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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    pjhawks said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Man I should’ve put that $20 on Vegas at the beginning of the year! 500:1 before the season started.
    i saw a guy from one of the Vegas sportsbooks interviewed last week and they asked him if he would attend the parade if they win the Cup.  he said yes 'with his resume' because of those 500-1 bets.

    Vegas being this good is going to totally fuck the new Seattle team. No way the other teams allow the same rules for the expansion draft as Vegas got.
    What the other teams want doesn't matter. As long as Bettman gets the 750 Million franchise fee for him and the other owners you can be damn sure that Seattle will get the exact same luxuries that Vegas did.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    Man, I wish Doc Emrick announced every game I watched.  He's the best PBP guy out there.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,852
    I wonder how this may stunt the maintaining of a fan base in Las Vegas.  Massive stimulation in year 1, and basically get as good as it gets right out of the box.  Will people show when they are a fringe playoff team or worse?  Unless you the the Yankees... deprivation, the chase, and the "what if" draws dedicated fans.  
    It'll be interesting
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Lets go Caps!
    Game 7 Wednesday
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    Indifference71 said:
    Man, I wish Doc Emrick announced every game I watched.  He's the best PBP guy out there.
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,230
    Indifference71 said:
    Man, I wish Doc Emrick announced every game I watched.  He's the best PBP guy out there.
    When he did the Flyers games awhile back , i didn't like him. I thought he over announced & was annoying. 

    Did anyone watch the World Championships? It was better Hockey then the Olympics. It did suck the Gold Medal game went to a shootout, though.
  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999

    go for the Caps now....

    some awesome hockey being played by all teams.  very entertaining playoffs

    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Fuck.

    No awesome hockey being played by the Bolts last night. They were reeling.

    Fuck.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    Nami said:

    go for the Caps now....

    some awesome hockey being played by all teams.  very entertaining playoffs

    Yeah this series has been awesome.  Most of these series have been very good.  NHL playoffs are so much better than NBA.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    Indifference71 said:
    Nami said:

    go for the Caps now....

    some awesome hockey being played by all teams.  very entertaining playoffs

    Yeah this series has been awesome.  Most of these series have been very good.  NHL playoffs are so much better than NBA.
    Easily.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    dankind said:
    Fuck.

    No awesome hockey being played by the Bolts last night. They were reeling.

    Fuck.

    I think I seen/heard about stamkos only a couple times on the ice, must've be eating chips over in the corner. Ineffective either way.   2nd and 3rd lines from both teams are killing it.
    Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,455
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • fife
    fife Posts: 3,327
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    I think he loves vegas there but i don't know about Tampa.  the last time they played in the finals the rating were low if I remember.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    fife said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    I think he loves vegas there but i don't know about Tampa.  the last time they played in the finals the rating were low if I remember.
    That would have been against the Blackhawks though.. I would have thought those would be decent ratings.  Before that was 04 and the Flames.  I could see low ratings for that series.  
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Low ratings be damned. That 2004 team was one of the best championship teams I’ve seen.

    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    fife said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    I think he loves vegas there but i don't know about Tampa.  the last time they played in the finals the rating were low if I remember.
    2015 Chicago v Tampa was the 2nd most watched SCF in the last 15 years.  Even in 2004 Tampa/Calgary drew a 2.6 rating  For comparison, last year's Penguins/Predators Final drew a 2.7
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,455
    fife said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    I think he loves vegas there but i don't know about Tampa.  the last time they played in the finals the rating were low if I remember.
    I just think he's still hoping to be vindicated for the disaster that has been hockey in the southern US. 
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,852
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    fife said:
    Ovi yesterday was a beast.  I am really hoping that they win game 7.  just can't have 2 teams in the finals who don't have snow.  Just doesn't seem right to me
    no, but it's bettman's wet dream. 
    I think he loves vegas there but i don't know about Tampa.  the last time they played in the finals the rating were low if I remember.
    I just think he's still hoping to be vindicated for the disaster that has been hockey in the southern US. 
    He has already been vindicated for that, and it hasn't been a disaster.

    I think he would prefer Washington, for the market size.  Vegas and washington would be pretty ideal for the nhl as it has the Ovechkin storyline that can attract additional interest.  

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