[darthYENIK]

They wont. That is if they stop making dirty hits.

[Runey]

I saw that.


I remember Boulerice playing for the Hurricanes. Hell, I even have his autograph.

[darthYENIK]

The part that pisses me off about that, is that they were winning. I could understand if your are desperate to score a point, or to take out a top scorer from the other team (still cross checks to the face aren't a good thing in any circumstance).

[johnson.]

f*ck Carolina.

[darthYENIK]

Ducks win 6-3.

Man, the Ducks are playing inconsistently.

Scotty, WE MISS YOU!

[Bruinfany2k]

QUOTE (darthYENIK @ Oct 13 2007, 17:06)

The part that pisses me off about that, is that they were winning. I could understand if your are desperate to score a point, or to take out a top scorer from the other team (still cross checks to the face aren't a good thing in any circumstance).

I agree that was a dirty cross check. Deserved more than 25 games, the NHL needs to crack down on head shots.

[darthYENIK]

SCOTT NIEDERMAYER IS TAKING TO THE ICE!!!

He's preparing his comeback!

I'm going to cum!

EDIT: And one month later, he announces his return.

I'm going to cum again.

This post has been edited by darthYENIK on Thursday, Dec 6 2007, 04:51

[ceedj]

Anyone here going to the IceBowl on Tuesday? I'm sort of going; the Sabres are having a house party at HSBC for $5. Get to see the Police/Fire team take on the Sabres Alumni, and be nice and warm for the game, which will be shown on some big ass HD screens. Bonus is that we'll get to hear Rick and Harry with the call, and not those lame-o NBC guys.

I really like how the organization (and the NHL) is treating this as an "big event". Win or lose, this is HUGE for our little troubled neck of the woods.

[Seddo]

Aren't the NHL holding a game outside for the first time ever, i seen some pictures of them constructing the outdoor rink, looked like it was a big job going on lol.

Anyone know which of the two teams are playing each other and when venue is the game taking place at?.

I bet it would seem quite weird for the players involved playing a big match outside for a change.

[bagga rabbit]

They've held "outside" games in the past..had one in Edmonton years ago.

[ceedj]

Last NHL outdoor game was the Heritage Classic, where MON defeated EDM in Alberta back in 2001. Read it was -20 out there! BRRR.

This year it's PIT vs BUF at Rich Stadium (home of the NFL Buffalo Bills); 40,000 tickets were sold in 30 minutes! The rest were made available to Bills and Sabres season ticket holders.

Someone brought up a great point; the goalies might have a hard time adjusting because of finding a spot to focus on in an arena, to get his angles right. I can imagine this will be tricky at the Ralph.

EDIT: Small "game within a game" story; looks like PIT will be playing Ty Conklin, as Fluery is out with an injury. Conklin was Buffalo's backup after the Biron trade last season, and we picked up Thibault in the off season. Drew Stafford is also out with a concussion, so I'm hoping that Mair, Pallie and Gaustad (GOOSE!) picks up some of that slack.

This post has been edited by ceedj on Saturday, Dec 29 2007, 20:57

[bagga rabbit]

Wasn't the game in Edmonton in 2003?

[SIP YEK NOD]

QUOTE (ceedj @ Dec 29 2007, 14:54)

Last NHL outdoor game was the Heritage Classic, where MON defeated EDM in Alberta back in 2001. Read it was -20 out there! BRRR. This year it's PIT vs BUF at Rich Stadium (home of the NFL Buffalo Bills); 40,000 tickets were sold in 30 minutes! The rest were made available to Bills and Sabres season ticket holders.

-28*C with wind chill


there was so much demand for tickets, they had to have a lottery type thing to see who could buy tickets

QUOTE

EDIT: Small "game within a game" story; looks like PIT will be playing Ty Conklin,

Conklin played in the first outdoor game for edmonton

[darthYENIK]

I'm excited. Mostly because I like watching sports in sh*tty weather. But also to see how the players hold up in sh*tty weather.

[SIP YEK NOD]

QUOTE (darthYENIK @ Dec 30 2007, 01:21)

I'm excited. Mostly because I like watching sports in sh*tty weather. But also to see how the players hold up in sh*tty weather.

yeah, this was hilarious:

[bagga rabbit]

Won't be THAT cold this year..hope the ice doesn't get too slushy.

[ceedj]

QUOTE (SIP YEK NOD @ Dec 29 2007, 16:17)

-28*C with wind chill QUOTE EDIT: Small "game within a game" story; looks like PIT will be playing Ty Conklin, Conklin played in the first outdoor game for edmonton

That I DIDN'T know. All the more interesting in that we got SHUT OUT by Ty FREAKING Conklin. Ugh. Don't know what the heck's in the water, but the Sabres' offense since the two Philly wins has been...offensive.

As soon as Roy starts flapping his gums at the officials, I really REALLY want someone to hit him with a good sized slush ball.

EDIT: Oh yeah, Buffalo weather looks about 29-ish with a chance of some light snow.

This post has been edited by ceedj on Monday, Dec 31 2007, 00:16

[Ryan]

My team is Ottawa. I'm confident they are gonna go all teh way this year and bring the cup back home to Canada were is belongs.

[bagga rabbit]

QUOTE (ryan92 @ Dec 30 2007, 22:51)

My team is Ottawa. I'm confident they are gonna go all teh way this year and bring the cup back home to Canada were is belongs.

It's nice to dream.

[ceedj]

Well, we lost (but got a point! Huzzah!) but it was a great deal of fun. As I mentioned above, I went to the "House Party" at HSBC Arena for $5. Final number was 11,000+, but it seemed far lower than that. The Buffalo Police & Firefighters beat the Alumni team, 8-4, and one of those police/fire guys skated REAL well; I'm surprised this guy isn't/wasn't at least in the minors. Richard Smehlik looked bored, but Darryl Shannon looked like he was having a blast, and even Yuri Khmylev showed a bit of spark. Fred Stanfield skated hard too; impressive, considering he's 64 years old! Funny moment: one of the police/fire guys had a penalty shot, so Shannon and a few other Sabres threw their sticks in his path. He missed it, of course. Should have done that a few more times, considering the final score.

The arena got the AM Radio feed of Rick Jenarette and Harry Neale, which got a HUGE cheer. Rick also said hi to the arena a couple of times, which, next to Kotalik's shootout goal, got the biggest cheer of the night.

I hadn't been to the arena in about 7 years, so I was really amazed at how good the picture on the new HD scoreboard looked from just about anywhere. It was general admission for the party, so I was around the 100 level until the 3rd, then headed up to the 300's. It's funny; I've been in other arena's that hold about the same amount of people (18,000+), but it seems really tight at HSBC. They really pack 'em in; I wonder if that's a small carry over from the old Aud.

The game: both teams looked really good, but Buffalo looked their best defensively since the Philly series. A TON of good back-checking, which pretty much the entire region wishes they would do more. I'm all the more impressed how well everyone played, considering the elements. The crowd looked insane for a hockey game, and I hope they do something like this annually, just move it around a bit. This was a huge win-win for the league, and I'm hoping ESPN devotes more than their usual 30 seconds of NHL coverage to this. Melrose can just shut the hell up.

Though I'm a bit annoyed about Must Syd TV (heh), I can understand it, especially given the final outcome. I just would have liked a bit more balance. Regardless, it was great for the region (financially as well), and a lot of fun to be a small part of.

Sorry for the rambling. I had fun.

This post has been edited by ceedj on Wednesday, Jan 2 2008, 01:20