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2009/2010 NHL Season & Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

Surely
Great day for hockey:).Three games:) What sucks for me is that I have a show to do (Kid Rock) so I'll miss all three:mad:

Surely, who's in net for Canada tonight? Fleury?

And I am a TOUGHGUY...:D

Peace
 
robo said:
Surely
Great day for hockey:).Three games:) What sucks for me is that I have a show to do (Kid Rock) so I'll miss all three:mad:

Surely, who's in net for Canada tonight? Fleury?

And I am a TOUGHGUY...:D

Peace
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When you say that you have a show to do, does that mean that you're going to watch Kid Rock or that you are Kid Rock?

I'm busy all day too.... I have to study for my exam..... but at least I'll be able to watch the Canada/USA game.

Brodeur is getting the start for Canada tonight.

Hmmm...... I don't know....... I've always pictured you as more of a toughguy than a TOUGHGUY....:D
 
Surely said:
When you say that you have a show to do, does that mean that you're going to watch Kid Rock or that you are Kid Rock?

I'm busy all day too.... I have to study for my exam..... but at least I'll be able to watch the Canada/USA game.

Brodeur is getting the start for Canada tonight.

Hmmm...... I don't know....... I've always pictured you as more of a toughguy than a TOUGHGUY....:D
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My job is a stagehand. We load the show in,set it up and work it and then tear it down and load it out. My job tonight will be running a spotlight for the show.

By the way, Kid Rock is a die hard Red Wings fan

Peace
 
robo said:
My job is a stagehand. We load the show in,set it up and work it and then tear it down and load it out. My job tonight will be running a spotlight for the show.

By the way, Kid Rock is a die hard Red Wings fan

Peace
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Very cool. Hope it goes smooth for you....

Yeah, I knew that about him. I would hope so- the Wings were pretty much the only thing going for Detroit for the past couple of decades before the Pistons won in 2004 (The Tigers have really just recently begun their resurgence and the Lions simply don't count as a sports team).
 
NBC is a bleeping disgrace-they are showing freaking ski cross instead of the russia czech game and will show it at 3 PM yet the big one is at 4

I have lost all respect for NBC and will never watch another show on that station or support it.

I am now trying to stream it but it is very slow an chopy. I will be trying to wath it on a windows machine since it uses silverlight.

I am so pissed
 
Surely said:
Yeah, that skicross looks pretty bad. Why aren't they showing hockey?:confused: Also, it looks like MSNBC is showing the Canada vs. USA game instead of NBC. Double:confused:


Right now, the NHL Network is showing Game 2 from the 1996 World Cup.

Canada vs the USA.

Holy crap, look at the rosters of those teams!
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that is the game to watch, I hope.

Unfrotunately, to me the olympic hockey is a mere reunion of past and present NHLers.
 
cuestakid said:
NBC is a bleeping disgrace-they are showing freaking ski cross instead of the russia czech game and will show it at 3 PM yet the big one is at 4

I have lost all respect for NBC and will never watch another show on that station or support it.

I am now trying to stream it but it is very slow an chopy. I will be trying to wath it on a windows machine since it uses silverlight.

I am so pissed
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I don't think NBC is very stupid for showing Skii Cross. They want people to watch, and I can tell you more people rather watch that
 
That is fair-But NBC has numerous other channels (MSNBC, CNBC, USA, ect) that could show the game. I am not saying the main NBC channel has to show it, but they own several other channels that could show it and their decision not to is pathetic. This is supposed to be a channel that is a "partner" with the NHL.
 
cuestakid said:
That is fair-But NBC has numerous other channels (MSNBC, CNBC, USA, ect) that could show the game. I am not saying the main NBC channel has to show it, but they own several other channels that could show it and their decision not to is pathetic. This is supposed to be a channel that is a "partner" with the NHL.
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True, I didn't think of that. Is NBC going to show Canada vs USA?
 
On the pre-game intro on MSNBC, they had a quick clip of Mike Babcock saying: "Being born in Canada is like winning the lotto."

I like that.:cool:
 
NathanCH said:
That's stupid... not even making it on to the main network. The biggest hockey game in Canada is nothing to most Americans. :mad:
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From a PuckDaddy a blogger on Yahoo Sports NHL



The latest affront to puckheads: The U.S. vs. Canada men's preliminary-round showdown Feb. 21 won't be shown on NBC, but on cable's MSNBC at 7 p.m. EST. Instead, the Peacock will bring fans an exhilarating night of ice dancing, women's speedskating, men's freestyle skiing and men's giant slalom – rather than what amounts to an NHL all-star game on an international stage.

