Who's your team?

[Airbozo]

I would go through serious withdrawals if I had to go without hockey! When 2 games are on TV at the same time (different channels), I record one, while I watch the other, and then watch it later. One advantage of living in Canada, I can watch every playoff game from my living room.

In the summer, when I need a hockey fix, I tune into NHLTV and watch classic games. I think I need help.

If we could get NHLTV (hell it would be nice if Comcast offered Center Ice in our area), it would be on 24/7-365 on at least one tv in the house. Thanks to the SO.

On Sunday, NBC did the ISO-cam for each game. They had 2 live web feeds with the camera focused on one player the whole time. We had the laptop under the main tv, with both feeds going. If we had PIP ability, both games would be on. It is funny that during the tv timeouts or even on the period breaks, the camera person would focus on the most random ****. One period break the camera was focused on these two young girls eating their fries and making a mess while the cameraman went for a leak. When he/she came back it got moved to a couple making out in one of the box seats. None of them knew they were being broadcast across the web. Funny stuff!

[IndyRacer27]

BTW, on Sunday nights game, the tickets we bought from a scalper put us in section 209. I chuckled when I saw it.

[halcyonforever]

Damn that would be tough! All the way across the street!?!?! ...and you would have to socialize... tsk tsk... Heheh JK. If we had that issue here the SO would move. She is such the Hockey Betty.

Do you guys get Versus on cable? They have been playing 2 games a night, then NBC picks up at least one game on the weekend.

Yeah we have a pretty good location. If I walk out my front door, over a foot bridge over a small duck pond, I am in the parking lot of TGI Friday's, across the street is Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar and Outback resurant.

The killer is that the street is a 6 lane expressway with no crossing lights, so it can be taking your life in your hands at times...

[Airbozo]

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The killer is that the street is a 6 lane expressway with no crossing lights, so it can be taking your life in your hands at times...

Well it IS Hockey after all...

It was dangerous when I lived across the street from a sports bar. I used to live half a block from Yankee Doodles in Long Beach and was there every night after work (Worked the late shift and got to the bar just before closing). That is even where I met my Wife. She made me lose a Foosball game when she shoved her phone number in my pocket... It was worth it.

Last minute win for the Sharks last night! With a little over 7 seconds left in the game they scored to make it 3-2. Shots on goal = (sharks)32 - (flames)10 !?!?
With that stat you would think it was easy pickings, but the Flames were winning until just less than 5 minutes in the game. Cheechoo (Moose Cree!) tied it up with 4:54 left to play and Murry got a rocket of a shot off that was tipped in by Thornton for the win!

It was one of those games that made you nervous to the end but I still think that unless the Sharks play tomorrow night like they did the last period of the game they still will not beat Calgary. This is the time of year when you see who really wants to win.

Also Dallas got beat last night by the Ducks (quack quack, DUCKS SUCK!). Kind of funny that so far the away team has won in that series.

Anyone care to chime in on the East games? Or others?

[IndyRacer27]

...across the street is Buffalo Wild Wings sports bar and Outback resurant.

The killer is that the street is a 6 lane expressway with no crossing lights, so it can be taking your life in your hands at times...

Sounds like having too much to drink and then walking home would be as dangerous as drinking and driving.

Last minute win for the Sharks last night! With a little over 7 seconds left in the game they scored to make it 3-2. Shots on goal = (sharks)32 - (flames)10 !?!?
With that stat you would think it was easy pickings, but the Flames were winning until just less than 5 minutes in the game. Cheechoo (Moose Cree!) tied it up with 4:54 left to play and Murry got a rocket of a shot off that was tipped in by Thornton for the win!

It was one of those games that made you nervous to the end but I still think that unless the Sharks play tomorrow night like they did the last period of the game they still will not beat Calgary. This is the time of year when you see who really wants to win.

I had some family issues yesterday and didn't get to go to the game. Nothing serious, so I still watched it. This series is quite entertaining, the momentum shifts constantly and it's tough to see who wants it. 10 SOG, absolutely embarrassing. Langkow hit the crossbar (which doesn't count in SOG), but other than that, the Flames need a lot of target practice. They probably shot about the same number of pucks toward the net as the Sharks, but I got tired of listening to "...fires the puck, and misses the net."

As far as other series, I'm enjoying watching the Pens overwhelm the Senators. Can everybody say sweep?

Montreal was criticized at the trade deadline for trading Huet, and putting all their hopes on Price. Looking like a pretty good decision so far. I enjoyed watching him at the world juniors last year, I'm pleasantly surprised to see him playing this well in the pros already. I thought it would take a few years, but I knew he would become a standout goalie in the NHL also.

Avalanche 5:Wild 1 Playoff games with a score like that usually get physical due to frustration. This one certainly did.

[IndyRacer27]

And now, it's a one game series.

I'll be on night shift and won't get to see it. I'm going out to buy a satellite radio tomorrow. Depending on weather, I can quite often pick up the Calgary AM radio station (850 km away) that covers the games, in my truck at work, but I don't want to take any chances. Since it snowed all day today, and by Monday morning they expect 18" (yes. one and a half feet in Mid April) , I doubt if the weather will clear enough before Tuesday night.

[Airbozo]

I missed last nights game (at a concert), but from what I have heard and read, so did the Sharks...

They had the chance to close this one out, but everyone knew this series would be one of the toughest fought. I will be at the game tomorrow night and will be screaming for my team. One good thing; The SO gets another game of Hockey! (She is already showing signs of withdrawls )

[halcyonforever]

So we went to the sports bar across the street to watch the Avs/Wild game. @$#^ Oklahomans, I asked if they could put on the game and they stared at me blankly because THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TEAMS THAT WAS! So I explained, and they stared at me blankly again that the playoffs were going on. Every tv in the place was on a PPV UFC match and they wouldn't even turn one to another game...

[IndyRacer27]

Every tv in the place was on a PPV UFC match and they wouldn't even turn one to another game...

The sports bars here had most of the TVs set to that match also, but there were a few TVs set to the game. A few days ago when I was down in Calgary, we went out to a pizza place and I was shocked that the TVs were set to a Blue Jays game while the Montreal/Boston and Rangers/Devils games were on. The place wasn't really busy, but before I got a chance to ask somebody to change it, somebody else beat me to it and got them changed. Nobody was watching the ball game, but once hockey went on the screen, everybody in the restaurant was watching at least a bit.

[Airbozo]

There should be a law that forces sports bars to play _at least_ the playoff hockey games. PPV UFC is NOT a sport!

Pisses me off that during the end of the regular season, the networks prefer to show pre-season baseball (or sumo wrestling...) instead of an exciting sport where teams were fighting for playoff spots...


BTW: the Cypress Hill concert at the Fillmore on Sunday was fantastic! Glad I went there instead of watching the game...