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Starsfan posted:https://twitter.com/Iwantadonair/status/1580030429951774722 The worst thing about stadium food gouging is that the food is also the absolute shittiest quality possible. It is somehow worse than the stalest fast food garbage. Like if you ordered breakfast at McDonald's, left the bag in your car, and then ate it in the evening, it would still be better than an Aramark burger. Please put just 50 cents of that $30 burger towards ingredients.
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Oct 12, 2022 06:33
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And for some dumb reason people are defending those prices in the replies. Must be nice to be living with gently caress you money.
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Oct 12, 2022 08:50
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fartknocker posted:They also don’t work when they use other camera angles That's a clear improvement over the digital ads at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey where they did work on other camera angles too. They looked their absolute worst in closeups, and I'm sure the NHL agrees. So if you're going to use virtual board ads, then not using them in closeups is 100% the correct decision. Another improvement over the WCH16's implementation is that snow sprays don't seem to break the fake boards anymore. Anyways yes, they are very distracting especially when the ads change. I also noticed they're bolder about changing the digital on-ice ad that's near the blue line when it's in full view. They used to avoid doing that. It's all poo poo. Zat fucked around with this message at 14:40 on Oct 12, 2022 |
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Oct 12, 2022 09:30
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https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1579955337125597184 you won't be Canada's sport for long, hockey. american excellence is coming to Dominate yet another field. watch out, nerds
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Oct 12, 2022 11:37
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Who's the Brit? We're real bad at hockey
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Oct 12, 2022 11:45
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Nathan Walker of the Blues was born in Cardiff, Wales and grew up in Australia e: the rest of the one-offs: Bulgaria - Alexander Georgiev France - Pierre Edouard Bellemare Netherlands - Daniel Sprong Norway: Mats Zuccarello Slovenia - Anze Kopitar Uzbekistan - Arthur Kaliyev
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Oct 12, 2022 11:47
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tarbrush posted:Who's the Brit? We're real bad at hockey The horse guy.
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Oct 12, 2022 12:04
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tarbrush posted:Who's the Brit? We're real bad at hockey Nathan Walker who's an Aussie. However, Liam Kirk who is an actual born and trained Yorkshireman might get a few games with the Coyotes later in the year if he has a good season in the AHL. He had a great start with Tucson last year but blew out his knee a couple weeks into the season. Hopefully he's healthy and picks up where he left off.
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Oct 12, 2022 12:05
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Starsfan posted:https://twitter.com/Iwantadonair/status/1580030429951774722 Is stadium food not this price literally everywhere at this point outside of Atlanta? A draft beer alone in Toronto is 13-15 now. Not to defend the Oilers cause gently caress Katz but how is this a surprise to anyone? At least at Jays games you can bring your own food (case the food at the skydome fuckin sucks) Darude - Adam Sandstorm fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Oct 12, 2022 |
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Oct 12, 2022 14:14
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Is stadium food not this price literally everywhere at this point outside of Atlanta? A draft beer alone in Toronto is 13-15 now. Not to defend the Oilers cause gently caress Katz but how is this a surprise to anyone? The hotdog combo is pretty stadium standard. That's a $12 beer and $8 hotdog. The popcorn is loving absurd.
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Oct 12, 2022 14:32
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Popcorn is like 9 bucks each now and fountain pops are 7 I think usually? Its robbery but its like that everywhere. A popcorn and drink at a movie theatre is close to 20 bucks.
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Oct 12, 2022 14:35
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Is stadium food not this price literally everywhere at this point outside of Atlanta? A draft beer alone in Toronto is 13-15 now. Not to defend the Oilers cause gently caress Katz but how is this a surprise to anyone? I went to a Twins game this year and it was blowing my mind that people could bring their own food. The guy sitting in front of me bought a bag of shrimp and a tub of helluva good to dip em in
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Oct 12, 2022 14:36
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Paid about 130 for 4 beers in a box at a leafs game after all the gratuities and add ons. It was a work thing so it was expensed but still felt real cool dropping a bill and a half on like 6 bucks worth of beer.