To the surprise of no one, NBC's getting torched for this: Outspoken player agent Allan Walsh tweeted that it was "disgraceful, and Chicago Now called it inexcusable:

How can the NHL cancel their all star game and postpone their season for two weeks to accommodate the Olympics without getting any major network attention during the Winter Olympiad?

This is just another case of why the NHL will never be as popular as its fan base either believes it is or wants it to be. When the pinnacle of the sport calls on the best of the best of your league, you have to get these games on national television. The worst part of the whole deal is the league (NHL) has the contract with the television network already and still cannot get the best hockey competition in the world on the tube.

The notion that the NHL would shutter its season for the Games and that its broadcast rights holder wouldn't then put the NHL-centric U.S. vs. Canada on its primary network is baffling.

So we reached out to NBC for comment and context, and found out who gets the blame for this malarkey: American women.

According to the network, there are three major sporting events that have more female viewers than male viewers: the Kentucky Derby, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Turning three hours of prime-time coverage on the East Coast over to a hockey game isn't exactly catnip to those casual female viewers, despite Sidney Crosby's(notes) pouty lips.

Ice dancing, like figure skating, is a demographic draw; it's the hook for a night of coverage that appeals to a broader audience than hockey does. But it's not the only reason USA/Canada was shifted to the home of Keith Olbermann's foaming mouth.

In essence, committing to a hockey game is committing to a three-hour programming block that can't be interrupted. Imagine the outrage if NBC cut away during the second period of USA/Canada because someone was taking a historic bobsled run. Ice dancing allows for drop-ins at other events, which is another reason NBC believes it's the best option in East Coast prime time.

Now, aside from the indignation of having hockey shuffled off to cable, there's been some concern from hockey fans about the quality of that coverage: namely, that MSNBC may not have the HD hockey coverage that NBC would have had.
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Why is Broduer playing still? Absolutely crap. 3 mistakes all with him handling the puck - 2 of them lead to goals.

Luongo knows these boards and would never make these mistakes. Luongo has a better save % in the NHL even though the Canucks give up way more chances.

I'm not counting Broduer out yet, but if he makes one more mistake Luongo better get put in.
 
NathanCH said:
Why is Broduer playing still? Absolutely crap. 3 mistakes all with him handling the puck - 2 of them lead to goals.

Luongo knows these boards and would never make these mistakes. Luongo has a better save % in the NHL even though the Canucks give up way more chances.

I'm not counting Broduer out yet, but if he makes one more mistake Luongo better get put in.
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Leave him in he is doing very well.....LOL
 
By far the worst goal tending performance I've seen in Olympic hockey. Broduer you embarrassed your entire country. Your rebounds were disgusting, your board play was laughable, and your effort was questionable.

Feel absolutely sick that you weren't pulled after the second period.
 
NathanCH said:
By far the worst goal tending performance I've seen in Olympic hockey. Broduer you embarrassed your entire country. Your rebounds were disgusting, your board play was laughable, and your effort was questionable.

Feel absolutely sick that you weren't pulled after the second period.
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I have to agree-not trying to gloat but as a hockey fan, he is the one goalie that is supposed to deliver on games like this and he simply didn't.
 
NathanCH said:
By far the worst goal tending performance I've seen in Olympic hockey. Broduer you embarrassed your entire country. Your rebounds were disgusting, your board play was laughable, and your effort was questionable.

Feel absolutely sick that you weren't pulled after the second period.
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Dude, what are you talking about? That loss wasn't Brodeur's fault. The whole team played badly (including Brodeur), and Miller stood on his head. Get a grip.

I had a feeling that the US was going to pull this one off. I hope that this loss will be what the Canadian Team needs to bring them to the reality that they need to play harder and be more organized, and that any team can win this thing.

Any team can win on any given night.

Canada needs to turn in on in the tournament.
 
Surely said:
Dude, what are you talking about? That loss wasn't Brodeur's fault. The whole team played badly (including Brodeur), and Miller stood on his head. Get a grip.

I had a feeling that the US was going to pull this one off. I hope that this loss will be what the Canadian Team needs to bring them to the reality that they need to play harder and be more organized, and that any team can win this thing.

Any team can win on any given night.

Canada needs to turn in on in the tournament.
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I dunno dude, Marty GIFTED the Americans two goals. Stay in the damn net.

And our forwards need to PUT THE DAMN PUCK UP! So many wide open nets and they slide it along the ice...

The team should have had all the motivation they needed after almost losing to the Swiss and brought their A-game tonight.

*sigh* This is gonna be another poor Olympic showing I think.
 
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