Sabres Vs. Penguins, OUTDOORS at Ralph Wilson Stadium on January 1, 2008:
http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showt...54#post1225854
Sabres Vs. Penguins, OUTDOORS at Ralph Wilson Stadium on January 1, 2008:
http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showt...54#post1225854
Gonna be interesting to see how much they fill that place up....
I've been there once, back in the Bert Jones days for the BALTIMORE Colts.....
Eat Us And Smile - The Originals
"I have a very belligerent enthusiasm or an enthusiastic belligerence. I’m an intellectual slut." - David Lee Roth
"We are part of the, not just the culture, but the geography. Van Halen music goes along with like fries with the burger." - David Lee Roth
It will be interesting to see how many people they get. Since the Sabres' games are sold out, despite the roster hits they've taken, I think they'll be close to a sell out.
And of course there's Canada next door...
Well, there's a big difference between 17,000 and 80,000.....
Bumped....
Title edited.....
Alright gentlemen...a new season is upon us, and Ovechkin is...well...Ovechkin...
And away we go...
The defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins open up tonight at home against the Rangers...
CAN'T WAIT!!!
"Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."
The Igloo's gonna be rocking when the Cup banner is raised once again !!!
Last year for the Igloo, memories...
Yeah Va...I have more than a few...saw my first NHL game there my senior year in high school...
spent way too much money...
Capitals have looked very strong on their both games. Watched them through stream. Ovechkin and Semin on the same line is actually working at the moment, last year, way too many giveaways. Knuble and Morrison have scored too, I've been very suspicious on Morrison, but hopefully he manages well. Chris Clark seems better as well. If our D and G keep up, we'll be Stanley Cup candidates.
Saw Chicago and Florida play too, in Helsinki. Watched it on telly, not my fav teams, went to NHL Premiere last year in Stockholm. Both teams didn't look that great, Florida lacks superstars, they've got good players but not grate players. Chicago - they've missed badly on Cristobal Huet, and their D is a question mark overall. Byfuglien is gonna have a grate year, so is Kane.
Btw. I do NHL reports and columns on the finnish media Jatkoaika (biggest hockey website/media in Finland), and a friend of mine, our main NHL writer went to the games and did several interviews. He accidentally saw something people in Toronto wanted to cut for years.
Bryan McCabe's cock
Originally posted by Cato
Golden, why are you FAT?http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u...TheDMCross.jpgOriginally posted by lesfunk
Much like yourself as the Jim Morrison of Nazi bunker flies
Exhumed this fucker so the guys in the football thread won't get their pussy's hurt.....
Maybe if they come out with a first person hockey fight game for the PS3 I can revisit in the Football thread.
Roth Army Canada
Talk about a weird moment.....
I worked for a minor-league hockey team in 00's...............
I'm watching the RED WINGS game the other night...and hear 'em say "...former Dallas Star, Chris Conner, now a Red Wing...."
Wow...he played there when I was there....
The salary cap has meant more room for role-playing guys on NHL teams....Damn cool
Agree with Matt!
Btw, NHL Center Ice is a kewl thing to have...I have a satellite connection too...in the 90's we could see 5-20 games a year...now we can choose which game we like! It's unbelieveable...
My pick for the Stanley Cup this year is either The Bruins repeating or The Sharks.
The Bruins sure have someone in their back pocket in the commish's office. They are playing well though.
San Jose isn't winning anything.
I have no idea how the Habs almost beat the Bruins last year. They are fast, but just about the softest team in the league.
I think the Canucks are now the league's fastest team. Mason Raymond is back and looking as good as ever after his vertabrae injury.
Too bad David Booth is out, but the cap space saved for the next 6 weeks could be just enough to add another addition for the stretch run.
Sedins are looking like they are even better this year, which is hard to imagine.
Imagine what the Nucks will look like when Kesler starts playing up to his potential?
If they get the right offer they may trade Luongo or Schnneider. They could add another top 6 forward that way.
