NHL Hockey thread

[HVC]

Only the first game. They fucked up when they lost to Montreal. They have only themselves to blame.

[Neil]

Les Glorieux wouldn't be denied.

[katmai]

Sharks!

[Grey Fox]

Islanders 

[crazy canuck]

CC's argument seems to be he can't watch whatever soccer/basketball game he wants, which is laughable.  I have to pay a bunch of money to be able to watch my Jets games, so it's not like you can easily watch every hockey game on basic tv either.

Strawman for the win!

Jetboy, as a hockey fan you can watch a very large number of hockey games on basic cable.  I get no basketball games other than during March madness.  See the difference?

That's just incorrect.  Even the most basic cable package gives you TSN, which shows Raptors games.

You'll also get ABC.  A quick check on the NBA website shows that ABC shows 30 regular season games during the season.

And NBA playoffs also get some coverage.

It would help if you would actually read what I write.  I said I cant get games NBA games other than on weekends.  Those ABC games are on weekends.  Even now during the playoffs I cant get many of the playoff games other than on the specialty channels.

If you were not such a hockey fanatic you would know these basic facts.  But of course that goes to the basic point that you guys are such fanatics that the game will never change to appeal to a wider market.

Having said that the Canucks will hopefully lose the next three and then the current wave of hockey will be over in this city.  Although I must say it is refreshing to see that there isnt a lot of excitement here this time around.  Perhaps we are growing up after all.

[Grey Fox]

I prefered when you were a swimming nuts. Basketball, thugs & gang members. Role Models!

[Josephus]

The Maple Laffs sure lived up to their name.

That was just one game.

We got three more to play.

[Neil]

I said I cant get games NBA games other than on weekends.  Those ABC games are on weekends.  Even now during the playoffs I cant get many of the playoff games other than on the specialty channels.

That's certainly the case now, as all the regular sports channels are carrying the NHL playoffs, which have a much broader appeal than basketball.

[HVC]

Anderson should really two handed slash someone in the back of he knee. A broken knees will teach them to stop cheap shoting the goalie.

[HVC]

Also haha. And fuck. It could be he leafs humiliating Montreal at home

[Neil]

I don't think this is really that bad a loss.  They came out super hot, and then faded after give minutes.  Still, they outshot Ottawa by a fair margin, although part of that is because of the penalty on the killshot on poor Eller, which was a huge loss.  Anderson was hot, Price is his usual so-so self, and Montreal was very sloppy with their passes and lazy in the defensive zone.

You're going to lose close games in the playoffs.  We'll see how they respond.

[HVC]

Eller was as much a victim of a bad pass as anything else.

[fhdz]

If every frigging Blackhawks playoff game goes to an OT nailbiter, I am going to have cardiac arrest.

[Neil]

Eller was as much a victim of a bad pass as anything else.

I kind of agree, but you cant put a shoulder into a guy's head anymore.  But so many of Montreal's passes were ill-advised tonight that it's amazing the whole team didn't end up in the hospital.

[viper37]

CC's argument seems to be he can't watch whatever soccer/basketball game he wants, which is laughable.  I have to pay a bunch of money to be able to watch my Jets games, so it's not like you can easily watch every hockey game on basic tv either.

Strawman for the win!

Jetboy, as a hockey fan you can watch a very large number of hockey games on basic cable.  I get no basketball games other than during March madness.  See the difference?

That's just incorrect.  Even the most basic cable package gives you TSN, which shows Raptors games.

You'll also get ABC.  A quick check on the NBA website shows that ABC shows 30 regular season games during the season.

And NBA playoffs also get some coverage.

It would help if you would actually read what I write.  I said I cant get games NBA games other than on weekends.  Those ABC games are on weekends.  Even now during the playoffs I cant get many of the playoff games other than on the specialty channels.

If you were not such a hockey fanatic you would know these basic facts.  But of course that goes to the basic point that you guys are such fanatics that the game will never change to appeal to a wider market.

There's no difference between that and being a Canucks fan in Quebec.