Stonewall
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Do away players seriously party all night when they are in Las Vegas?
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Wouldn’t surprise me tbh. Although now it’s no secret now that they’re a great home team, so now it’s probably more of a business like approach since VGK have proven themselves.
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By that logic, shouldn't Winnipeg have the worst record in the league? Nothing for opponents to do except practise and go to sleep
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Interesting topic, hard to believe it's not been bought up before.
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no. absolutely not. there are strict curfews on nights before games.
more likely they go out AFTER a game.
Bounces R Way
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Have you ever met any hockey players? Especially ones in their 20s making 7 figures?
I bet whoever works the hockey media in Vegas already has a story or two
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I bet whoever works the hockey media in Vegas already has a story or two
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Seems to me the novelty would eventually wear off once Vegas becomes a regular place on your road trips.
StupidityKills
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I've seen lists of top party cities that have Vegas somewhere below NYC, Nashville, Miami, and right around LA and San Jose.
CanuckGame39
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I can tell you've never been to Vegas.
The novelty does not wear off. I've been to Vegas 8 times. And I'm not a multimillionaire. If I was Vegas would be 10000x more fun.
Doubtful.
10-1 most of these guys have been to Vegas at least once before they even had a team.
10-1 most of these guys have been to Vegas at least once before they even had a team.
They are good on the road too. I think they're just a good hockey team.
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Vegas has never interested me so I fully admit bias there.
I've been to almost every city west of the Mississippi and a few on the east coast but none were as interesting to me as London is. It would probably be a matter of personal taste, I guess. As I see it, multimillionaires have the world as their playground and there's plenty to do in a lot of places.Just seems to me that it would probably depend on the player and I don't think it would be enough to hose an entire team for the game the next day, year after year. The home team benefits from the crowd and a lot of other things too.
I think the narrative "because it's Vegas" will stick though.
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Luigi Lemieux
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Sounds like an excuse for getting whooped by an expansion team.
As others have noted, it's not as if NYC, Miami, Montreal, LA, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, etc. (or just about any NHL city, even the "boring" ones like Winnipeg, Edmonton, Ottawa) are exactly void of nightlife or things for young millionaires to spend their money on.
I'm sure lots of NHL players enjoy making the stop there, but I doubt it gets out of hand.
I'm sure lots of NHL players enjoy making the stop there, but I doubt it gets out of hand.
Maybe it's just that Marchessault, Smith, Perron, Neal, Karlsson, and Tuch are top six forwards and Schmidt, Miller, Theodore and McNabb are top 4 defenseman? Bellemare and Eakin are both good defensive bottom sixers too.
And maybe Sbisa, Engelland and Hunt aren't as bad as fans of other teams made you think they were?
No, all members of the other thirty teams get so sloshed that they can't skate straight, that must be it. These guys are professional players with curfews and coaches who don't tolerate that kind of crap. I'm sure they all have fun, but I can guarantee they are not losing because they partied too hard.
And maybe Sbisa, Engelland and Hunt aren't as bad as fans of other teams made you think they were?
No, all members of the other thirty teams get so sloshed that they can't skate straight, that must be it. These guys are professional players with curfews and coaches who don't tolerate that kind of crap. I'm sure they all have fun, but I can guarantee they are not losing because they partied too hard.
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Compared to Berlin most NHL cities are boring, however, I feel I have to defend Ottawa. There is any number of ways to spend your time if here on a visit. Bigger cities have 20 of everything, Ottawa has maybe only 5 of everything.
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Oh, I know. I have family in the area and have been to Ottawa many times. It's a great city!
I was more just playing on the stereotype that it's a "boring" government city. Hence the quotes around boring.
And for what it's worth, I also don't think Winnipeg or Edmonton are nearly as bad as people on here (or elsewhere in the media) make them out to me. Sure they're cold as hell in winter and full of bugs and construction in summer
but there's still plenty of great things to do in either city.
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why u guys want Celebrini, he played like a weenie
It's true.
Corey Perry did that in Vegas. I guess it's no surprise he has underperformed this season. But he seems to have no regrets. NO REGRETS, BABY.
Corey Perry did that in Vegas. I guess it's no surprise he has underperformed this season. But he seems to have no regrets. NO REGRETS, BABY.
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