Viper Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Wow, a lot of empty seats at the Red Wings' home opener tonight - and against the Ducks, no less!My boys don't open their season until tomorrow night, but I'm just glad the season is underway in earnest again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zig Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 The Montreal game on Center Ice is in French. I'm so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsunited Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Meanwhile, Brian Burke still whining and moaning about Kevin Lowe. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=219774&hubname=nhlAt what point do you stfu, suck it up, and do your job? Pretty much right after it happened, Burke. Stop it, you're only embarassing yourself... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leedsunited Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 The Montreal game on Center Ice is in French. I'm so confused.Just roll with it, I found that the french Hab broadcasters are generally more animated. Better show, even though I could hardly understand 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkJourney Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Man it seems like everyone and their mother is picking the Sharks this year. Wilbon on PTI, JA & Woody on ATH, Sports Illustrated, Barry Melrose, John Buccigross and some Canadian outlets. This makes me nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 Well, almost everyone. In the prediction thread I picked the Sharks to take the #1 seed in the West but lose to Anaheim (whom I also picked to repeat as Cup winners) in the Conference Finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaytch Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Anyone agrees that Jason Spezza is one of the most overrated players in the league ?I like Ottawa but jeez, he played so poorly in the finals last year and tonight, blind passes everywhere. Drives me nuts ! CM Punk Jersey - Daniel Bryan Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am A Flaming Douche Bag Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Tough loss for the Leafs. I dont care what anyone says, Raycroft deserved to start and he played great. The Alfredson goal was weak but no goalie in the league would have stopped the OT winner by Heatly. It was a nice, quick release and it was ripped by him. Good start for Toronto, they didnt win but they gave Ottawa a scare and got 1 point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaytch Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Yeah Toronto surprised me a lot too after what everyone was saying about them, that it was gonna be another tough year for 'em...They played great and deserved the point they got ! CM Punk Jersey - Daniel Bryan Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I Am A Flaming Douche Bag Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Leafs will finish anywhere from 5th to 8th in the East. Theyll make the playoffs. All the teams that beat them out last year lost key players but the Leafs added Blake, Bell and Toskala...they didnt lose anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcan'tseeme Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Good opener for the Leafs for a team who hasn't played as a full unit all pre-season they did alright. A bit more pratice together and add Bell and Wellwood to the equation, and watch out Northeast Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am A Flaming Douche Bag Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Good opener for the Leafs for a team who hasn't played as a full unit all pre-season they did alright. A bit more pratice together and add Bell and Wellwood to the equation, and watch out Northeast Division.Indeed. Wellwood can be the #2 center they need and Bell is a solid 20 goal winger. Nothing wrong with some healthy competition between Raycroft and Toskala...theyll push each other to get bbetter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I watched alittle of both the Toronto and Montreal games tonight.I am so happy that Hockey is back that I could just my pants and not care. summer, nothing beats good hockey in HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 While I'd like to think the Leafs will do well this season, I just don't see it happening... I haven't been this disinterested in an NHL season in a long time.Go Raptors? --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGivens87 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 While I'd like to think the Leafs will do well this season, I just don't see it happening... I haven't been this disinterested in an NHL season in a long time.Same here, just replace the Leafs with the Bruins...It's hard to get excited about a team run (into the ground) by Jeremy Jacobs. I want to be excited about the Bruins, but the organization doesn't care enough to put out a winner. They put together a team that they hope will simply contend - eigth place is absolutely fine with them. Egh...I still have the Providence Bruins, though. A large cheese pizza, just for me.New England's source for soccer newsAnd hey, I made it to ESPN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Meningocele Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Wow, a lot of empty seats at the Red Wings' home opener tonight - and against the Ducks, no less!My favorite part of ESPN's game report:"But Detroit's opener drew just 17,610 fans -- far from a sellout.Several upper-deck sections had empty rows and patches of seats in the lower bowl did not have fans in them, continuing a trend in a place that boasts it is Hockeytown."On opening night against the Stanley Cup champions, who ousted your team from the playoffs last year?!Hey, hey Hockeytown!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proc Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Wow, a lot of empty seats at the Red Wings' home opener tonight - and against the Ducks, no less!I had season tickets to the Wings for 20 years (split with my bro and friends).We dropped them this year.Why?Its like the "perfect storm" of factors coming together. Economics. Unemployment. The schedule. Ticket prices.First of all, southeast Michigan is an economic mess. The unemployment rate here is terrible and the auto industry isn't doing so well. What does that mean? Well, I work in an area connected to automotive. The money and raises sure aren't coming. We are happy to just be working. A ton of tickets to Wings games, especially in the lower level, were owned by companies tied to the auto industry that now just can't afford it. And, at $70+ a seat down there, its not like all the unemployed persons around here can afford it to pick up the slack.Secondly. We grew disgusted with the gouging of ticket prices at playoff time. We literally turned our playoff tickets back the past 5 years. We couldn't afford them. None of the games sold out in the playoffs last year.Third. The schedule. Fans of the Wings have had it with the disgusting schedule. The Wings are one of only two teams in the West that are in the Eastern Time Zone. Road games, except for Columbus, are at 8:30-10:30pm. And add to that, the numerous visits from the ever-popular teams from Nashville and Columbus. We want Toronto, Montreal, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Buffalo! Word is, the league will expand to Vegas in 4 years (read Wing's owner Mike Ilitch's comments in the 10/3 edition of The Detroit News) and that Wings will then be put in the East. Yeah, 4 years off. Yay. I am not kidding when I say Wing fans cannot stand this schedule. Joe Louis Arena was basically sold out for a game against Toronto last week. Then, only 17k showed up (it looked more like 13-14k) against Anaheim. Fourth. I sit 11 rows from the field at Comerica Park for Detroit Tiger games. I pay $17 a ticket. Heck, its $44 a ticket all the way up to the last four rows at Joe Louis. Ilitch owns both teams. He'll have to adjust.Fifth. The Wings payroll was near $80 million. Now, with the cap, its in the $40's. Did they cut anything? No. To the contrary, they raised all the concessions.I bought a few games from a buddy of mine (who is losing his house in this horrendous work/housing market) and love the Wings. You'll see open seats this year, not from a lack of love for the team, but for the lack of money. The Tigers are finally decent, and more affordable, and have captured this town's spare dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon_Matrix Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Yeah Toronto surprised me a lot too after what everyone was saying about them, that it was gonna be another tough year for 'em...They played great and deserved the point they got !I don't think I have ever seen the blue and white DOMINATE the ice for 2/3s of the game. It was rediculous... and sad because they won't play that well again. Sigh. Because Korbyn Is Colour Blind, My Signature Is Now Idiot Proof - Thanks Again Braden!!Go Leafs Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am A Flaming Douche Bag Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 The Leafs usually play 1 or 2 solid periods then slack off in the 3rd when they have the lead. It pisses me off. I hope Toskala plays good tonight, it'll be tough to match Razors game. He played great if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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