Pre-Game Talk: Opening Night Oilers v Canucks Wed WITH FANS!!!
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duul
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Why can't you believe it?
On one hand you have a forced vaccination to attend, and on the other you have people convinced going to public spaces is acting as some sort of executioner terrorist.
Everyone is brainwashed in every which way. Tons of reasons why people can't/won't show up to a public event right now.
CornKicker
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100% agree, i want every thing called vs the oilers because if they get 4 PPs a game they will almost always win. My point was more it happens to everyteam. I hate the flames but Gaudreau gets abused almost every game its rarely called.
CornKicker
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obviously there is a fear that if he has a bad stretch he will up and quit and spend all his time making kids books i think?>
Wonder how many years this will go on before the organization admits that they screwed up the season ticket pricing models and mistreated their fans. This isn't a demand issue IMO, its that the team finally pushed prices over the edge.
The lower bowl seasons tickets are more or less well sold, but there are massive blocks of seats in the upper deck, likely because the value for the dollar watching a game in anything higher than row 5 in the second level is awful. They flat out screwed up the design of everything to do with deck 2 from the concourse to the bathrooms, and then finally the terrible seat pitch where half of the ice is blocked from view should some dick 5 rows down decide to get up mid play or the person in front of you moderately lean forward.
Not sure how they solve these problems, but they made their bed so now they have to lay in it.
bone
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Ultimately, I hope you're right and I'd be proven wrong. I just think it would be an issue early on, but hope that he's smart enough that he'd adjust adding to the existing threats on the PP.
I don't have issue with your opinion on this, I think I'm moreso combating the narrative currently calling Tippett a moron for having Barrie on the unit claiming he shoots too much, then coming back and suggesting Bouchard should be in that spot, when he'd likely shoot even more.
North Cole
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Agreed, I think the refs miss a lot of stuff either intentionally for game management or unintentionally because they are bad. But I'm not going to complain about the refs and then blast a player and tell them to shut up about the refs. That's too much hypocrisy for me.
bone
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I agree he's not the reason. People often tend to look at goaltending as head to head when criticizing a guy, and it can not be disputed that he was significantly outplayed by Hellebuyck. The thing is that's the case because Hellebuyck had a ridiculously great series not that Smith was poor (though I'd maybe like one more third period save in Game 3).
Jimmi McJenkins
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Does that rule Kassian out for Saturday as well? Can't remember if the 7 day IR period can be applied retroactively or not.
I mean, to his credit, he has managed to stick the last five season in the NHL and establish himself as a decent bottom pairing D.
McShogun99
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I just think it’s 500k to much and 2 years to long but it’s the price you pay for free agents.
Jimmi McJenkins
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I'm not picking on Hunt as a player, he's done well battling for an NHL career, I'm laughing at Vancouver for having him over Rathbone.
McShogun99
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We lost because every single Jet played the defensive series of their lives.
Louis Cypher
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Louis Cypher
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Heard an interview on the vancouver sports radio with Hunt. He's from maple ridge and was over the moon to be on the Canucks. Seemed like a good guy and his experience might be good for the young guys.
Jimmi McJenkins
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I do mean good for Hunt, he's really worked hard to stay in the NHL and, admittedly, I didn't see Rathbone all camp, but he was good for them last year, and looked good in the games I saw.
I just wonder if this is Vancouver getting in their own way.
So much this. I had lower bowl season seats for the first few years but gave them up because they weren't worth the overall cost. My intent was always to get upper bowl seats but honestly I'd rather watch from my couch for all the reasons you listed. You're so far from the ice you might as well watch from home, especially given how cheap giant TV's are now. Top that off with the fact if you are sitting front row you're the last one to get out of the section so your game watching perk turns into an intermission headache. I won't even attend a game in the upper bowl anymore even if the tickets are free.
Ever sat in the Loge? What a giant waste of space that is, they could have easily doubled the capacity in there. It has zero atmosphere, only good for doing business but that's what they wanted to bring in.
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CornKicker
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no i thought the original post was stupid and i was trying to be stupid to relate to it.
Loge seems fantastic if you can afford it but I've never sat there. Having a private table of 4 with that all that room around you is awesome.
ujju2
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LOL Brad Hunt made the Canucks over their superstar young stud Rathbone.
I always thought Brad Hunt deserved a longer look in the NHL. Nice to see him get that chance, hope he runs with it. But over Rathbone? Seriously?
Dazed and Confused
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BoldNewLettuce
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Is it brainwashing? If you take government and the media out of the equation don't you think people would realize everyone is getting sick and start hibernating?
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