Matt, I can guarantee you, if Datsyuk and Zetterberg were out for the Wings, they wouldn't have even made the playoffs....
The fact the Penguins did without both Crosby and Malkin for the entire second half of the season shows their depth....
Would've been Kansas City, but I getcha....
Speaking of the NHL tonight...Watching Pitt job the Island tonight all without Sid, Letang, and Staal. Man what depth.
What a night for Crosby Not to be in the lineup...........
It's not just 87, they're missing half of their starting defensemen.....
I watched that collision today (as did every hockey fan)........
I hope Sid recovers.....this is so not what the League needs....they need him to shine like Jordan
Wow, that's pretty cool. I enjoyed Booth while he was down here.. my only problem with him is he's a north-south player... and you know what to expect - he'll bring the puck into the zone, try to get past a few guys then turn the puck over. He doesn't disappoint in the effort dept though. Hopefully he gets back in this year, but he hasn't been the same since he got knocked the fuck out 2 years ago...
I have to say, I'm overwhelmed by how well the Panthers are doing this year. Tallon's rebuild is in effect and working. This is the year we visit the playoffs after the 10-year drought!
Crosby's injured vagina is going to end his career.
When is Malkin going to play like he can?
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=382732
JETS' FANS LOBBY FOR RETURN OF URINAL TROUGH AT MTS CENTRE
WINNIPEG -- Male hockey fans in the Manitoba capital want a faster way to answer the call of nature.
Hundreds have signed an online petition arguing bathrooms at the home of the Winnipeg Jets can't handle the current flow of traffic. And they have a retro solution -- they're calling on the MTS Centre to replace the modern single urinals with old-fashioned metal troughs.
The petitioners say most of the 15,000 hockey fans at games are beer-drinking men who need the bathroom at least once.
"Bring back the trough," reads the petition, that was signed by more than 200 people as of Wednesday morning. "After finishing 4+ beers, the average Joe has to go do his business. The new washroom service in the MTS Centre cannot handle the capacity."
They complain male fans have to spend too long in between hockey periods to pee and risk missing some of the action. The lineups also slow down traffic in the arena concourse, the petition argues.
"I think it's ridiculous that when u leave at the end of the second period to take a (pee) and come back in the middle of the third," wrote one signatory. "There is something seriously wrong with that!"
Replacing urinals with a trough would mean 10 guys could relieve themselves at a time instead of just four. The troughs were used in the old Winnipeg Arena and are still at Canad Inns Stadium, the former home of the CFL Blue Bombers.
Resurrecting the communal urinal has caught on among some diehard fans, both male and female.
One petitioner fondly remembers the trough as a "drive-through bathroom" with no lineup. Another says the trough "made it a joy to go pee."
"The system now is totally flawed and I almost pee my pants just waiting in line," he wrote.
"Everyone talks about the trough and how they miss it," wrote another. "We can get a lot more guys going to the can at once if we had the trough. I have missed the beginnings of periods and other events (concerts after intermission) just because I had to wait in line to take a leak. It's also incentive to buy less beer!"
At least one petitioner grumbled the current setup means men are being forced to line up "forever" just like women.
"MTS Centre washrooms must have been designed by a very bitter female," added another.
Many women -- who are no stranger to long bathroom lineups -- are sympathetic and supportive.
"Get it back," said one woman. "I hate waiting for my husband!"
Some are even a little envious.
"In keeping with equal rights, I want one for the girls washroom too," wrote one woman.
Although complaints about long waits for the biffy aren't new to MTS Centre officials, they say they don't have any plans to bring back the trough. Scott Brown, a spokesman for True North Sports And Entertainment, says officials are "comfortable" with the current urinals.
Arena officials constantly evaluate the capacity of facilities. Brown said the trough is probably not a viable option.
"We've had a number of conversations about (the washrooms). I don't know whether the trough is something that would be a serious discussion."
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