NHL 2011-2012 Season

[xjamiex]

Personally, I'd love to see the Leafs make the playoffs. It would be great for hockey. I also think that the more Canadian based teams make the playoffs, the more likely players will sign to play in Canada.

 

[HeadlessGree]

funny how the guy who immediately calls someone he doesn't know ignorant and asks him not to post in this thread anymore is the one who says the thread has derailed...Maybe if you would simply understand people are entitled to their opinions even if they don't mirror those we never would have gone off track..Instead you take the low road, name call, and try to be the thread sheriff...

 

[Statue You]

Personally, I'd love to see the Leafs make the playoffs. It would be great for hockey. I also think that the more Canadian based teams make the playoffs, the more likely players will sign to play in Canada.

It would be great for people in Canada.....but in the US,where hockey is trying to get a foot-hold,it would be the worst thing possible.More Canadian teams in the playoffs would mean less people in the States would care about it,thus lower viewership , local interest and coverage.
What the NHL needs is 2 huge markets in the finals ie. NY vs LA.

 

[Grenouille]

It would be great for people in Canada.....but in the US,where hockey is trying to get a foot-hold,it would be the worst thing possible.More Canadian teams in the playoffs would mean less people in the States would care about it,thus lower viewership , local interest and coverage.
What the NHL needs is 2 huge markets in the finals ie. NY vs LA.

You don't necessarily need the biggest markets just the right ones. Last year's SCF game 7 was the most watched NHL game in the US since 1973. The local Boston rating was a monstrous 43.4.

 

[xjamiex]

funny how the guy who immediately calls someone he doesn't know ignorant and asks him not to post in this thread anymore is the one who says the thread has derailed...Maybe if you would simply understand people are entitled to their opinions even if they don't mirror those we never would have gone off track..Instead you take the low road, name call, and try to be the thread sheriff...

You are correct. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. Therefore, I repeat what I said before- you are ignorant. Next please.

 

[xjamiex]

Mats Sundin gets his number retired tomorrow night It's about damn time, he was a legend on the Leafs.

I will probably retire my Sundin jersey as well and get it dry-cleaned and framed

 

[mikedanger]

you know what i miss? the glowing puck

discuss

 

[risingstar]

It would be great for people in Canada.....but in the US,where hockey is trying to get a foot-hold,it would be the worst thing possible.More Canadian teams in the playoffs would mean less people in the States would care about it,thus lower viewership , local interest and coverage.
What the NHL needs is 2 huge markets in the finals ie. NY vs LA.

That's sad. Canadians have no problem seeing a NY Toronto final, for example. Yet, if I understood your point correctly, Amercians have no interest in watching sports events which do not feature an all American cast, regardless of the level of play or skill. The irony here is that the Boston Bruins who just won the Stanley Cup only featured only one American born player, who incidentally, chose not to attend the White House celebration of this championship win due to his political beliefs.

Any way you look at it, it comes off as discrimination. A bizarre discrimination as the American based teams they're supporting often feature those same nationalities they're rejecting or discriminating against. I never chose to not watch a hockey final simply because it had two US teams. My love for the sport would never support that decision. Ultimately, if you're a real fan of the NHL, watching a highly skilled Toronto teams should be just as exciting as watching a highly talented Philly team. JMO.

 

[xjamiex]

That's sad. Canadians have no problem seeing a NY Toronto final, for example. Yet, if I understood your point correctly, Amercians have no interest in watching sports events which do not feature an all American cast, regardless of the level of play or skill. The irony here is that the Boston Bruins who just won the Stanley Cup only featured only one American born player, who incidentally, chose not to attend the White House celebration of this championship win due to his political beliefs.

Any way you look at it, it comes off as discrimination. A bizarre discrimination as the American based teams they're supporting often feature those same nationalities they're rejecting or discriminating against. I never chose to not watch a hockey final simply because it had two US teams. My love for the sport would never support that decision. Ultimately, if you're a real fan of the NHL, watching a highly skilled Toronto teams should be just as exciting as watching a highly talented Philly team. JMO.

Well said. Canadians dominate the NHL yet these morons on here complain about hockey in Canada.

 

[xjamiex]

If you truly love the sport, it doesn't matter where the teams are, or where the players and coaching staff are from. You love it for what it is and nothing more.

