NHL Hockey thread

[viper37]

[By the way, this is what makes me doubt all this "second team in Toronto" talk.  A second team in Toronto would be a clear second banana to the Leafs.  Would Torontonians really buy tickets to some no-name team?]

Detroit and Buffalo are very close to Toronto.  Any team based in Hamilton or Toronto would likely draw money from these markets too.  If I was the owner of Buffalo or Detroit, I wouldn't see from a keen eye a prospective 2nd Canadian team in the area.

Well Buffalo certainly...

4hrs to Detroit.  Farther than I tought.  But Buffalo would be pissed with someone else an hour away, that's sure.

[Sophie Scholl]

Columbus is closer than Detroit.  I for one would be unhappy.

[Barrister]

Your TSN Jets Meter May 24:



There's only three notches left baby.

[viper37]

"we expect an announcement in a couple of days"...  Why do I have a feeling of déjà vu? 

[Barrister]

"we expect an announcement in a couple of days"...  Why do I have a feeling of déjà vu? 

We've been told "it's a couple of weeks away" since January.  "a couple of days" is miles better.

[Neil]

But Buffalo would be pissed with someone else an hour away, that's sure.

Do the Sabres have a large number of Canadian fans?  The national border is certainly a factor.  Are there more Sabres or Leafs fans in St. Catherines?

[crazy canuck]

So no annoucement?

Back on topic.

The Canucks are going to win the series tonight.  Neil will have to face the prospect of a Vancouver team hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup in Stanley Park in front of thousands of cheering Vancouverites who would not be caught dead in Edmonton.

[Grey Fox]

But Buffalo would be pissed with someone else an hour away, that's sure.

Do the Sabres have a large number of Canadian fans?  The national border is certainly a factor.  Are there more Sabres or Leafs fans in St. Catherines?

Not fans per se but patrons that can get tickets in Buffalo for cheap compate to TO.

[viper37]

But Buffalo would be pissed with someone else an hour away, that's sure.

Do the Sabres have a large number of Canadian fans?  The national border is certainly a factor.  Are there more Sabres or Leafs fans in St. Catherines?

I wouldn't know.  Canadians are a bit touchy with the American subject in public.

Still, I suspect many Leafs fans have a Sabers jersey underneath their Leafs colors.  They'll just pretend to be Americans hoping no one in Buffalo will know them.

[viper37]

The Canucks are going to win the series tonight.  Neil will have to face the prospect of a Vancouver team hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup in Stanley Park in front of thousands of cheering Vancouverites who would not be caught dead in Edmonton.

I'm supposed to wake up at 5:00 tomorrow, but I think I'll watch the game anyway, just to see San Jose win

[Neil]

The Canucks are going to win the series tonight.  Neil will have to face the prospect of a Vancouver team hoisting Lord Stanley's Cup in Stanley Park in front of thousands of cheering Vancouverites who would not be caught dead in Edmonton.

I can live with it.  It's not like no-talent goons haven't won the cup before.

Besides, it'll be a matter of seconds before the whole team gets shived and the Cup is fenced to buy heroin.

[Barrister]

Do you remember how the TSN Jets Meter was just a pale imitation of the jetsowner.com Jets-O-Meter which had been running since 2003?

Well tonight, the Jets-O-Meter hit 100%.

[katmai]

Where is your Tuesday announcement?

Hmmm Beeb?

[Barrister]

Where is your Tuesday announcement?

Hmmm Beeb?

The NHL was embarrassed by the leak, and has delayed the announcement.

I would have thought it was obvious.

At this point do you really think it is anything but a matter of time?  Do you really think Atlanta can save their team?

[Barrister]

'Nucks win.

Thank God.  One less distraction from the real story.