Not my point. My point was that there have to be 2 other NHL veterans that are better than guys who have never played in a minute in the NHL before. And, I'm shocked you didn't take a shot at Prof.windywave wrote:There are seniors that play in the Frozen Four and drafted and head straight to the NHLFW wrote:I know this the NHL playoffs thread, and I know it's not the Olympics, but I like beating the Russians, the US beat the Russians in the World Championships to win the group at 6-1-0. US plays Finland in the Quarters and then the winner of Sweden-Switzerland in the Semis. Russia-Czech Republic and Canada-Germany are on the other side. I know it's hard to get the best players since the NHL playoffs are still going on, but does anyone know why the US has 2 college players on the roster?
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Maybe the NHL guys didn't want to play (This is a huge issue, Canada basically ostracizes guys who don't play USA Hockey not so much).FW wrote:Not my point. My point was that there have to be 2 other NHL veterans that are better than guys who have never played in a minute in the NHL before. And, I'm shocked you didn't take a shot at Prof.windywave wrote:There are seniors that play in the Frozen Four and drafted and head straight to the NHLFW wrote:I know this the NHL playoffs thread, and I know it's not the Olympics, but I like beating the Russians, the US beat the Russians in the World Championships to win the group at 6-1-0. US plays Finland in the Quarters and then the winner of Sweden-Switzerland in the Semis. Russia-Czech Republic and Canada-Germany are on the other side. I know it's hard to get the best players since the NHL playoffs are still going on, but does anyone know why the US has 2 college players on the roster?
I don't know if it is still socially acceptable amongst his circle to root for Russians in hockey because Russia=Putin=The Great Emu event of Nov. 2017.
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Ouch Penguins. If I'm Sullivan, I go to Murray for game 4. What say ye pens fans?
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Conference finals are both tied at 2. Now it is the best of 3. White knuckle time for fans if it wasn't already that time.
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Nice gritty win by the Preds last night. The injuries keep piling up but they are one game away from playing for the Stanley Cup. I hope they can get it done at home because I don't relish a game 7 in Anaheim.
If they should make it to the finals I would hope they will get the Senators. The Pens would be a tough draw, especially with Fiala, Johanson, and possibly Fisher and Arvidsson all injured.
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Congrats to the Preds, Outlaw. Now the 2017 Western Conference Champions. Next game Monday, May 29th. Site to be determined. I see from you post above, you'd rather the Preds face the Sens in the final. Hope you don't get your wish.
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It's a very good morning around here . This is the first (and only) time since the Titans lost to the Rams that a TN professional sports team has made a championship appearance. I really hope the Preds are able to capitalize and bring home the Cup. The downside is, I will probably only get to watch Game 1, as I'll be overseas the first two weeks in June.Fan Since '54 wrote:Congrats to the Preds, Outlaw. Now the 2017 Western Conference Champions. Next game Monday, May 29th. Site to be determined.
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BTW, as feisty as Ottawa has been, I fully expect a Preds-Penguins series and with our injuries I think the Pens should be favored in that matchup.
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Pens aren't exactly without any injuries. Letang hasn't played one minute in the playoffs and won't. Hornqvist and Shultz out too...at least tonight. If the Pens are gonna prevail vs Sens, I hope it is tonight. More time to get some injured guys back, and some rest also. Pens have played more than 200 games since the start of the '15-'16 season.
Too bad you're gonna miss most of the finals. That svcks big time.
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Too bad you're gonna miss most of the finals. That svcks big time.
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Tough one for the Pens last night. Ottawa just refuses to go down even though it seems like they're pretty well outclassed. Should be an exciting game 7.
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Well...game 7 tonight in ECF. Let's go Pens. Funny thing, they have a juju thread on the "Lets Go Pens" message board for the game tonight, and although I didn't start it, all of them like my addition to the thread. Hmm, maybe that member group is not as paranoid as the YOGWF group.
Well Outlaw, no matter who wins tonight's game and advances to the SCF, the Preds have much more time to rest/heal before that starts.
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I'm not usually a guy who rags on the refs, but that game was the worst job by the guys in stripes in the playoffs (at least of the games I have viewed) this year.tulaneoutlaw wrote:Tough one for the Pens last night. Ottawa just refuses to go down even though it seems like they're pretty well outclassed. Should be an exciting game 7.
