Dead Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I think today was well done, and the players were all rather nice, and even did a ton of signatures unless they were extremely swamped by fans (aka Parise, etc). It was nice to see Salvador at the event, I hope he gets healthy soon. I know what it is like to have post-concussive symptoms and I can really feel for the guy, as it completely sucks. Some of the players that do not speak English perfectly seemed a little unsure at times, but were great none the less. Pelley is always awesome, as is Greene, well just all the players are always really nice. Parise I am not sure if anyone can speak bad of the guy, he is always great, same with Clarkson. Clarkson during the break even went to play with the kids. Zubs was sporting a nice black eye thanks to the high stick, but was still all smiles during the event. Tedenby even signed my father's Swedish jersey even though the jersey is a team he played against, great move right there The food was OK, I liked the wings the most. Got to meet a bunch of fans that were awesome and great people, and with the exception of (2) a$$holes everyone was well mannered and respectful. Got to meet a board member (Colin) also. The only thing that I did not like was how the parking garage completed screwed up and did not make everyone pay when they entered. They then made EVERYONE wait over 30 minutes before allowing anyone to leave (I would even question the legality of this move by the "management"), while trying to figure out how to determine who paid and did not. What did everyone else think of the event? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeevFactor Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Being a very recent season ticket holder (only been one for three days in fact), it was a good opportunity to be out there watching the practices and meeting a few players. I guess the only disappointing part happened to be that only one of the two lounges were opened (the e-mail said that both would be open) so the food line was incredibly long right after practice. There was also a bit of a botched moment where the line to meet David Clarkson turned out to be a line to meet a wall when players took a break and switched places. Amazing patience from the people waiting in the line for so long. o_0 I guess I'm lucky that I didn't drive there as I went by bus, so it's unfortunate to hear about the parking situation. When my uncle and I went to the Prudential Center for the tour, we had a bit of a problem when it came to parking (we weren't clear on where to park mostly) which delayed the tour a fair bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I've never to been to any of these events before today and all in all I had a ton of fun. The players and coaches (and I even saw Lou out there) were all great. I got to meet Marty and felt like a little kid again and it was great to see Salvador, Taormina, and Parise and I hope they're all healing up and back ASAP. The lines to meet the players all moved fairly quick and I met about 20 guys in the 2 hours which is really awesome. The longest line was actually the line to get food. I thought that could have been organized a bit better in all honesty. It was basically just seeing how many people they could pack into the Fire Lounge. The food was good enough though so once again, I really can't complain. Overall I had a great time and would love to go to future events like this. I can't think of a better way to spend a Sunday. A final note, I hope Leach is alright after getting his tooth knocked out in practice. The guy just comes back to the team and he's already getting unlucky breaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringbackbrylin Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Is that what the delay was in the parking lot? Jeeeeezzzz. I needed to go to the bathroom so bad haha. Also this event was more packed than the team BBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Kovy Zach Greene McKenna Zajac Mooooooooose Palmieri Zubrus + Injury COLIN WHITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmar Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Nice pix! Love the last one with White! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie McKraut Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 you are bigger than all those hockey players! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Yeah the parking was a bitch... What I didn't like was the fact that I was in line for Marty then they told us that he was taking a 20 minute break...only be told AGAIN that he's in another part in the arena. (It's too bad because I wanted to tell him about the time his bulldog went into my dad's mail truck. LOL) Pictures to come shortly. I got around ten of the players & staff. (My sister was so starstruck from meeting Clarkson.) Got to meet Colin and got to thank him for the Habs tickets always a plus to meet forum members. (I should have worn my Mazzarone Devils jersey) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdiablos103 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Was there with my little cousin. Was a boost after his house was burnt down, and he lost all of his devils stuff/jerseys/hats etc. Thought it was cool, and the team is very nice, and easy to talk to. Was great to see Salvador, I think we were one of the firsts to see him/get in his "line" and he was real cool. Great event, well set up, just sucks I missed Marty by like a minute.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringbackbrylin Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 didn't do any of the big names since I met them at the BBQ, here are some pics two boys from Moscow, got to ask him about his twins and nj overall Zharkov was really friendly, talked about soccer and living in a hotel because he isnt guaranteed to see out the season here pleaded with him to stay next year, got a chuckle as close as i can get to Teddy Pretty long line for this guy, idk if he is any good or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I want to get in on this posting pictures from today fun haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheprodigy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 ^Nice pics. You got a ton of players, you must have been really moving along through the lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justdo3043 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 the pulled pork sandwhich's were might tasty!! the players were scheisty about autographs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks man. It was just being in the right place at the right time I suppose. I kept moving from line to line and they always seemed to get longer after I left, although for the most part I was trying to get photos with the rookies or the guys who aren't super popular and not the guys like Elias, Kovy, Clarkson, Parise, and so on who had the longest lines. The exception was Brodeur, that one was just pure luck as when they came out for the second round of photos he literally started his line right in front of where I was standing haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringbackbrylin Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 the pulled pork sandwhich's were might tasty!! the players were scheisty about autographs.... those sandwiches were so good. Zharkov signed everything haha. Someone got their Brodeur jersey signed by Mckenna thought that was good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Wish I could've gone this year, I'd have loved to meet the new guys. And I don't even think my parents (STHs) went because of a conflict today. Looks like a lot of fun guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I also took ones w/ Zubs and Zajac but turned out bad due to the flash. My eyes closed up on me. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailblazer Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Kovy Zach Greene McKenna Zajac Mooooooooose Palmieri Zubrus + Injury COLIN WHITE Colin, My point exactly on benefits of being a STH. Who cares about a couple of bucks when you get pics like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA03 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) My link Such a fun day! Though they could attempt to organize the lines better next time. Everyone was so close together. Edited February 14, 2011 by LA03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) COLIN WHITE i...i have no words. you realize you must make a new avatar right? the pulled pork sandwhich's were might tasty!! the players were scheisty about autographs.... im also gonna need to see the video of your avatar Edited February 14, 2011 by RunninWithTheDevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn01 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Did anyone get Parise to sign anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joonas #6 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thanks for the Salmela pics Bringbackbrylin and PWW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 LOL. I got a really funny picture of Salmela! I was LOL when I saw it! Haha, not sure if I want to post it however as it isn't the "best" picture of him that is for sure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeCups Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Kovy Zach Greene McKenna Nice work Colin! The COLIN WHITE shot is definitely photo of the day! Zajac Mooooooooose Palmieri Zubrus + Injury COLIN WHITE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souray44 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) Did anyone get Parise to sign anything? Not during the event. I want to honor the Devils wishes and even though I saw players sign (Arnott, Zajac, Corrente etc) there is a time and place. At 3pm, I walked down by where we and the players parked and got Kovy, Parise and Volchenkov to sign (along with a bunch of other people) when they were leaving and they were fine about it. Overall great time at the event, though I wish both lounges were open and it took way too long to get out of the parking deck. Didn't eat much cause I get too excited to meet the players and stuff Edited February 14, 2011 by Souray44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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