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I don't think I'm going to last long as a season ticket holder if the venue keeps playing shit techno remixes and only techno remixes of songs like Nirvana's Teen Spirit every break. I wanted to squish some tater tots deep into my ear to stop the pain but that's a waste of good taters so - fack me.
Agreed. I heard rumor that the team music director/DJ from opening night left after creative differences and that even the team is complaining about the music choices. They really need to learn that you don't play the same song each time after an opposing team scores. The techno remix of the nu-metal version of Sound of Silence deserves a special place in hell after the last two games. Don't give the other team a theme song.
On the bright side, they did fix the penalty clock issue and the Law and Order "schong!" sound effect to end the PK is a pretty good one.
Dead pixel in the video board is still dead pixeling.
The only music and sound system that belongs in a hockey arena is an organ.
But seriously, all that noise waiting for face offs and during other clock stoppages doesn't increase excitement, it takes the fans out of the game. When the puck is dropped and the techno stops--silence.
Season well under way, let's bump this up.
Couple things ~
I truly think 3v3 overtime is one of the best things to happen to the game in recent memory. Sure, shootouts at the rate we used to see them were pretty fun to watch, but they were kind of a disservice to the game. A necessary tie breaker if you will. 3v3 is so much more entertaining while still keeping it rooted to actual play and it showcases just how good these are. A little more time and space and the vast majority of games end before the 5 minute mark.
Was flipping around between games tonight and caught the last 2 min of Pens-Ducks OT. About 30 seconds after tuning in Crosby capitalizes on a mistake and the game is over. It's what we all really want to see.
Another observation - what's with the fighting after perfectly clean hits? I'm the first person to call out a dirty hit, but a lot of these are perfectly clean, shoulder to shoulder, hard hits. Part of the game. Suck it ya nancies and save it for the truly nasty stuff, which does still happen fairly frequently.
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This is the most "old man" thing I will read this week. Nice! FWIW, I personally would appreciate a balance between some old-timey organ and the newer style music-between-plays. At Leafs games this seems to be okay, but the same old schtick becomes apparent once you attend a few of them. Welp, it's middle of the 2nd, time for Stompin' Tom's The Hockey Song.... oh look, 3rd period started, time for the guys with the big head cutouts to dance to Cotton Eye Joe... But it's not organs or music that's gonna get a hockey crowd going, it's the acutal hockey and games/situations of importance.Quote:
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YES! Especially now that almost no game ends in a goddam shootout. What a travesty of the sport it was to introduce those!Quote:
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Blech. Good riddance.Quote:
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Yessir. And I bet the players prefer it this way as well.Quote:
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Also, I've never said this before ever, but... The Toronto Maple Leafs: This is the year™.
There are still too many shootouts without a goal in OT.
New "Last Man standing" OT proposal:
OT starts 5v5, after 2 minutes of play a buzzer sounds, 1 player from each team exits immediately during live play like a shift change without a replacement.
Next 2 mins played 4x4, buzzer sounds, 1 player from each team exits immediately....
Next 2 minutes played 3v3....
Next 2 mins played 2v2....
Next 2 mins played 1v1....
If you can't get a goal out of that 99% of the time, I'd be surprised.
And shift/player time management would be VERY interesting.
Phoenix sucked. Utah is good. How?
Not wrong. The Coyotes had a good young crop of forwards, but needed serious help on D. Utah owner opened the purse strings and brought in Sergachev and a few other veterans who have helped stabilize the defense. Now they just need to learn how to hold a lead in the 3rd period.
Tonight's game in Winnipeg will be a real indicator on how far they come.
Can we start a petition to rename the Atlantic Division the North & Florida Division?
Wings didn't look half bad tonight, with the caveat that they were playing Chicago. All they need is 3 more decent lines and they could make the playoffs. First round at least.
montgomery gets the boot.
How does Don Sweeney still have a job? Monty overachieved last season after a significant talent exodus but paid the price for the lack of talented prospects plus another offseason of unremarkable signings/trades. Good luck to Joe Sacco.
Yeah, time for a change. It's been too long.
Does any other sport recycle coaches as much as the NHL?
Fucking Islanders
Ugh
I just popped out of an online rabbit hole started by reading about how 6 traveling drunks fought Paul Bissonnette and I was like WTF are these or any Irish Travelers doing in the United States....oh, shit well now I know after reading a bunch of news stories. Crazy.
