Pre-Game Talk: Isles v Emotion Police

[kevynadams42]

I'm gonna go with the under here. There will be tension, there will be harsh words, but people don't fight much at hockey games anymore....except maybe in Philly. I remember the last Isles/Rags game at the Coliseum and was ready for the yellow jackets to be ushering ppl out left and right, and I didn't see one punch thrown. Honestly, when was the last time we've seen a fight at a game? I've seen one at Barclays but that wasn't really hockey related.

(but I'm not really all that confident in that prediction....things could go south very quickly, of course)

There won't be any fights. Leaf fans (Canadians (of which I am both)) are far too timid. Additionally, the kind of people who fight at hockey games don't make expensive travel plans for a weeknight regular season hockey game. Moreover, maybe it's just me -and maybe I am more cognizant of it because I both live here and generally avoid confrontation- but no Canadian is getting risking getting arrested and possibly never allowed back in this country over a hockey game.

 

[BrockLobster]

Leaves scoring goals in bunches as of late

 

[kevynadams42]

Are they really claiming that? Lol. This isn't a Capuano/Weight year, and this won't be an empty building. For many of them it will be their first experience at the Coliseum with a near playoff atmosphere and we will be way louder

I'm a Leaf fan. I went to Game 6 of the Isles/Caps series in 2015, the first final game at the Coliseum. Aside from it being an incredible hockey game, and my former fav Leaf Nikolai Kulemin scoring the winner on a bizarre play (JT got destroyed right before the goal), I am pretty sure my ears are still ringing. I have only experienced two louder sporting events.

Fwiw Isles fans threw those plastic beer bottles at the caps as they left the ice.

 

[The Lighthouse]

I'm a Leaf fan. I went to Game 6 of the Isles/Caps series in 2015, the first final game at the Coliseum. Aside from it being an incredible hockey game, and my former fav Leaf Nikolai Kulemin scoring the winner on a bizarre play (JT got destroyed right before the goal), I am pretty sure my ears are still ringing. I have only experienced two louder sporting events.

Fwiw Isles fans threw those plastic beer bottles at the caps as they left the ice.

Another fun fact about that game - an Islander fan was arrested for stealing a glove from the Islanders bench after the game ended.

Man arrested in theft of Isles' hockey glove

 

[The Winter Soldier]

The guy is about as clueless as most Leafs fans.

Pretty standard robotic response you come to expect.

 

[kevynadams42]

Another fun fact about that game - an Islander fan was arrested for stealing a glove from the Islanders bench after the game ended.

Man arrested in theft of Isles' hockey glove

Not sure if I could find an article but at the final game at Maple Leaf Gardens 20 years ago, a fan left with a toilet. The entire toilet.

 

[The Lighthouse]

Not sure if I could find an article but at the final game at Maple Leaf Gardens 20 years ago, a fan left with a toilet. The entire toilet.

Definitely wouldn't happen at NVMC - he'd have to wait 40 minutes to get to the bathroom.

 

[kevynadams42]

Definitely wouldn't happen at NVMC - he'd have to wait 40 minutes to get to the bathroom.

Did they fix this? Or was this thing really just lipstick on a pig?

Are the sightlines the same?

 

[Kevin27NYI]

Are they really claiming that? Lol. This isn't a Capuano/Weight year, and this won't be an empty building. For many of them it will be their first experience at the Coliseum with a near playoff atmosphere and we will be way louder

Yep, I never really thought there was a Leafs presence at games...like ever. MTL fans sure but never Toronto.

And it's going to be loud and crazy tomorrow.

Leaf fans wouldn't understand.. they can brag there team has 7K more fans per game but if you were listening on TV you would never know that we had 7K less off volume as it sounds like they have 2K not 20K at their games.

 

[The Lighthouse]

Did they fix this? Or was this thing really just lipstick on a pig?

Are the sightlines the same?

Everything is exactly the same except for: 1) Metal fins glued to the outside of the arena; 2) Arena painted dark, so it's now "Nassau Coliseum, Brooklyn Edition;" 3) Around 2,000 seats removed by where the end of the 2nd section was - you can walk around the entire length of the arena on the inside where those seats were; 4) different food options; 5) banners rearranged.

 

[The Lighthouse]

Yep, I never really thought there was a Leafs presence at games...like ever. MTL fans sure but never Toronto.

And it's going to be loud and crazy tomorrow.

Leaf fans wouldn't understand.. they can brag there team has 7K more fans per game but if you were listening on TV you would never know that we had 7K less off volume as it sounds like they have 2K not 20K at their games.