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Oct 12, 2022 14:39
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Also, Carey Price just stay retired: https://theathletic.com/3681892/2022/10/12/carey-price-return-career-injury-canadiens/ quote:No, Price has not decided to retire, but the circumstances needed for him to avoid having to make that difficult decision seem quite elusive. quote:“It’s right in your knee joint,” he said. “So, like, you kind of need that in your day-to-day living. I mean, Tommy John, yeah, you use your arm every day. But you’re not walking on your arms. So I feel like that’s a surgery I wouldn’t do unless I was in a certain amount of pain and really not living well, which is not the case. For the most part in day-to-day living, I’m good. Like, walking around, I feel pretty good. I have a hip issue and an ankle issue all down the same chain, so I kind of figured that would be a problem towards the end of my career. I have a back issue, too. So it’s not just my knee. It’s other parts of my body that are screaming at me too.” The article states he hasn't decided to get the surgery but he's considering it because its pretty much the only way for him to play again.
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https://twitter.com/Aportzline/status/1580192614367698945?t=v-Z8NFbxSqpaHgjDCOzf6g&s=19 At least Tarasov looked good in the games he played last year. 
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fawning deference posted:Makes sense. Ruff seemed to think he needs some seasoning speaking of: https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/bah...iRfxDrzFdE0f3tw would love to see Bahl instead of Smith, hopefully that happens sooner than later Aye Doc posted:https://twitter.com/Peter_Baugh/status/1579955337125597184 it's still crazy how much better Canada's top end talent looks like on paper. I mean a hypothetical Olympic US team is real good, clear 2nd in talent, but it's going to take like 10-15 sustained years of those numbers to start approaching the elite depth that Canada has.
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Oct 12, 2022 15:03
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No way is there a goalie named Rocket Pants
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Cocaine Bear posted:Paid about 130 for 4 beers in a box at a leafs game after all the gratuities and add ons. It was a work thing so it was expensed but still felt real cool dropping a bill and a half on like 6 bucks worth of beer. Between COVID and prices I am struggling to think of when I'll next attend an NHL game in person. Maybe in like 5 years when my kid is old enough? At least the animated board ads also make watching on TV less pleasant too, so there's some parity.
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Oct 12, 2022 15:09
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Popcorn is like 9 bucks each now and fountain pops are 7 I think usually? Yeah that's bad too. The cost for an individual popcorn and a fountain drink is so cheap it's a rounding error.
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Oct 12, 2022 15:22
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I haven't gone to a game in a while because of covid. I think the last one I went to was a regular season Pens/Isles game when I was living in New York. This woulda been like 2017-18. I remember even then that a soda was like $13.
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Oct 12, 2022 15:29
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I not only never touch stadium concessions but also dehydrate myself for a couple hours before game time, so as not to have to choose between missing game action going to piss or waiting in line and elbowing through huge crowds to do it during intermission. That probably tells you pretty much all you need to know about my personality
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Oct 12, 2022 15:40
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Eric the Mauve posted:I not only never touch stadium concessions but also dehydrate myself for a couple hours before game time, so as not to have to choose between missing game action going to piss or waiting in line and elbowing through huge crowds to do it during intermission. Probably the strongest argument for the expensive all-inclusive ticket packages they sell in D.C. is a separate pisser for people with money. For me it was that or miss the last minute of the period to beat the rush to the urinal.
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Oct 12, 2022 15:57
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https://twitter.com/JFreshHockey/status/1580203021912313858 I literally know nothing about this player so uhh ok?
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Eric the Mauve posted:I not only never touch stadium concessions but also dehydrate myself for a couple hours before game time, so as not to have to choose between missing game action going to piss or waiting in line and elbowing through huge crowds to do it during intermission. And diapers during playoffs? Wait why am I asking this
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Oct 12, 2022 16:16
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Boy that sure is an incredibly questionable contract.