Yeah, it was pretty interesting listening to the podcast about the attack. The spitting Chiclets guys are kind of jackasses, but they are also pretty tied into what's happening in the league and can be pretty funny. Sounded like quite the brawl.
there is an enclave of them in SC. they make their way up here about once a year. a crime wave follows. they steal anything and everything that isn't bolted to bedrock, horses in particular. of course, their bread and butter are the driveway and roofing scams. when not stealing or scamming, they do exactly what they did in biz nasty's case: start shit in a bar or restaurant and fight anyone who tries to intervene. fucking scum of the earth.Quote:
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I knew about the brawl, but the travelers wrinkle is news to me. I do remember reading all the Irish surnames of the suspects and figured they were some Massholes on vacation.
"Panger" seems to be on every hockey broadcast I watch. He seems to have assumed the role of ubiquitous annoying clown who can't shut up that was vacated by Pierre McGuire. Also, the NHL concept that sticking "er" on the end of someone's name constitutes a proper nickname shows a serious lack of imagination. As does nicknaming someone after their number.
The new update on the podcast is crazy. This is worthy of a netflix special. I'm all-in now!
been awhile. the boys are clubbing at the moment. Some fun wins recently .
you can get $10 tickets (and a free hot dog!) to Utah Hockey Club in the shit seats here:
code: smiths80 (enter on checkout screen)
https://www.nhl.com/utah/tickets/value-tickets
seats moving fast.
Hack for anyone using these - Go to the Ford Fan Zone in the rafters (escalator up from Upper Bowl) behind UHC bench. It is standing room only, but there’s a bar and bathroom close and you get great views of the ice surprisingly! $10 for this is a steal given the convenience. You may even be able to grab a seat in the nosebleeds if you want to sit and have full view of the rink!Quote:
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To add, the Tee Box Lounge on the other side is the same deal. I reconned this myself on Wednesday night.
hell of a win for the club tonight. should have been 5-1 (they won 2-1), but the crowd looked like they went nuts in the last 3 mins for the goal at 90 seconds and the 6 on 4 finish.
Florida tied Bruins with 2 seconds left in the 3rd. Boston won it with 1 second left in OT. Always lovely to see Panthers lose but that was particularly enjoyable, despite them getting a point. Even better--the goal was a pass across the ice that deflected off a Florida stick and looped over Bobrovsky.
Utah fans get to vote on final naming options - Utah HC, Utah Mammoth, Utah Wasatch. All other names got rejected by US Patent office.
https://www.nhl.com/news/utah-hockey...-three-choices
I like Utah Wasatch the best. But the Mammoth is probably more marketable.
Wasatch now out, Outlaws back in. UHC marketing is decisively indecisive.
https://www.nhl.com/news/utah-hockey...-three-choices
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Yeah, Outlaws was about the only name I liked out of the original list. Hope that's the name that sticks.
Will be there Sunday to vote ( if I can get out of the Canyon). I like Outlaws best too.
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Is Nauvoo Legion in the running?
I don't think Outlaws fits the personality of this team, nor the state of Utah. (I'm aware of Utah's history with Butch Cassidy, etc.)
Not to mention the god-awful AI generated logos people have been submitting.
I was going to vote on Wednesday, but the lines for the tablets to vote were ridiculous. Might do it tonight if I get there early enough.
At least Wasatch was the one name that wasn't directly stolen or excessively similar to a CO team name.
Canucks traded Miller in one deal for Chytil and a first, +/- pieces, and then traded the 1st to Pittsburgh with a couple others for M Pettersson. Canucks fans are predictably outraged about both deals.
Some of the comments online have been gold though:
Need that crucial third Pettersson.
ALL YOUR PETTERSSONS ARE BELONG TO US
They did it. They finally topped the Swedish twins with Swedish triplets.
The trade that shocked me was Rantanen. I guess it was about money, although Rantanen said he would take less. And maybe as an UFA in a few months they decided not to take a chance. Still, wasn't he the Avs goal leader at the time? Seems like a chance worth taking for a cup.
Ottawa fans booed the US anthem and the Sens are destroying the Wild, it's 6-0 and the shots are 51-15. FIFTY ONE https://bsky.app/profile/cjzero.bsky.../3lh5z4gczu22v