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whatis posted:gently caress literally every team in the NHL that isn't Buffalo Buffalo owns because in both the NFL and the NHL I can count on them being awful and never winning a championship forever. Death, Taxes, and Buffalo.
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Jun 2, 2014 19:50
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What were Boston and Chicago ticket prices last year, for comparison's sake?
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Jun 2, 2014 19:57
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Aphrodite posted:What were Boston and Chicago ticket prices last year, for comparison's sake? I found this thing: http://tba.seatgeek.com/sports/the-stanley-cup-finals-tickets-bruins-blackhawks-tickets/
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Jun 2, 2014 20:10
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whatis posted:The question of "why do the lovely Sabres get so many nationally televised games on NBC?" has been asked a couple of times this season, and to illustrate why: go minneapolis and buffalo, screw the haters  
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Jun 2, 2014 20:52
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LA just needs a few more Cups and the fans will come rolling in.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:03
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Mr. Kite posted:LA just needs a few more Cups and the fans will come rolling in. "A few more" he says. poo poo if you dropped a Cup in Columbus right now and never let them have another for 40 loving years, they'd still be sold out from here to eternity. LA Fans are well beyond jaded about hockey and that's unlikely to change in our lifetimes.
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Overwined posted:"A few more" he says. poo poo if you dropped a Cup in Columbus right now and never let them have another for 40 loving years, they'd still be sold out from here to eternity. LA Fans are well beyond jaded about hockey and that's unlikely to change in our lifetimes. Counterpoint: there are two professional sports teams in Columbus and they've been there for barely longer than a fart in the wind. LA has just so many other teams with rich histories and lots of championships. Terrible comparison.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:10
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As a bitter Hawks fan who can unfortunately relate to Dominic Moore the Rangers are the clear choice here. Also, if the Rangers win it makes Vancouver look worse which is always a great thing.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:11
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^^^^^^^^ Why does New York winning make Vancouver look worse? I'm a devoted Canucks fan, and I can tell you that I'm pulling for the Rangers. There is little to no love for the Kings in Vancouver. People are over 94. 2011 and 2012 are the new man baby rage inducing incidents in team history. Overwined posted:"A few more" he says. poo poo if you dropped a Cup in Columbus right now and never let them have another for 40 loving years, they'd still be sold out from here to eternity. LA Fans are well beyond jaded about hockey and that's unlikely to change in our lifetimes. Yeah, look what one cup did for Pittsburgh and Chicago. They're two of the biggest markets in hockey and don't look to be cooling off any time soon. If LA couldn't develop a fan base after 2012, I don't think another one will change things substantially. New York is largely in the same situation. There was a spike of interest in 94, but it faded quickly. Tickets might be expensive, but as I understand it the hype in the city is still fairly muted. All it will take is the Jets to sign a new running back or the Yankees to go on a 5 game winning streak for everyone to forget about hockey again. ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 21:15 on Jun 2, 2014 |
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Jun 2, 2014 21:12
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Furious Lobster posted:Counterpoint: there are two professional sports teams in Columbus and they've been there for barely longer than a fart in the wind. LA has just so many other teams with rich histories and lots of championships. Terrible comparison. You see it's called compare and contrast. If I used a team's fanbase that was just like LA, what would that show? The reasons for LA fans being jaded are kind of moot. It'd take a whole shitload to create a healthy fanbase there.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:13
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ThinkTank posted:Yeah, look what one cup did for Pittsburgh and Chicago. They're two of the biggest markets in hockey and don't look to be cooling off any time soon. If LA couldn't develop a fan base after 2012, I don't think another one will change things substantially. Yeah, I agree. New York is jaded in a whole other way, though. They sell out almost every home game and save a dip here or there have since '94. And this will continue. Their problem is that they'll leave one-goal games like idiots or they'll be quiet as church mice if things aren't going exactly their way. It makes us look bad on TV and poo poo, but whatever, they still spend their money.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:15
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So lets say the Kings win and Kopitar puts up... 2 goals and 5 assists in 6 games. That makes two Cups and two times leading the playoffs in points, assists, and possibly +/-. Is Anze still not a top 5 center?
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Jun 2, 2014 21:16
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Mr. Kite posted:Is Anze still not a top 5 center? Yes
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Jun 2, 2014 21:17
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The only funny controversy over this Cup vis a vis Vancouver is when the Rangers were sucking rear end early in the season there were plenty of Vancouver fans lording it over us as if we had gotten the wrong end of that swap. I don't want to name names, but I will if any of you (you know who you are) get uppity!