For the thickheaded users on here posting about how the WC should be American only then you're a fan of the wrong sport. Go watch Nascar or something.

 

[Adrosi]

I'm not a Leaf's fan. I don't need to be to recognize that they don't suck.
Columbus sucks. Carolina sucks. I don't put the Leafs in the same boat.

I'm actually a Leaf fan by default but I can't show support for a team that is more concerned with their bottom line (especially in a salary cap era) and not the nation of fans who have been supporting them.

I was HUGE Wendell and Dougie fan though...those guys kept me wishfully thinking for almost 10 years.

 

[The Craw]

The worst part about a Leafs/Red wings WC will be the jersey selection. I wonder which throwback jerseys the RW's will use??? The red one with the wing on it, or the white one with the wing on it?? How about the Leafs?? The blue one with the leaf on it, or the white one with the leaf on it??? Both teams haven't changed their jersy for 100 years. I dabble in jersey collecting in my spare time, and i have to say they have wasted opportunities to bring back some awesome retro jerseys.

 

[risingstar]

Have you guys ever seen the Habs barber shop colors jersey?
Oh my... That was one awful jersey. Dare I say, perhaps even worse than the Islanders fisherman jersey.

 

[Eli26]

Have you guys ever seen the Habs barber shop colors jersey?
Oh my... That was one awful jersey. Dare I say, perhaps even worse than the Islanders fisherman jersey.

How about the Flames barber shop jerseys? Old gold and purple LA Kings jerseys from the 80's... new Ducks jerseys... old Canucks jerseys from the 70's and early 80's. Golden Seals, Colorado Rockies, the really ugly orange Bruins jerseys they wore that one season as an alternate, the Hartford Whalers first few jerseys (last one I kind of liked, but still meh), the new Sabres with the slug for a Buffalo, all the hockey jerseys that have stupid numbers on the front, the Dallas Stars we don't know if we're a basketball or football jersey, and the list goes on. Quebec Nordiques... I mean ewww....

 

[Eli26]

So let me get this straight... Scott Gomez has made 15.5 million US combined over the past two seasons and he has amassed 8 goals during that span? When will professional sports learn? Also, he signed this stupid contract with New York despite coming off a 13 goal campaign, and he's an offensive forward.... What's wrong with this picture?

Stop being so ____ing stupid people!

 

[risingstar]

Players like Gomez clearly have no personal pride in their level of play. He can sit there and score 1 measly goal a year and gladly cash in 1/8th of his team's salary cap. This guy couldn't care less how much he drags down team and city morale. Players in the past like Palfy and Naslund had no issue retiring during their contract when they felt their game was slipping. They retired gracefully and didn't take team money with them. Class guys. Too bad Gomez doesn't share the same pride.

Anyway, the Gomez signing seemed unavoidable, in the sense that Gomez, Gionta, and Cammalleri all had the same agent. Rumor is it was a package deal or nothing.

 

[The Ringer]

 

[risingstar]

Trade Gomez to the Flyers.

 

[Eli26]

Trade Gomez to the Flyers.

I know you're not being serious because of the ringer's post. It looks as though he wants Scott Gomez as a Philadelphia Flyer. Dang foo! Who knows what that post was about. Anyway, Gomez's salary, cap hit that goes along with it, and lack of production, he is more suited for a buy out (which won't happen now) vs. a trade. He has zero trade value and no team would take him on. Montreal is stuck with the turd and your post best explains the turd. F'icking overpaid turd.

 

[Deeznutz6]

Players like Gomez clearly have no personal pride in their level of play. He can sit there and score 1 measly goal a year and gladly cash in 1/8th of his team's salary cap. This guy couldn't care less how much he drags down team and city morale. Players in the past like Palfy and Naslund had no issue retiring during their contract when they felt their game was slipping. They retired gracefully and didn't take team money with them. Class guys. Too bad Gomez doesn't share the same pride.

Anyway, the Gomez signing seemed unavoidable, in the sense that Gomez, Gionta, and Cammalleri all had the same agent. Rumor is it was a package deal or nothing.

Really?? I hadnt heard that but interesting

Just to reiterate, the Leafs suck and will miss the playoffs again