devlman Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) I didn't start going to games in Philly until I moved here a few years ago. I think the ones that travel to Newark for games are ballsier and more hostile than they are collectively down here. I wasn't confrontational or anything, but I was engaged and vocal the whole game. The worst I got was called an a$$hole from probably a section away. I met any "you suck" I got with a prompt middle finger, and they'd just look away. That building is pretty loud reacting to plays on the ice, but when it comes to any organized "let's go flyers", it's infrequent, short, and participation is sparse. Definitely as a whole, sporting events are a lot tamer than they were when I was growing up. There's a lot more security, and no one wants to get tossed out of a game they paid a small fortune to get into. Ruffians who would look to start a fight are largely priced out in most cities. Sths can probably lose their privileges that way too. Just a theory, but I wouldn't be surprised if social media is also a factor for the tamer atmosphere. People aren't anonymous anymore and everything is filmed. People just don't want to risk doing anything.As for the good start by the Devils, every player is pretty decent, there's little deadwood, and there's a faster tempo with less predictability. Edited October 31, 2015 by devlman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoffeecake Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Haha nice. I was in the Elias jersey in row one in 215Oh yea I definitely saw you down there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Just a theory, but I wouldn't be surprised if social media is also a factor for the tamer atmosphere. People aren't anonymous anymore and everything is filmed. People just don't want to risk doing anything. As for the good start by the Devils, every player is pretty decent, there's little deadwood, and there's a faster tempo with less predictability. Absolutely this. People are much more aware that they could lose their jobs if their clip ends up going viral of them doing something stupid in public. The fights at the rock compared to the fights at the Meadowlands are so much less frequent and tamer. We have become our own big brother. That nonsense aside this was an awesome game and glad to see Palmieri bury a chance. He looked fantastic out there. Win or lose this team is much more fun to watch then the past few seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guadana Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 its a best present when devs win in birthday. with phily poor stempniak. how much breakaways he did? if he scored half of his chanses - he can made 3-4 goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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