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Fri Jul-22-05 02:03 PM
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Sidney Crosby Sweepstakes to be announced NOW!!! |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:03 PM by Oreo
Here we go... draft lottery time. I'm listening on Fan 590 http://www.fan590.com/I'm going to call Buffalo as the winner (as bad as that would be!) GAME ON!
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:04 PM
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1. It's gonna be a weird, wild ride... |
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I heard the schedule is coming out Tuesday...can't wait!
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Oreo
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:13 PM
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2. Shoot out is a done deal!! |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 02:21 PM by Oreo
wow
Bettman just said shoot-outs will decide regular season games
"We will do everything to be the best that we can be and to earn your continued devotion. We know this was a terrible time for everyone associated with the game"
No center line!!!! WOOHOO!! Tag up reinstated for icing Space behind the net is smaller by 2 feet! Smaller goaltender equipment
Sweet!!! Everything I wanted except for the old rule where a goal on a power play ends a 2 minute penalty.
More dynamic schedule emphasizing divisional and conference rivals. (sucks... probably means there will be less inter-conference games) Going to the Olympics... no all-star game during Olympic years
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:20 PM
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3. Oreo, you wouldn't josh me about the space behind the net thing... |
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would you????
I think that is as important as anything!!! Denis Potvin had a great article about it in the Hockey News a couple of years ago. This is a great move. Think about it...4 more feet in each zone is a lot more space to play offensively...they weren't doing anything behind the net except clutching and grabbing!
Sorry, but I like more division and conference games. Except that might mean the Habs won't come to L.A. this year
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:22 PM
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No more "gretzky's office" BS. They're doing this right.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:23 PM
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5. I'm from the East coast |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 02:23 PM by Oreo
but have always been a Western conference fan. I still like seeing the Eastern conference teams on a regular basis though.
oops... meant to reply to your post not mine!
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:24 PM
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 02:27 PM by Oreo
Not clear on what they said. I think it's going back to 2 points for a win, 0 for a loss. I guess it would have to be that way with a shoot-out.
Just said current points system... 1 point for end of regulation tie, 2 for win. I'd rather have the 2 for a win 0 for a loss. A lot of teams made the playoffs because they tied a bunch of games.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:43 PM
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10. Agreed, I didn't mind ties, but... |
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those neutral zone trap teams would just play for ties to make the playoffs
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:31 PM
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7. Question on US TV Contract |
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Bettman hemming and hawing... justifying lockout as necessary.
Have relationship with NBC. Confident new nat'l cable package will be signed in the not to distant future.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:51 PM
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14. US TV contract will always be negligible... |
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although if these rules changes open up the game enough to attract more viewers...
but I still think that hockey is going to stay behind NASCAR and golf in the US for awhile
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:33 PM
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8. I am SOOOOOOOOOO hoping that he goes to Montreal. |
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It's where he belongs, after all.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:54 PM
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That would be fabulous, but chances are slim!
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:41 PM
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9. October 5th, all 30 teams!!!! Drop the fucking puck!!!! |
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:woohoo:
Also, for those watching the press conference, aren't ya just proud that Brendon Shanahan is a fine upstanding Democrat!
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:44 PM
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11. Well, he's Canadian, so... |
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he might be a liberal...then again, he could be what they call a new democrat
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:49 PM
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12. He got U.S. citizenship a while back. |
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I distinctly remember him being at a Kerry rally last fall.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:52 PM
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15. I hope he has dual citizenship! |
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but cool that he was at the Kerry rally!
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:00 PM
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Neither country requires one to relinquish citizenship of the country.
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:49 PM
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13. 10 minute warning.... |
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until the Wild get Crosby
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:53 PM
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16. NO, not Minnesota.... |
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although I would prefer them over Atlanta, Carolina, Nashville, Florida, Tampa, etc.
He needs to play in a hockey city!
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Fri Jul-22-05 02:55 PM
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 02:57 PM by Oreo
Are you serious? Do you consider Detroit a hockey city? They really showed it in the 80's when the Wings sucked. Hockey is bigger here than in any other US city hands down.
Or is the only hockey city to you one that starts with an M and ends with ontreal?
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:04 PM
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20. How could Minnesota NOT be a hockey city??? |
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I just want to see one of the struggling small market teams get a shot at Crosby, and Minny doesn't count as struggling OR small market in my book.
I consider all the Canadian cities, Detroit, New York, Minny/St Paul, Boston, Philly, Buffalo to be hockey cities. Here in L.A., only a small group of hard-core fans pay attention to hockey. The TV ratings are shit! The only reason they have decent attendance here is because of corporate season tickets. That's both Anaheim and the Kings. Chicago probably should be included in my list, if only because they are original six.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:12 PM
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26. Chicago doesn't deserve him |
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Wirtz is a cancer on that team
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:05 PM
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21. TSN and Fan590 sites just stopped |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:10 PM by Oreo
Everybody must be hammering them. Any other live sources?
