mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: I mean, I guess. I feel like that's pretty low expectations. I wish my boss would let me miss deadlines lol. I just feel like it's been in the process of being built for a long time, and it's not like they didn't know when the season starts lol. Ever have renovations done on your house? That sh!t runs a week or two longer than expected all the time, and it’s not a $400m arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 1 minute ago, mfitz804 said: Ever have renovations done on your house? That sh!t runs a week or two longer than expected all the time, and it’s not a $400m arena. I get it, but that's not really a fair comparison for the reason I mentioned... #1 renovations usually come with an "estimated" timeframe to complete the job, whereas the season begins on a specific date, known WELL in advance. And #2, the $400M arena comes with a MASSIVE budget and hundreds of highly paid and trained contractors, compared to a couple local guys doing your home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 2-0 Caps, love it 🤣 Make it 3, as Gretzky has no idea when to STFU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 26 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: It’s not uncommon. It does feel like someone didn’t budget their time right, I mean it has to be near completely finished and they just missed the date by 2-3 weeks. I guess in the scheme of things, such a huge endeavor being only a few weeks behind is pretty impressive. Construction was also shut down for ahwile because non essential construction was shut down for awhile so them missing the date by just a few weeks really isn't bad at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) I too am an architect and I literally spend my entire day the last few month fielding calls about change orders for insane material price increases and shipping delays. It's a crazy time to be building anything. Edited October 14, 2021 by Lateralous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 50 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: It was 07 and they played the first 9 on the road. Their new rink looks pretty nice, I doubt I bother to check out a game there but I'll check out other events there. Yep, Devils went 3-5–1 in those games. I was hoping for 4-4-1, so I wasn’t all that disappointed. The “newness” of the arena was obviously exciting, but the concourses were definitely a little barren at the time. And the Fire and Ice Lounges looked a lot cooler in artist renderings than they did in real life (you could tell some money was saved on materials). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Construction was also shut down for ahwile because non essential construction was shut down for awhile so them missing the date by just a few weeks really isn't bad at all. 1 minute ago, Lateralous said: I too am an architect and I literally spend my entire day the last few month fielding calls about insane material price increases and shipping delays. It's a crazy time to be building anything. Good points. I kinda of forgot that huge fact lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Yep, Devils went 3-5–1 in those games. I was hoping for 4-4-1, so I wasn’t all that disappointed. The “newness” of the arena was obviously exciting, but the concourses were definitely a little barren at the time. And the Fire and Ice Lounges looked a lot cooler in artist renderings than they did in real life (you could tell some money was saved on materials). Those original renderings of the fire and ice lounges were so cool, especially at that time, I think they were even talking about putting in an actual ice bar lol I know they wore out their welcome and the updates were needed but the current clubs just seem so boring and nothing at all special about them. I'm curious about the Islanders standing section they are putting in for their supporters section, it's something I would have loved and could have worked at Prudential eventually if the Devils didn't fumble the ball with the supporters section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralous Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: And the Fire and Ice Lounges looked a lot cooler in artist renderings than they did in real life (you could tell some money was saved on materials). 2 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Those original renderings of the fire and ice lounges were so cool, especially at that time, I think they were even talking about putting in an actual ice bar lol I know they wore out their welcome and the updates were needed but the current clubs just seem so boring and nothing at all special about them. I too remember being super excited about the Fire and Ice Lounges when i first saw the renderings and being pretty disappointed with the actual final product. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Satans Hockey said: Those original renderings of the fire and ice lounges were so cool, especially at that time, I think they were even talking about putting in an actual ice bar lol I know they wore out their welcome and the updates were needed but the current clubs just seem so boring and nothing at all special about them. I'm curious about the Islanders standing section they are putting in for their supporters section, it's something I would have loved and could have worked at Prudential eventually if the Devils didn't fumble the ball with the supporters section. Agree, renderings had me very excited. They did do the ice in the Ice Lounge for a bit (you could rest your drink in an ice tray that ran the length of the bar), but not for long…and they did become dated rather quickly. Everything in both bars just looked too cheap and plastic once the initial novelty wore off. And I agree, the replacements are safe and neutral almost to a fault. They have a very “cafeteria” feel to them. Get the feeling they get another refresh in the next few years. My nephew got tickets for the Devils-Islanders in the Isles new digs…curious to see it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 32 minutes ago, MB3 said: I am an architect for 15-30m houses and I can tell you that WE have the highly paid and trained contractors, and they even blow the budget 99% of the time. we tell our owners that jobs take 1 extra month for every year the schedule is set. 2 year project? give it 26 months. etc etc. Right, then multiply the size of the job by 15, and a couple weeks over on the construction of a huge project and that’s not really bad. Add in the shutdown, materials shortages, I don’t know if there were enough laborers available as people preferred to sit home collecting unemployment, etc. Couple of weeks? Not bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Caps fans, quite audibly: “RANGERS SUCK!” Me: Indeed they do. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said: Caps fans, quite audibly: “RANGERS SUCK!” Me: Indeed they do. Perfect excuse to post this. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 Rags getting curbstomped 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Just now, MadDog2020 said: Rags getting curbstomped 🤣 They were just starting to come on, then took a penalty (Caps took one almost immediately thereafter), then Ovi scores his second of the game. Glad they’re not going to lose 4-2 or 4-3 and have much to build on or feel good about. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Rags getting curbstomped 🤣 Ovechkin playing like he plays against us lol. 2G, 2A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Boy this guy has such a punchable face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 7 minutes ago, bostondevil11 said: Boy this guy has such a punchable face. He really really does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Literally looks like an adult toddler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 32 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Literally looks like an adult toddler. This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Three of the above players are not real. Guess which three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: Three of the above players are not real. Guess which three. Hopefully not the goalies, empty net for the whole game sounds rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 35 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: Hopefully not the goalies, empty net for the whole game sounds rough. They are going to have their work cut out for them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 29 minutes ago, Chimaira_Devil_#9 said: They are going to have their work cut out for them . In perspective though, it’s the Sabres, and it doesn’t matter if you lose 2-0 or 50-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 How did they even reach the cap floor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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