Posted on 02/09/2005 6:37:29 PM PST by SamAdams76
Those left turns are a bitch! lol
Oops sorry for the double reply, my bad
Do hockey fans really have anything else better to do right now?
Sick and tired? If play resumes the fans will fill the stands every night.
LOL! I worked in Woburn at the time, and I dated girls from there and Reading and Melrose. My mistake ;-)
Ohio girls are easy. Many have roots in West Virginia. Tells you a lot!!
I'm a life-long NY Ranger fan, after cutting my hockey teeth on the Long Island Ducks captained by John Brophy who was the coach/player they modeled the lead in Slapshot after (palyed by Paul Newman)...God, I miss hockey...
But the NHL has only itself to blame. The game itself has become almost unwatchable with the talent dilution due to over-expansion and the allowing of clutch and grab obstruction throughout the regular season. Stanley Cup playoff hockey is still one of the most beautiful sporting events to behold...but the regular season? Blech...
I place plenty of blame on both of the arguing parties...the owners for granting contracts that their revenues do not support, the league for over-expanding into non-hockey markets leaving 6-8 teams in constant financial turmoil and diluting the talent and the players for not acting in a financially responsible manner (but it's hard to blame someone for not seeking the most money they can garner in their line of work).
A pox on all of them!
I prefer soccer. Hockey's fine though. I'll watch anything, really, but soccer is one of the few sports I really enjoy.
Really though, must soccer be put down to compliment hockey?
Hockey, unlike football, has never pulled the television ratings to get a big contract. For the NFL, the ratings are high enough to guarantee big money, and the stadiums hold significantly more people.
Hockey, That's the game they play with rocks and brooms right?
No, it's the one they play with cow pies and pitchforks.
Is this it?
Like you said, pitchers and catchers are reporting soon--some teams (i.e. Yankees) will start as early as next Tuesday. By March 3, ESPN will be airing some Spring Training games due to the NHL strike. Last baseball season was a doozy...there's going to be a lot of excitement going into this one. The NHL's lack of presence has caused most sports fans in the US to move on to other things, like football and that fast-approaching baseball season. So to answer your question, no one cares about hockey RIGHT NOW, let alone when ST officially starts.
Yeah, the NHL is a mess, but maybe the AHL will replace it. Here in Connecticut we have two good AHL teams in Hartford and Bridgeport - let the NHL go, the AHL games are just as enjoyable to watch and actually affordable for a family.
I hope the ice cracks and they all fall through and drown.
(just kidding)
The owners should FIRE all the players and just announce they are re hiring the next crop of players. 500K is MORE than enough.
Professional sports leagues don't bear the slightest resemblance to those of us in the real world. They're collusive monopolies.
Replacement Fans
Truer words were never spoken.
Since childhood I was a rabid baseball fan. I used to go to about 30 games a year. Post strike, I go to maybe 2 or at most 3. Same for the rest of my family. Everyone's game going habit has changed drastically.
Pro sports best get a clue, they are killing the golden goose.
Funny how pro sports labor disputes turns conservatives into Communists.
Attendance for pro sports in general is higher than it's ever been.
Attendance in baseball back in the "Good 'Ol Days" without the union and with tiny salaries and no free agency was garbage.
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