Prucenterrules Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Next year: Bruins Rangers2 years: Caps Flyers The bruins rangers game should be played in boston this was it's deffinetly cold. That would be the 1 big problem with playing at giants stadium, we could have one of those 60 degree days which would make the game less exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Next year I can see... Rangers @ Bruins at 1pm on NBC Leafs @ Habs at 7pm. on CBC/VS This way Canadian will get their games, without affecting NHL US Ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Next year I can see...Rangers @ Bruins at 1pm on NBC Leafs @ Habs at 7pm. on CBC/VS This way Canadian will get their games, without affecting NHL US Ratings. The NHL was actually concerned about the outdoor game in Edmonton being too cold in 2003 - I don't see any night games in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The only way I can see the Devils play in the Winter Classic next season is the Devils win the Stanley Cup. the NHL would want possibly the SCC again in the Winter Classic and that is a reach because it is the Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The NHL was actually concerned about the outdoor game in Edmonton being too cold in 2003 - I don't see any night games in Canada. I wouldn't be surprised if they two games in the near future, an east and west coast game. Let's say they decide they want the Stanley Cup champion involved each year and this year San Jose wins it - they're not going to schedule the game at 1 PM when it's 10AM New Year's Day in San Jose. And actually, doing the late game in a warmer climate would make it so the players, announcers, and fans don't completely freeze their asses off playing an outdoor game at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeford Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Also I really doubt that Boston would get the Winter Classic at Fenway Park in the next 2 or 3 years just because the current Red Sox ownership is committed to renovating a different part of the park every offseason. So they would have to either put that off for an offseason, or not start it til after the WC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empulse27 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Penguins vs Flyers Cold War at Beaver StadiumCapital vs Rangers at Yankee Stadium - Ovechkin on Broadway is a no brainer for the marketing people. Red Wings vs Avalanche - revival of the great 90's rivalry. This one could be played at Invesco, New Tiger Stadium or even the Big House. Stars or Sharks vs Wild at new U of Minn football stadium - Return of the North Stars or the NHL simpply promoting one of its best teams. Either way, Minnesota is a natural fit for an outdoor game. Canadiens/Rangers vs Bruins at Fenway I was thinking the same thing about the Flyers/Penguins at Penn State Add to that last one... the Rangers wear uniforms modeled after old Yankee unis, Bruins wear uniforms modeled after old Red Sox unis Add to the total list... Kings v Sharks in Las Vegas (done years ago, and the Kings are going to be good in a few years) Edmonton v Vancouver in a small town in NW Canada where they play on ponds (Mystery, Alaska-like setting) Canadiens v Maple Leafs on an iceberg off the coast of Canada (just kidding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzpop91915 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 how bout devils rangers in the new yankee stadium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdiablos103 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 nah, devs/rags at giants stadium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHICOEATS11 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I can't imagine that they aren't going to try to put together a Rangers/Bruins game. The NY market is huge, people in Boston are actually starting to follow the Bruins again now that they're winning, and either the new Yankee Stadium or Fenway would make a pretty kickass venue for the game. And if there's anything that's going to get fringe fans in New York or Boston to start actually paying attention to hockey, playing on their rivalry is it. I'd actually prefer to see a Bruins/Canadiens game, but I can't imagine that the NHL would throw in a Canadian team over a US market as big as New York. No chance for us to be there for a quite a while. Though a Devils-Rangers game would be the most emotionally charged of any possible Rangers matchup, it won't draw the same audience as if they pitted them against another huge market like Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike441 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 nah, devs/rags at giants stadium. i think they want to stay away from NFl stadiums...especially Giants Stadium because they might need the field for the playoffs, which makes it twice as hard because the Stadium holds a football game every week unlike most stadiums in the NFL. Plus it would take a while to get the ice ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 i think they want to stay away from NFl stadiums...especially Giants Stadium because they might need the field for the playoffs, which makes it twice as hard because the Stadium holds a football game every week unlike most stadiums in the NFL. Plus it would take a while to get the ice ready. Depending on what the construction/destruction timetable is, Giants Stadium could work. If the old place is still standing after the Giants and Jets move to the new place, then the NHL wouldn't have to worry about any kind of scheduling conflicts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Would a hockey ring fit in to a place like Flushing Meadows? It would be great to have an outdoor game where the people don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils Pride 26 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 1. It's very unlikely it's at a NFL stadium due to the playoffs and such, stick to the baseball one's. 2. It would be very dumb if the NHL included a canadien team in the winter classic. The whole point of the WC is to try to grow the game in the US. Therefor, the potential fanbase thy are trying to reach has no interest in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockingTheRed81 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Devils vs. Rangers should be one considering it's one of the best rivalries in hockey, but it's very likely that this will not happen...any word on where next years is going to take place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDJR41 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 We're more likely to see the Phoenix Coyotes vs. Atlanta Thrasers and Mike Vick's Bad Newz Kennelz before we see the Devils in a Winter Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewarkDevil5 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 The last time the Devils hosted the All-Star Game (let alone something of the novelty and magnitude of the Winter Classic) was in 1984. Back then the team had only been here two years. There were only 21 teams in the league, total. Included among those teams were such markets as: Quebec, Hartford, and Winnipeg. This league is not going to willingly allow New Jersey to host anything unless its at Giants Stadium and its under the guise of New York being the host. The only way New Jersey has a chance to play in a Winter Classic is if they adopt it into a tradition and give one slot to the Stanley Cup winner automatically. The league could then allow fans to vote in the opposing team. In this way the Winter Classic could become relevant to all fans of hockey instead of being penned up to the rival fans of two teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) I wonder where the game would be if its Isles/Rags.. Citi Field or Yankees Stadium, I'd assume one of them, depending on whose "home" Edited January 4, 2009 by nmigliore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I wonder where the game would be if its Isles/Rags.. Citi Field or Yankees Stadium, I'd assume one of them, depending on whose "home" The Isles are about as big of a national draw as the Devils. In other words, Rangers/Isles is as unlikely as Rangers/Devils. We'll see the Rags playing the Bruins, Habs or Leafs well before they play a local rival in an outdoor game. Maybe the Flyers sneak in, but that's less likely than the aforementioned potential Original Six opponents IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevils2003champs Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Lou wont want to be involved in the Winter Classic because: Throwback jerseys + Giants or Yankee Stadium's = Lou's rejection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I predict Boston vs. Montreal or Toronto at Fenway next year. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 They should do it in Alaska on a real lake. Make it authentic instead of trying to cash in on some baseball aura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthemike Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yea! Pond hockey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRASHER Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 They should do it in Alaska on a real lake. Make it authentic instead of trying to cash in on some baseball aura So can they get it right when the movie didn't and have the Rangers LOSE to the peppy and charming underdog please?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the cyknus Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 never gonna happen. and besides i predict the winter classic fad only lasts two more seasons till it dies from lack of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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