ironclm wrote:
Bummer day here today. God how I had Sindy Crosby.
I went to 1 of 2 pre-season games, every single home regular season game, every home playoff game and one away game (Preds @ Kings), so it was a very fun year, except for the final outcome. But we have a team full of young guys so things look bright for the future. Now if we could get the damned power play going!
Agreed, I was rooting for the Preds but don't feel too bad for their fanbase because they're set up really well for the future--not only the current talent but the cap situation the next few years looks fantastic, unlike most Cup contenders they can add this offseason. They'll need Rinne to stick in that near-elite territory for the next fwe years but 34 isn't too old for a goalie, if he can maintain there's no reason to think the Preds won't have a fwe more deep Cup runs.
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And like someone said this morning - if they are going to be calling things different in the playoffs, then have two damned rule books.
This is literally every postseason that it gets brought...it's just the nature of playoff sports, refs swallow the whistles and players know it. I'd rather they called the regular season the way they call the playoffs, allows for a more open pace to the game and I like a little chippiness.
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Re Milbury - He stopped into a little corner convenience store on Saturday and people started busting on him so he hightailed it out. Also, there were LOTS of anti-Milbury signs before the game (and then inside the arena). NBC had a flunky going around trying to bribe people out of their signs or to not hold them up where the cameras could see them (pre-game). The bribe? An NBC hat. HA! No takers.
Ignore Milbury, he's a paid troll. NBC loves his antics even if they have to issue a half-hearted apology on his behalf once or twice a year.
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I've now been to games here, SJ, LA, and WDC. Will have to figure where I want to go next season. I already have a hotel booked for the All Star game in Tampa, though a hockey friend here has a house there that we can use. Vegas is a given, but maybe Miami or NYR/NYI/NJ (which work would pay for the travel).
Haven't been following this thread, are you a fairly new fan? I loved watching the Preds run this postseason mostly because of their fans, I'm from Boston and generally felt like hockey only worked in a few US cities + Canada but Nashville has helped change my tune. There are still some cities that don't seem to be working (or were a mistake from the outset) but some of these southern cities do seem to be working and Nashville is chief among them. It's awesome to see, and now more American players are coming from the south which is awesome.
