haha thats nice!! I should order a Canucks one haha
WOOOOO Hockey is finally around!!
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haha thats nice!! I should order a Canucks one haha
WOOOOO Hockey is finally around!!
My predictions:
Eastern Conference:
Metropolitan: Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Washington
Atlantic: Boston, Toronto, Montreal
Wild cards: New York Islanders, Detroit
Western Conference:
Central: Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville
Pacific: Anaheim, Vancouver, Los Angeles
Wild Cards: Edmonton, Dallas Stars
The Leafs are also my favourite team.
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Eastern Conference:
Metropolitan: Pittsburgh, New York Rangers, Washington
Atlantic: Boston, Toronto, Montreal
Wild cards: New York Islanders, Detroit
Western Conference:
Central: Chicago, St. Louis, Nashville
Pacific: Anaheim, Vancouver, Los Angeles
Wild Cards: Edmonton, Dallas Stars
The Leafs are also my favourite team.
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Travel goaltender until 18. Now at 24, I typically just do the occasional drop in or beer league subbing.
I spend more time nowadays reffing hockey instead. Good to keep skating and I get to make some decent money too.
Joined!
I've never actually played any fantasy sports but it sounds fun!
Haha, neither have I. Seems cool to pick your own players and see how they do. I think my team will look very similar to the leafs
I have never been in a hockey pool, but why would it matter if there are an odd number of players? If there is an odd number of players, I can always get someone to join in.
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And Jarome Iginla scores the first goal of the preseason for the Bruins, assisted by Milan Lucic and Torey Krug on the powerplay.
2-1 Boston over the Habs after the 1st. So glad hockey is back!
Rumor has it we get to see Malcolm Subban vs PK Subban later on in this game...
2-1 Boston over the Habs after the 1st. So glad hockey is back!
Rumor has it we get to see Malcolm Subban vs PK Subban later on in this game...
When I heard I first heard the title for this (For the colourful) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8IAkbWJNfY I immediately thought of Don Cherry. It turns out the website reported it wrong and it's actually called "Plastic Perfection".
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Far too long to bother watching and lacking in flair that an old whackjob in terrible suits possesses. Cherry > boring Apple promo.
It's sort of odd to have preseason hockey already, in my opinion. As with all professional preseasons, they don't really matter much for most teams. Still makes me glad the Wings downed the Pens 4-1 though. Mrazek is due to be the #2 in Detroit, but not until we get rid of Gustavsson after this year. I really wanted him to rebound after being dumped on in Toronto, but it just hasn't worked out with injuries and Howard being the work horse he is.
I put the wrong link, whoops. I wish hockey would start sooner. Leafs just lost in a SO against Philly I believe.
I have never been in a hockey pool, but why would it matter if there are an odd number of players? If there is an odd number of players, I can always get someone to join in.
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I like the name. Still trying to decide what mine should be. Not entirely happy with what I have.
As for having an odd number of players... It sucks because one person would have a bye week each week, as you have weekly competitions against another registered user. It sucks having to wait an entire week. The pool get quite addicting.
Watch Jake's shootout attempt. I had a pretty good laugh, and it seems like so did the rest of the team. I'm curious to who's stick he used...
Haha did you guys see how empty the rink in Florida was last night?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...preseason-game-attendance-212803421--nhl.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...preseason-game-attendance-212803421--nhl.html
I was actually going to post this image. It's quite embarrassing. I don't care whether its pre-season or not. If this team was moved to Canada, they would be selling out every night. It just truly shows how stupid the NHL is. They rather leave a team in a dying market, than move a team out to a potential goldmine.
At least the 25 people who attended the game had a great opportunity to win any prizes they gave away.
I don't think there's a single arena in the league that's going to fill the arena for a 2pm preseason scrimmage on a Monday afternoon. Not even Montreal or Toronto. People are at school and work.
Sensationalism at it's finest there.
There's been 10,000-15,000 people at 2pm Jays games. (Work days). The Leafs could be playing a game at 8 in the morning, and you'd have 20,000 fans lining up to get in.
You clearly don't live in Toronto if you honestly think that... Just ask any Leaf fan. (Or anyone living in Toronto.)
Jays games are for real. Preseason hockey games are not for real. They're pretend and don't count. I can't blame fans for not going.
Jays games are a joke. I love the Jays, but they are God awful. Any pre-season hockey game would attract twice as many people as any regular season baseball game would.
You both underestimate the passion for hockey in this city. Toronto is big enough to fully support two NHL teams, and have both buildings sell out every single night for an entire season. Including the pre-season. It doesn't matter what time the game is, the building will sell out.
^ This.
2pm Monday/work day game against a team no one in FL cares about (Nashville) that doesn't even have free parking? I'd probably skip it too.
Even if the Wings did this, it would have to depend on the opponent, price, and what I had going on at work to see if I would go. I would just follow it online if I could not attend.
Like me. Anyone who lives in Toronto knows that the Leafs can charge their exorbitant prices for tickets because people will always show up.