I see them posting insults about attendance on Twitter, and it's funny because I know most of them will never be able to see a game in person unless they're visiting someone else's arena. Ok - so more of you want to go to games - that makes you, Joe Leaf fan, a better hockey fan than me, why?

 

[GrandmaSlices51631]

Not sure if I could find an article but at the final game at Maple Leaf Gardens 20 years ago, a fan left with a toilet. The entire toilet.

I have a hard time putting up with your teams fans crap as is, but this is taking it to whole different level.

 

[MikeyMike01]

My brief moment of bliss and serenity was rudely punctured by her scream and displeasure at being wet and sticky

Does this happen to you often?

 

[The Lighthouse]

Does this happen to you often?

This looked much better in context!

 

[crasherino]

Does this happen to you often?

More than I care to admit

 

[doublechili]

What about *****s?

Swedish hockey fans delay match with ***** downpour

Pierre MaGuire: "Guys, the fans are throwing fake snakes on the ice. They're saying Tavares is a "snake". This is really something!"

 

[The Lighthouse]

Pierre MaGuire: "Guys, the fans are throwing fake snakes on the ice. They're saying Tavares is a "snake". This is really something!"

Followed by some information about where one of the players went to high school - information that no one asked about.

 

[doublechili]

Leaves scoring goals in bunches as of late

Tue, Dec 18	@New Jersey	W7-2
Thu, Dec 20	vsFlorida	W6-1
Sat, Dec 22	vsNew York	W5-3
Sun, Dec 23	vsDetroit	W5-4 OT
Fri, Dec 28	@Columbus	W4-2
Sat, Dec 29	vsNew York	L4-0

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[periferal]

Not sure if I could find an article but at the final game at Maple Leaf Gardens 20 years ago, a fan left with a toilet. The entire toilet.

Given the bathroom situation at Nassau, it's as if the fans stole most of the bathrooms when it opened.

 

[periferal]

I sure hope that Isles fans at the game tomorrow "ignore" Tavares as much as possible and instead cheer for the good stuff here like for "Mat Bar-zal..."

 

[kevynadams42]

Given the bathroom situation at Nassau, it's as if the fans stole most of the bathrooms when it opened.

I got a souvenir soda at Nassau in the last season (thought it would be a good keepsake). It was translucent baby blue plastic thinner than old film and the bottom was a paper soda cup's bottom glued to the plastic. So bush league that it was more hysterical than offensive.

 

[doublechili]

I finally watched that News12 video tonight while sitting in my car at my kid's soccer practice. I was alone in a corner of the lot and figured I was safe to watch The Most Embarassing Video Ever.

I've gotta say - it wasn't really that bad. What others thought was "cringey" I thought was maybe more campy or a little corny. Maybe I was just expecting worse. But it was basically just fans, not actors, reading what they wrote, badly, and hamming it up. Big deal. I'm actually more offended that Leafs fans were so offended by it. Get a grip.

Fans should do what will best help the Isles tomorrow night. I don't really care what TOR fans/media think, because they've already made up their minds and pre-written their stories and will be offended no matter what. Wankers.

 

[The Lighthouse]

I finally watched that News12 video tonight while sitting in my car at my kid's soccer practice. I was alone in a corner of the lot and figured I was safe to watch The Most Embarassing Video Ever.

I've gotta say - it wasn't really that bad. What others thought was "cringey" I thought was maybe more campy or a little corny. Maybe I was just expecting worse. But it was basically just fans, not actors, reading what they wrote, badly, and hamming it up. Big deal. I'm actually more offended that Leafs fans were so offended by it. Get a grip.

Fans should do what will best help the Isles tomorrow night. I don't really care what TOR fans/media think, because they've already made up their minds and pre-written their stories and will be offended no matter what. Wankers.

I've been feeling the same way since I watched it. What is the big deal? If I'm not mistaken, at one point this franchise was using its Stadium Series as thirds with white patches sewn over the Stadium Series logo on the shoulder. If this is the most embarrassing thing that happens this season, we're ok.

 

[kevynadams42]

Fyi: The story behind the "Dear John" video from Islanders fans to John Tavares - Sportsnet.ca

 

[notDatsyuk]

Everything is exactly the same except for: 1) Metal fins glued to the outside of the arena; 2) Arena painted dark, so it's now "Nassau Coliseum, Brooklyn Edition;" 3) Around 2,000 seats removed by where the end of the 2nd section was - you can walk around the entire length of the arena on the inside where those seats were; 4) different food options; 5) banners rearranged.

Fins? To make it go faster, or was someone just a big fan of the '57 Chevy?