The All-Star Weekend Thread: January 22-25, 2015 (questions, info, meetups, etc here)

[Socks]

Bring Nasher back. I've long since gotten past any bad feelings towards him and would welcome him back home with open arms. At the very least he should end his career here.

Jake I would welcome back as well.

 

[Robert]

Bring Nasher back. I've long since gotten past any bad feelings towards him and would welcome him back home with open arms. At the very least he should end his career here.

Jake I would welcome back as well.

Then tell the fans to stop booing..... I think both would come back in a heart beat with JD and Richards running the show... as far as the bald Norway guy goes.... ugh.

 

[Bobcat110]

https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/559500493957771264

 

[Derby]

Then tell the fans to stop booing..... I think both would come back in a heart beat with JD and Richards running the show... as far as the bald Norway guy goes.... ugh.

You know he's a Finn, right?

 

[Socks]

Then tell the fans to stop booing..... I think both would come back in a heart beat with JD and Richards running the show... as far as the bald Norway guy goes.... ugh.

Meh the booing is sportsmanship. Nash expects it. I'd be willing to bet that much of it isn't serious at this point.

And I highly doubt Nash and Jake share your slightly xenophobic views towards Jarmo. Not to mention he came after both their times. They have no reason to dislike him.

 

[blahblah]

Well done Columbus.

 

[Bobcat110]

 

[Robert]

You know he's a Finn, right?

I do now.... Finland, Norway, Sweden..... I get mixed up with those Vikings and I bet they do too...

Thank you Derby

 

[NotWendell]

Cannon causes Havoc

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...-during-2015-nhl-all-star-game-024541389.html

That only makes us love it even more!

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

We've got a cannon.

You got a problem with that?

This could be a good t-shirt.

 

[NotWendell]

Meh the booing is sportsmanship. Nash expects it. I'd be willing to bet that much of it isn't serious at this point.

And I highly doubt Nash and Jake share your slightly xenophobic views towards Jarmo. Not to mention he came after both their times. They have no reason to dislike him.

Absolutely correct Socks. A lot of us are having fun chirping him. He embraced the role when he went rogue against Bob.

Now, Fluery on the other hand... we boo him because 1.) he's a Penguin and 2.) he outright sucked for our team tonight.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Absolutely correct Socks. A lot of us are having fun chirping him. He embraced the role when he went rogue against Bob.

Now, Fluery on the other hand... we boo him because 1.) he's a Penguin and 2.) he outright sucked for our team tonight.

and 3.) he's a Penguin.

 

[ca5150]

Fantastic weekend, the city put on a great display. Had a blast skating on the outdoor rink, partying in the House House, Fan Fest, Skills Competition, All-Star Game, Red Carpet, it was all amazing. I'm exhausted but I'm so glad I got to experience that. Nobody had a bad word to say about Columbus. Matthew Barnaby was in line in front of me at the liquor stand tonight, he said the city was amazing and they had a blast!

Only negative was the dummies protesting the casino money...only a few of them but they obviously don't know how economics work...

 

[1857 Howitzer]

Absolutely correct Socks. A lot of us are having fun chirping him. He embraced the role when he went rogue against Bob.

Now, Fluery on the other hand... we boo him because 1.) he's a Penguin and 2.) he outright sucked for our team tonight.

100% right on both points. Nash knew what he was doing that night and Fluery sucks.

 

[Jackets Woodchuck]

Fantastic weekend, the city put on a great display. Had a blast skating on the outdoor rink, partying in the House House, Fan Fest, Skills Competition, All-Star Game, Red Carpet, it was all amazing. I'm exhausted but I'm so glad I got to experience that. Nobody had a bad word to say about Columbus. Matthew Barnaby was in line in front of me at the liquor stand tonight, he said the city was amazing and they had a blast!

Only negative was the dummies protesting the casino money...only a few of them but they obviously don't know how economics work...

It's Ohio. You know we can't hold a major sporting event without somebody protesting something (Chief Wahoo, Israel, casino tax revenue use, etc.)

 

[NotWendell]

Heehee

Yes, Blue Jackets fans. Marc-Andre Fleury heard you.

He heard your boos when he was introduced before Sunday's NHL All-Star Game. He heard the heckling after he gave up seven goals on 16 shots in the defense-optional game and he heard the taunting, drawn-out "Fleury" chants coming from the upper deck.

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...jeers-in-stride-Penguins/stories/201501260063

 

[BluejacketNut]

Was a great weekend for the city, I went to the skills competition and had a great time. I'm glad i didnt end up paying the going cost for the All Star game, while we know it was an exhibition, it was about 30% effort, certainly not worth the $185+ going price. It was pretty much just skating off their hang overs from the night before

 

[Bobcat110]

Columbus' Finest getting chance to enjoy Snow Slide after long weekend.

 

[BluejacketNut]

My volunteering was lugging those tubes from the end of the slide to the front of the line, for 4 hours, in the rain/snow, needless to say im exhausted

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Every out of town sports writer that I've seen said Columbus did itself very proud this past week, they enjoyed the hell out of it. Example:

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...ts-proud-as-columbus-shows-its-a-hockey-town/

 

[Nordique]

Heehee



http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...jeers-in-stride-Penguins/stories/201501260063

I like his come back...

"I remember them being quiet at the end when we won," Fleury said with a grin.

Now lets turn up the heat on this little rivalry and become relevant in the East again.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

It was great to see Darryl Sutter's son Chris on the bench during the Skills and ASG. I'm going to call that my highlight of the weekend.

Well, that and making the LA Kings (@LAKings) and Sophia Jurksztowicz's (SophiaSNET) Twitter feeds. And, in a fascinating juxtaposition of both of these things, the Hockey News feature on Chris Sutter at All-Star weekend.

Anyway... all in all a great weekend. Columbus did right by the league and its fans. I enjoyed the Skills and Game, even if both had aspects of tedium (which would be a great band name BTW). Nonetheless, I thought both were fun.

 

[Fro]

great time...was slightly unimpressed with fanfair...but meh...everything else was first rate, including getting great service at Brothers for once...

the game was boring to me, but really enjoyed the skills contest...

it was difficult not knowing what to chant during the game...

 

[Viqsi]

great time...was slightly unimpressed with fanfair...but meh...everything else was first rate, including getting great service at Brothers for once...

the game was boring to me, but really enjoyed the skills contest...

it was difficult not knowing what to chant during the game...

I dunno, I was thrilled hearing the C-B-J chant after the Johansen-Foligno goal.

 

[1857 Howitzer]

It was a great weekend. Fan Fair was a little blah and would have been funner had I had an older child, but getting my photo with the cup was cool. The Draft was awesome as was the Skills Comp. The Mascot game before the Skills Comp that many did not see was really entertaining. The game itself was a little boring but it was a great spectacle and the home town guys put on a show just like they did all weekend.