OT: Road to the Winter Classic

[LaffyTaffy]

Road to the NHL Winter Classic Episode 1 airs tonight, I figured we should have an OT thread to discuss the series in without clogging up the Winter Classic thread. Post any thoughts, comments or critiques of the show here. I'm pretty excited it is one of my favorite parts of participating in the Winter Classic.

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[silverfish]

One of the dumbest things the NHL ever did was take this off of HBO. And now it's on NBC Sports? Lol. I will only watch this because the Rangers are in it.

Is the orange juice unlimited?

 

[patnyrnyg]

Critique #1: WTF is in being aired so late when both teams are in the Eastern Time Zone?

 

[Irishguy42]

I am ready for "Nash @ Home"

 

[EpicDing]

Critique #1: WTF is in being aired so late when both teams are in the Eastern Time Zone?

Because they aren't going to air it when the game is on. Would be a little counterproductive.

 

[East Coast Bias]

I'll watch, but the series will never, ever come close to anything as good as Bryzgalov in 2012. That was unbelievable.

 

[Cassano]

I'll watch, but the series will never, ever come close to anything as good as Bryzgalov in 2012. That was unbelievable.

Rangers ugly sweater Christmas party, Gaborik carrying a christmas tree on his back, etc. Good memories.

 

[Mandar]

Rangers ugly sweater Christmas party, Gaborik carrying a christmas tree on his back, etc. Good memories.

And didn't Richards have some great on-ice comments to a certain Flyers player.....

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

And didn't Richards have some great on-ice comments to a certain Flyers player.....

Yep, Tom Sestito was (horribly) chirping the Rangers bench and Richards came back with "this is like fantasy camp for you" completely owning him.

 

[East Coast Bias]

Oh man I forgot about so much of that. I need that season on demand. Gaborik hauling the Xmas tree through Tribeca was great.

 

[LaffyTaffy]

I would watch every year if it wasn't on freakin EPIX for a couple seasons. HBO was great, I am definitely looking forward to see what Nash at home is like. Probably a couch potato lmao. Definitely need a scene of Buch taking the B train to Brighton, that is a must.

 

[Irishguy42]

Good times...

 

[DanielBrassard]

So glad this is back. Can't wait to see Buch behind the scenes.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I doubt it will be the case, but I hope these are 1-hour episodes and not just 30 minutes. That would basically make it 2 episodes

 

[Leonardo87]

Oh man I forgot about so much of that. I need that season on demand. Gaborik hauling the Xmas tree through Tribeca was great.

That was great. Had no idea what he was doing lol. Still love the Grandma Callahan episode. Very powerful stuff.

 

[will1066]

I miss Grandma Callahan more than Callahan.

 

[zlev]

the best line from the 11-12 shows was in the dressing room between periods after Stralman threw a sweet hip check on Zolnierczyk and Tortorella goes "nice hit on.....whatever the f*ck that guys name is"

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I miss Grandma Callahan more than Callahan.

I don't miss Callahan at all. Not for a single second. Glorified 3rd line grinder who should never have been our captain.

 

[artificialintuition]

I'll watch, but the series will never, ever come close to anything as good as Bryzgalov in 2012. That was unbelievable.

+1,000,000!

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

That 2012 RTWC show was the best of the entire series. And I don't just say that as a Rangers fan. I've heard Pens and Blackhawks fans say the same thing.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

22 minute episodes. What a f***ing joke.

 

[trueblue9441]

22 minute episodes. What a ****ing joke.

completely agreed - how can you tell a story in that short of a time. just the NHL production crew being cheap.

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

completely agreed - how can you tell a story in that short of a time. just the NHL production crew being cheap.

So we basically get a little over 1 full episode. How the f*** does the NHL go from 4 hours of content to just 88 minutes? And to think this is the 10-year anniversary of the Winter Classic!!! You'd expect the opposite.

I just watched the first episode and it feels like a trailer.

 

[Glen Sathers Cigar]

22 minute episodes. What a ****ing joke.

And it's beyond sanitized.

It's basically an extended puff piece that would appear during an intermission or pre-game or something.

 

[Cheapshot]

Missed it but by the sounds of it, I didn't miss much.