Javascript Disabled Detected

You currently have javascript disabled. Several functions may not work. Please re-enable javascript to access full functionality.

Wings Leafs to play '13 Winter Classic

Started by Quinn01, Feb 08 2012 12:17 PM

Prev

Please log in to reply

43 replies to this topic

#41 Pepperkorn

A Legend

Awards
17,920 posts

Posted 09 February 2012 - 04:46 PM

What's with the Canadian hate?

I think I'd like to see this winter classic with my mother. I still remember after the Devils won the Cup in 2003, my parents were visiting and I was talking about Scott Stevens and my mother sighed "I remember back when I had a crush on a hockey player. It was the goalie for the Wings. Terry Sawchuk was his name..." :blink:

It was as if he was just the local hockey guy not historic Terry Sawchuk. and.... EWE? I mean if it wasn't his brilliance ??? - she SAW that face. :noclue:

Anyhow she felt like there were only 2 hockey teams on earth growing up Wings and Leafs.

(And yes I DID say -- "mom - you were in high school." she of course said "ohhhhh you're still young!" "Dude I'm 35!" "you're my baby!! Come over here")

I'm here for the party

Just say no to Moe

Back to top

#42 Neb00rs

Hall of Famer

Members
5,178 posts

Posted 09 February 2012 - 10:25 PM

As I've said before, great choice.

Co- of Ilya Kovalchuk
Proud to be King of the Kovalnuts (Est. June 2010 by MantaRay)

Back to top

#43 Colin226

Hall of Famer

Members
5,720 posts

Posted 09 February 2012 - 11:51 PM

Not only are the Leafs an original 6 and geographic rival, but they were also chosen to help fill 110,000+ seats. I wouldve preferred two American teams but its an exception for one year. Its not like they'll regularly have a Canadian team after that.

I'm more happy they are shifting away from soul-less stadiums and associating the WC with classical and historical stadiums again. The shift back to football stadiums will also boost the coffers and help greatly with sight lines, too. I still dont know how Citizens Bank ever hosted one.

The only soulless stadium was Citizens Bank..

The Leafs are NOT an interesting team but like I've said their fans will pay millions for anything...

"It wasn't sold out, but they believe in us and I guarantee we're going to give them everything we can every night." - Ilya Kovalchuk

Posted Image

Devils Fan since 1989
~~~
Season Ticket Holder since '08 - '09
Section 226 - Row 2 - Seats 15 and 16
~~~

Back to top

#44 Colorado Rockies 1976

Hall of Famer

Members
6,638 posts

Posted 10 February 2012 - 07:44 AM

The only soulless stadium was Citizens Bank..

The Leafs are NOT an interesting team but like I've said their fans will pay millions for anything...

I wouldn't say Citizens Bank is soulless. It's a bit cookie-cutter, by modern standards, as is CitiField...seems like all the new ballparks rip off Camden Yards in one way or another. Make it retro? Check. Asymmetrical dimensions? Check. Something goofy in the outfield? Check.

It's funny, though CitiField is clearly the NICER ballpark, I don't think it's found it's soul yet...Shea had more of it than CitiField does.

But anyway, to echo what Devlman said, I look at a place like Citizens Bank hosting a game and it seems like it'd be a horrible place to watch a hockey game. The sightlines in football stadiums just seem so much better, even if some fans are going to be pretty far away from the action.

THE NHL MUST LOVE THE DEVILS - from who else? A RANGER fan!
[Mark Messier]: A big, bald attention whore with a stupid Easter Island-lookin face. - from who else? DaneykoIsGod!

Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.

Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.

It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.

#30 FOREVER!

20 out of 1,946 njdevs.com members agree: CR1976 is the Most Knowledgable Poster of 2008! Victory is mine...oh yes, victory is mine!