikes end before the season starts, this is rediculous to start the season now. if the pays were half as much they still would be glad to pay

I partially agree. This wasn't a strike. The owners locked the players out. The players never refused to play. The owners locked them out because they wanted to force the player's hand in accepting lessened benefits. If the players had initiated a strike, the owners could have just hired new players and still had the season start. The last Major US professional players strike was the 94-95 baseball strike that help complete the erosion of baseball as the de facto "America's pastime"; the mantle now held by the NFL.

robnybbq

LETS GO RANGERS!

fishlessman

Eggcelsior said:

fishlessman said:

as much as i like hockey, i hope after the first game the gardens is half empty and they get the message that the future strikes end before the season starts, this is rediculous to start the season now. if the pays were half as much they still would be glad to pay

I partially agree. This wasn't a strike. The owners locked the players out. The players never refused to play. The owners locked them out because they wanted to force the player's hand in accepting lessened benefits. If the players had initiated a strike, the owners could have just hired new players and still had the season start. The last Major US professional players strike was the 94-95 baseball strike that help complete the erosion of baseball as the de facto "America's pastime"; the mantle now held by the NFL.

i never did pay much attention to the details this time, strikes, lockouts, its just about money, the nhl doesnt rake it in like some other sports, too many teams you watch with empty seats. i used to go to alot of games in the old garden, sat lower loge, rows 1 thru three were 23 dollars, they build a new gardens, rows 1 thru 20 jumped to 75 dollars, that was it for me, bruins now on the tv and its not the same, its a game you really need to be there for.

Eggcelsior

Shoot. When you said "garden" I presumed that you meant the Rangers. Forgive me for this trespass, kind sir. Perhaps state "gahden" next time. 

Now, I completely agree on your last sentiment. With a the PSL agreements and outrageous vendor prices, pro teams are gouging the "regular fan" out of live viewing. HD is certainly helping. Especially with football. For me, hockey is the absolute best sport to view live. The constant action and atmosphere is unmatched by any other pro sport. I was going to pick up a few 10-game packages for this year. I don't know now with all the "shenanigans". However, the Caps are picking up any "inconvenience" charges for the next month, which is a start for screwing us out of 3 months of hockey.

nashbama

Hockey isn't just for Northerners anymore. I'm glad the lockout finally ended. Half a season is better than no season at all.

Go Preds!

Eggcelsior

True. But we are all in North America. We can pretend he meant us too!

fishlessman

nashbama said:

Hockey isn't just for Northerners anymore. I'm glad the lockout finally ended. Half a season is better than no season at all.

Go Preds!

are you saying one of the teams moved south, which one )

Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, and the Toronto Maple Leafs )

Skiddymarker

Eggcelsior said:

Shoot. When you said "garden" I presumed that you meant the Rangers. Forgive me for this trespass, kind sir. Perhaps state "gahden" next time. 

Now, I completely agree on your last sentiment. With a the PSL agreements and outrageous vendor prices, pro teams are gouging the "regular fan" out of live viewing. HD is certainly helping. Especially with football. For me, hockey is the absolute best sport to view live. The constant action and atmosphere is unmatched by any other pro sport. I was going to pick up a few 10-game packages for this year. I don't know now with all the "shenanigans". However, the Caps are picking up any "inconvenience" charges for the next month, which is a start for screwing us out of 3 months of hockey.

You think you have expensive seats - Last year the media folks were talking about four seats in Vancouver costing as much as four seats plus the airfare Bellingham Wa to Los Angeles. The travel guys were saying, Watch the Canucks playoff game in LA, take the kids to Disneyland for less money than just the game seats in Vancouver.