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Jun 2, 2014 21:21
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Obviously it's all just a matter of hindsight, but in the long run I'd rather my team not make the playoffs than lose in the final
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Jun 2, 2014 21:23
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ThinkTank posted:Tickets might be expensive, but as I understand it the hype in the city is still fairly muted. There is definitely more hype than I have seen before. In general walking around Manhattan you see a lot more people wearing Rangers clothing, and they have some big wooden pieces spelling out RANGERSTOWN at some park on 23rd St. I agree it is probably all hype and it will die down afterwards, but currently the hockey-related buzz in New York City is much larger.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:23
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Tailored Sauce posted:There is definitely more hype than I have seen before. In general walking around Manhattan you see a lot more people wearing Rangers clothing, and they have some big wooden pieces spelling out RANGERSTOWN at some park on 23rd St. I agree it is probably all hype and it will die down afterwards, but currently the hockey-related buzz in New York City is much larger. It helps that they've been getting the newspaper covers too.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:24
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LmaoTheKid posted:It helps that they've been getting the newspaper covers too. Constant newspaper covers, christ
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Jun 2, 2014 21:28
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onemillionzombies posted:As a bitter Hawks fan who can unfortunately relate to Dominic Moore the Rangers are the clear choice here. dang dude  ThinkTank posted:New York is largely in the same situation. There was a spike of interest in 94, but it faded quickly. Tickets might be expensive, but as I understand it the hype in the city is still fairly muted. All it will take is the Jets to sign a new running back or the Yankees to go on a 5 game winning streak for everyone to forget about hockey again. The lockout immediately after the '94 cup was a killer, and '94 itself was special in a lot of ways, can't really hope to compare this run to that. I think if the Rangers won you'd see a pretty big explosion in fandom
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Jun 2, 2014 21:29
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Levitate posted:dang dude OJ sort of stole their thunder, too, that happened literally the day of the parade iirc
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Jun 2, 2014 21:30
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And that's why I always say, "gently caress The Juice!" Well I say it for other reasons, but it applies here.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:33
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ThinkTank posted:^^^^^^^^ 
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deafmute posted:AV winning the Cup after being fired by Vancouver is probably the storyline being ran with Looking forward to lots of Torts faces looking all ashamed.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:35
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My jersey from '94 still fits... ...sorta
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Jun 2, 2014 21:36
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deafmute posted:AV winning the Cup after being fired by Vancouver is probably the storyline being ran with Yep. I actually don't mind that team so much anymore, they got more hate than they deserved and were always entertaining to watch. Their management is a disgrace though and deserves horrible hockey karma.
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Jun 2, 2014 21:52
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Levitate posted:dang dude All the fresh LA fans got to sit through a big lovely lockout too, which didn't help their attention spans. At least the media can actually pronounce our players' names correctly this year. The two sports reporters for KTLA often come to the bar I watch from to see games, and they're surprisingly knowledgeable. The days of Brad Doty and Andy Kopidor are behind us 
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Tailored Sauce posted:There is definitely more hype than I have seen before. In general walking around Manhattan you see a lot more people wearing Rangers clothing, and they have some big wooden pieces spelling out RANGERSTOWN at some park on 23rd St. I agree it is probably all hype and it will die down afterwards, but currently the hockey-related buzz in New York City is much larger. yeah i've been seeing rangers apparel everywhere in new york lately, it's pretty nice. hopefully there will at least be some momentum there going into next season, poo poo maybe a few back pages over the knicks next regular seasohahahahhah yeah right
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The Casualty posted:All the fresh LA fans got to sit through a big lovely lockout too, which didn't help their attention spans. At least the media can actually pronounce our players' names correctly this year. The two sports reporters for KTLA often come to the bar I watch from to see games, and they're surprisingly knowledgeable. The days of Brad Doty and Andy Kopidor are behind us A bold prediction.
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Jun 2, 2014 22:11
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As a dummy that roots for a loser team I should be in here, but I had a vision this morning:
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Jun 2, 2014 22:37
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Boo my jersey order was denied
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JoelJoel posted:As a dummy that roots for a loser team I should be in here, but I had a vision this morning: Thats not a vision, thats a nightmare. All its missing is a floating Mark Messier head in the background. 
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Furious Lobster posted:Counterpoint: there are two professional sports teams in Columbus and they've been there for barely longer than a fart in the wind. LA has just so many other teams with rich histories and lots of championships. Terrible comparison. No other "pro" teams, but Ohio State is the 500lb gorilla in the room all other teams in Columbus have to deal with, with a bunch of spoiled fans who think a two-loss season is utterly unacceptable and seem to be bitter any other teams would DARE set foot in Their Town. Despite that, I think there are a lot more people taking the Jackets seriously now thanks to JD and Jarmo making up a competent front office which, so far, has finally led to competitive teams. How that might compare to any teams in LA, I don't know.
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ZeeBoi posted:Boo my jersey order was denied same
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I work right near MSG, there's definitely more Rangers stuff around these days. I think the MSL storyline is drawing a lot of people in.
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This year will be the first in NHL history a Cup winner has played more than 18 games in the first three rounds -- 21 for the Kings, 20 for the Rangers.
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Since the Rangers beat the Pens I've been seeing more Rangers paraphernalia worn by people on non-gamedays. Not quite to the levels of baseball stuff, but anything is more than the usual zero. Just past a guy with a Callahan shirt on the subway a few minutes ago.
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Scott Burnside, noted Kings hater, of course picks the Rangers because they are "well rested". Solid critique there, Scott.
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What I don't get is the people saying that the Rangers have a chance because they had an easier path to the Finals and the Kings are beat up and tired. If the Rangers path was easier but the Rangers needed almost as many games to get here, doesn't that mean the Kings beat better teams and are therefore a better team than the Rangers?
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