NHL Hockey thread

[Neil]

Nobody cares about the final.  The excitig part of the season ended when Tampa was eliminated, and even the Western Conference finals were blah.

[viper37]

Boston - Vancouver tonight.

I'm thinking Vancouver, either 6 or 7.

[crazy canuck]

Boston - Vancouver tonight.

I'm thinking Vancouver, either 6 or 7.

People around here are talking sweep or at most 5.  Lots of confidence.  Lots of pressure.

[Neil]

Boston - Vancouver tonight.

I'm thinking Vancouver, either 6 or 7.

Lets hope not.

[crazy canuck]

Hating Vancouver isnt going to make living in the armpit of Alberta any more bearable.

[Barrister]

Have you heard anything about what vancouver is going to do?  I understand the Moose will be Manitoba's new farm team, perhaps playing out of St. John's.

We are too busy worrying about winning the Cup to think about such things.  Like all other sane hockey fans we understand what should be discussed in the off season and what should be discussed 6 hours before the puck is dropped in game 1 of the final.

All the hockey fans I know that aren't Canucks or Bruins fans are already in off-season mode, and talking about who to draft, what free agents to sign, what the schedule would be, and 'oh yeah, I guess the final is on' as an afterthought.   

I'm trying to pull for Vancouver, but you sure are making it hard...

[crazy canuck]

All the hockey fans I know

Since the CBC ratings are going up (over 10 million watched game 5 of the Western Final) I can only assume the hockey fans you know are Jet fanbois like yourself and so cannot be reasoned with.

Besides you are also in Edmonton.  Two strikes.

[Neil]

Hating Vancouver isnt going to make living in the armpit of Alberta any more bearable.

Quit being so poor.

[Barrister]

All the hockey fans I know

Since the CBC ratings are going up (over 10 million watched game 5 of the Western Final) I can only assume the hockey fans you know are Jet fanbois like yourself and so cannot be reasoned with.

Besides you are also in Edmonton.  Two strikes.

Oh, between a Canadian team and an original Six team I am sure CBC will do very well in the ratings.  Hell I'll probably even watch bits and pieces of the series.

It doesn't mean that hockey fans outside of the lower mainland are focused on the series to the exclusion of nothing else.  In Edmonton they're more focused on who they should draft for #1.  Calgary fans are wondering what off-season moves to make.  and well in Winnipeg...

[Valmy]

All the hockey fans I know that aren't Canucks or Bruins fans are already in off-season mode, and talking about who to draft, what free agents to sign, what the schedule would be, and 'oh yeah, I guess the final is on' as an afterthought.  

I'm trying to pull for Vancouver, but you sure are making it hard...

Really?  I always figured the Stanley Cup finals was the Canadian Super Bowl.  Everybody watches even if you do not really care who wins.

[Barrister]

All the hockey fans I know that aren't Canucks or Bruins fans are already in off-season mode, and talking about who to draft, what free agents to sign, what the schedule would be, and 'oh yeah, I guess the final is on' as an afterthought.   

I'm trying to pull for Vancouver, but you sure are making it hard...

Really?  I always figured the Stanley Cup finals was the Canadian Super Bowl.  Everybody watches even if you do not really care who wins.

Not quite.

As CC points out, they do get very good ratings.  But it's spread out over 4-7 nights (or afternoons ), so it's not that one single event that everyone watches.  It also depends who is in it - two American, non original six teams will get terrible ratings.

The single biggest tv event in Canada is actually the Grey Cup.

[crazy canuck]

Woot, something BB and I agree on.

[Barrister]

And the Moose are indeed off to St. John's, apparently.

http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2011-06-01/article-2551624/BREAKING%3A-AHL%E2%80%88deal-done-for-St.%E2%80%88John%26rsquo%3Bs/1

[HVC]

How many minor teams has St. Johns had?

[viper37]

It's starting...  Vancouver is on fire!