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Oct 12, 2022 16:17
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I usually just enjoy slightly overpriced $6-8 beers at bars near whatever arena I'm going to instead of paying $14 at the arena. That way I drink as much as I want to instead of having an internal debate about whether it's worth it to get another $14 can of Bud Light.
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Oct 12, 2022 16:22
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I have serious questions about the decision making ability of anyone that signs a 7 year contract with Buffalo. Unless he sucks so much that $4.3M/year is a big overpay for him, in which case, lol.
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Oct 12, 2022 16:22
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Mind_Taker posted:I usually just enjoy slightly overpriced $6-8 beers at bars near whatever arena I'm going to instead of paying $14 at the arena. That way I drink as much as I want to instead of having an internal debate about whether it's worth it to get another $14 can of Bud Light. Yeah when I go to Pittsburgh (not often since I live like nine hours away) I usually drink at this nice bar/restaurant before the game. There's a place with really good cocktails that is in walking distance of the arena. Or was...I haven't been in a few years now.
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Eric the Mauve posted:I have serious questions about the decision making ability of anyone that signs a 7 year contract with Buffalo. Unless he sucks so much that $4.3M/year is a big overpay for him, in which case, lol. He’s only played 50 or so games and hasn’t scored a goal yet so I imagine it would be hard to pass up that offer lol
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You'll be shocked to know on a cursory glance at the usual trash I regurgitate that I am very confused by this contract and have a disagreement with JFresh's player card ranking him so high. Mattias gets heavy defensive zone deployment. During those deployments he gives up an ok amount of shots with a 48/52 split. His actual outcomes suck. 41.5% actual goals for and worse he ranks 2nd on the team with 3.78 goals against per 60. The expected split is an improvement in that instead of suck out loud it is just bad with a 46% xG. A big part of this is because Buffalo's goaltending is quite bad. Other things to note - Owen power topped the xG chart with 55% in his 8 games. No one else topped 47%. Of the pairings Mattias played with he significantly hurt Dahlin and Fitzgerald. With Pysyk or Bryson numbers were improved. In terms of xG the only player that had improved expected numbers was him and Dahlin. Every other pairing was worse when he was added to it.
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Go Avs
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If owners didn’t charge us $20 for a bag of popcorn, how else are they supposed to sign Mattias Samuelsson to a 7x$4.3M extension?
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Oct 12, 2022 16:56
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The Bruins have six Czech players on the opening night roster (Pastrnak, Krejci, Zacha, Nosek, Zboril, Lauko) out of 40 Czechs in the entire NHL. Kind of a neat tidbit. I wonder if any other teams have contingents of non-Canadian/non-American players that large. Someone out there must have a bunch of Finns or Swedes, but I don't know off the top of my head.
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Oct 12, 2022 17:00
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Mike Works posted:If owners didn’t charge us $20 for a bag of popcorn, how else are they supposed to sign Mattias Samuelsson to a 7x$4.3M extension? They could try cramming more ads into the ice.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:The Bruins have six Czech players on the opening night roster (Pastrnak, Krejci, Zacha, Nosek, Zboril, Lauko) out of 40 Czechs in the entire NHL. Kind of a neat tidbit. I wonder if any other teams have contingents of non-Canadian/non-American players that large. Someone out there must have a bunch of Finns or Swedes, but I don't know off the top of my head. That makes them the most anti Russian team by volume.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:The Bruins have six Czech players on the opening night roster (Pastrnak, Krejci, Zacha, Nosek, Zboril, Lauko) out of 40 Czechs in the entire NHL. Kind of a neat tidbit. I wonder if any other teams have contingents of non-Canadian/non-American players that large. Someone out there must have a bunch of Finns or Swedes, but I don't know off the top of my head. Montreal had a bunch of Finns before the team imploded Lehkonen, Kotkaniemi, Armia, Leskinen, and Ylonen stab fucked around with this message at 17:15 on Oct 12, 2022 |
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Oct 12, 2022 17:12
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https://mobile.twitter.com/TSNRyanRishaug/status/1580234961009119234 Oh uhh seems bad!!
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