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Yes they do. They won't get Johansen back, but they might get Fisher healthy. I was definitely rooting for a Game 7 in the ECF as we can use any advantage we can get. I'd be surprised if the Pens don't advance and they have a huge advantage in terms of Stanley Cup experience.Fan Since '54 wrote:Well...game 7 tonight in ECF. Let's go Pens. Funny thing, they have a juju thread on the "Lets Go Pens" message board for the game tonight, and although I didn't start it, all of them like my addition to the thread. Hmm, maybe that member group is not as paranoid as the YOGWF group.
Well Outlaw, no matter who wins tonight's game and advances to the SCF, the Preds have much more time to rest/heal before that starts.
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Love this gerryb323.
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They are already getting ready to view the game from outside the Peoples Gate. Was gonna post that picture, but there are image limits here so I couldn't post it.
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If you use the rimg function, it should resize itFan Since '54 wrote:They are already getting ready to view the game from outside the Peoples Gate. Was gonna post that picture, but there are image limits here so I couldn't post it.
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I feel dirty for saying this, but I'm rooting for the Preds
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Wow what a game. The Pens would take the lead and then the Sens would find a way to answer. The better team ultimately won, but a tip of the cap to Ottawa.
Now on to the Cup. Go Preds!
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The last shot of the game last night is an example of the biggest reason I love hockey so much. The spontaneity. You take a slap shot from, oh 30 feet or so, and if the puck hits the back of the net without hitting anything in between, it takes about one second or less from the time the stick connects with the puck and it hits the back of the net. No other score in any team sport takes so little time to happen. Therefore you get the explosion of emotion!!!! Nothing else like it.
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Alley-oop dunk? Soccer header?
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Well, neither of those things have the speed of a puck heading towards the net. Plus the odds of those two things being successful are much greater than a slap shot from 30 feet with someone attempting to try and stop them.gerryb323 wrote:Alley-oop dunk? Soccer header?
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Okay this is BS. I was just curious how much tickets would cost at Bridgestone Arena so I checked Ticketmaster. The cheapest (for game 3) was $657 in the upper level, plus the page which accesses tickets wouldn't load (excessive traffic I imagine), even though I was on there at precisely at 10AM CDT. But that's not the problem. This is the problem...
"The Bridgestone Arena is located in Nashville, TN. Sales will be restricted to residents of the Nashville Predators television viewing area - Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside the viewing area will be canceled without notice and refunds given.
Please adhere to published ticket limits. If you exceed the ticket limit, you may have any or all of your orders and tickets canceled without notice. Delivery will be delayed to check for duplicate orders. This Delay will be lifted prior to game time. Doors to the games and will call open 1.5 hours prior to game time. The All-Inclusive Zone is in Sections 109 through 111, rows F & up."
I understand that they want to to have as many Preds fans there as possible, but not to allow someone not from "their viewing area" to purchase tickets is really wrong. And what about me. I'm not in their viewing area either (LA), but how would they know if I am a Preds fan or a Pens fan? Totally bush league. The NHL should not allow this to go on.
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"The Bridgestone Arena is located in Nashville, TN. Sales will be restricted to residents of the Nashville Predators television viewing area - Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Residency will be based on credit card billing address. Orders by residents outside the viewing area will be canceled without notice and refunds given.
Please adhere to published ticket limits. If you exceed the ticket limit, you may have any or all of your orders and tickets canceled without notice. Delivery will be delayed to check for duplicate orders. This Delay will be lifted prior to game time. Doors to the games and will call open 1.5 hours prior to game time. The All-Inclusive Zone is in Sections 109 through 111, rows F & up."
I understand that they want to to have as many Preds fans there as possible, but not to allow someone not from "their viewing area" to purchase tickets is really wrong. And what about me. I'm not in their viewing area either (LA), but how would they know if I am a Preds fan or a Pens fan? Totally bush league. The NHL should not allow this to go on.
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Yeah I get the intent, but can't say I agree with it either. Even within Tennessee there are other loyalties. I know Penguins and Hurricanes fans here and I imagine some in the western part of the state are Blues fans. That seems unfair unless other teams do the same thing. If that were the case, then they'd just be playing by the same rules as everyone else (though the rules would still stink).
Have you tried buying them in Pittsburgh to see if the same thing happened?
Have you tried buying them in Pittsburgh to see if the same thing happened?
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This is not the first time this has happened. Other cities do it too
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Other teams do it. Columbus, for instance. They did it during the regular season when they were in the west and they limited it to fans buying from the Chicago area. The Pens don't do it. Otherwise, how would I ever be able to go to the Pens games, including playoff games? Imagine if the Panthers tried this.
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