Phew just came back
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:11 PM
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24. Sorry...I should have wrote them down. I'm watch TSN in the other room. |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:12 PM by Telly Savalas
They've done 21-30 and gone to commercial.
No chance of Crosby=
Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Florida, Tampa Bay, St. Louis, Colorado, and 3 other teams I can't remember.
edit: sorry didn't see the later post.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:06 PM
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22. Here we go - RESULTS HERE! |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:26 PM by Oreo
30 Tampa 29 Panthers 28 Stars 27 Avs 26 Calgary 25 Edmonton 24 St Louis 23 NJ 22 Boston 21 Toronto (heh heh)
They're stopping for some reason. Here we go again
20 Flyers 19 Detroit (WOOHOO!!) 18 Nashville (good) 17 Phoenix 16 RANGERS!!!! YESSSS!!!!!! 15 Islanders 14 Caps 13 Buffalo (2nd 3 ball team) 12 San Jose 11 Los Angeles
Another pause... I'm getting nervous! Who's left? Habs, Wild, Thrashers, Hurricanes, Ducks, Sens, Nucks, Blue Jackets (I hope not!), Pens. All 3 Canadian teams are 1 ball. Wild have 2 balls.
Here we go!!
10 Vancouver 9 Ottawa
oh....hell
8 Atlanta!! 7 CHICAGO!!! 6 Columbus... holy shit!! 5 MONTREAL!!! sorry dude 4 Minnesota... I'll take a 4th pick. :P 3 Carolina... sucks.
Another pause... Anaheim or Pittsburgh left
2 Ducks AND THE WINNER IS!! PITTSBURGH!!!!!!
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:10 PM
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23. Yeah, TSN stopped too! |
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:11 PM
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25. Maybe they're stopping to let |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:11 PM by Oreo
all the Laughs fans cry it out and regain their composure.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:15 PM
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27. Now that I have done that... |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:16 PM by Telly Savalas
20 Philly 19 Detroit 18 Nashville 17 Phx 16 NYR 15 NYI 14 Wash 13 Buffalo 12 San Jose 11 LA Kings
On edit: of course another commercial break. I'll post 1-10 when I get 'em if the feeds are still down.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:21 PM
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10 Vancouver 9 Ottawa 8 Atlanta 7 Chicago 6 Columbus 5 Habs 4 Minnesota 3 Carolina
They're pausing for talking head blather to boost suspense.
Edit: Commercials..gimme a few. Only Pittsburg and the Mighty Fucks remain.
Edit again: Sorry, I missed the other post! My apologies for the redundancy.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:17 PM
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28. Habs still on the board, Sens too! |
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Where did the Wild finish in '03-04?
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:17 PM
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29. Western Conference Finals |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:17 PM by Oreo
beat the Avs and the Nucks. Swept by the Ducks :P I had a ticket to game 5
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:18 PM
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30. They both have 1 ball |
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:23 PM
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32. I have to hope for Pittsburgh |
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Maybe save the team for Pittsburgh and keep them from moving to Portland
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:24 PM
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If it's Anaheim, then I'll be anticipating Emilio Estevez coming out of retirement to make another one of those movies.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:26 PM
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36. Fan 590 made a good point |
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The NHL needs him in the Eastern time zone...
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:28 PM
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39. It's probably the best place for him to go. |
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Of all the old-school teams that play in places that are viable hockey markets, Pittsburg is the one most in trouble. Crosby might be the answer to reviving the moribund franchise.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:24 PM
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34. Rooting for Pittsburgh! |
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:26 PM
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:27 PM
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38. Now Pittsburgh needs an arena |
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Fri Jul-22-05 04:31 PM
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42. Funny how our teams ended up right next to each other... |
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on a day like today, and a board like DU!
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:25 PM
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35. Different conferences only play each other once every 3 years |
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So if you're a Western team, you'll only play the Habs once every 3 years.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:55 PM
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41. This I don't like at all. |
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The divisional rivalries are nice, but there's still wiggle room to schedule out of confrence games. If you play 8 games versus each of the 4 other members of your division, that's 32 games, which leaves 50 spots on the schedule to play the other 25 teams. Instead of emphasizing confrences, why not just make the remainder home-and-aways against every other team?
As an east-coast fan, seeing how the team will stand up on a long west-coast trip is part of the fun of the game. Furthermore, a lot of the Canadian fans like to see all 6 teams duking out with one another. It means that no matter who your team is, there's 10 teams you won't see them face.
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Fri Jul-22-05 03:38 PM
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40. Now that that's done... TSN's top 30 Draft prospects |
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Edited on Fri Jul-22-05 03:49 PM by Oreo
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Fri Jul-22-05 04:33 PM
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43. The Habs need size, whether on the blue line... |
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or at forward. What are Minnesota's big needs?
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