The Official 2014-15 Regular Season Talk Thread

[SidVish]

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Ya did you see him today? Freaking pathetic, the dude is like the 20th goalie in the league. Youre not going to win anything with the 20th goalie in the league even with the second best defense. Raanta is 7-4-1 with a 1.81 gaa and yet crawford is still playing.

Yes you're right. The Blackhawks will never win anything with Crawford as their goalie.

[Kobalt]

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Hat trick for MacKinnon. Probably too late but nice to see this core playing well lately.

[daflyboys]

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This "Hockey Day in Canada," "Hockey Day in America" thing got me thinking.....what about an Original Six Day?

12:30: Blackhawks/Rangers
4:00: Red Wings/Maple Leafs
7:30: Bruins/Canadiens

Really any combination would work, I suppose. Surprised (not really) the NHL hasn't thought of this.

I know what you're going for, but only dyed in the wool fans would probably care about this. I think the NHL wants that wide appeal to grab more young fans.


By the way, the Flyers equipment manager has come up with a new seat warming device for the penalty box, if any team wants to purchase it:

Spoiler

[Psyblast]

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I know what you're going for, but only dyed in the wool fans would probably care about this. I think the NHL wants that wide appeal to grab more young fans.


By the way, the Flyers equipment manager has come up with a new seat warming device for the penalty box, if any team wants to purchase it:

Spoiler

Five of the six O6 teams are above average teams/franchises right now. Putting good teams against good teams on national TV appeals to "young fans," whatever that means. I'm not quite sure what that does mean, anyway. Taking one Sunday out of the year to promote the Original Six, teams which are in major media markets, have massive followings, and play quality hockey (save Toronto), is going to do harm to whatever market strategy the NHL is trying to deploy?

[Psyblast]

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Well....things escalated in Minnesota. Goodness.

[gopher_guy]

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Down 1-0 after 2? Np, lemme score 6 unanswered goals quick.

[daflyboys]

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Five of the six O6 teams are above average teams/franchises right now. Putting good teams against good teams on national TV appeals to "young fans," whatever that means. I'm not quite sure what that does mean, anyway. Taking one Sunday out of the year to promote the Original Six, teams which are in major media markets, have massive followings, and play quality hockey (save Toronto), is going to do harm to whatever market strategy the NHL is trying to deploy?

Generally older individuals who have their minds made up that they don't like hockey aren't going to suddenly hop on the bandwagon. They are probably going to consider hockey like they consider soccer, for the most part. Therefore, I think the NHL would want to work on the younger generation in developing an appeal. An appeal isn't going to come in the form of DET vs. MTL on a given weekend day to younger people living in Arizona or Carolina or wherever. Yes, hockey people will love it, but it won't matter to the younger fringe folks. They would need their locals to have some spotlight I would think.

[TheMatrix31]

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Hockey is never going to have wide appeal to the losers you're talking about reaching. Let them stick to garbage sports like basketball.

For actual hockey fans, an Original Six day would be awesome.

[gopher_guy]

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Oh, and the sieve chants were awesome. Would be sweet if it became a regular thing at the X!

[ImTellinTim]

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I can't believe it only took the Wild about 15 games to make up the points to get in a playoff spot.

[DrJones]

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Have to imagine there'll be an Original Six Day sometime during the 2016/17 season.

[daflyboys]

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Hockey is never going to have wide appeal to the losers you're talking about reaching. Let them stick to garbage sports like basketball.

For actual hockey fans, an Original Six day would be awesome.

Why are they losers? Because they don't like hockey? I'm sure there are plenty of football fans, both college and pro, that wouldn't look twice at a hockey game. Are they losers too?

Of course for ACTUAL hockey fans and O6 day could have some appeal, but that's not the only thing we're talking about.

For ACTUAL fans of any certain thing, THAT thing would be awesome, ya think?

[franch1se]

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do we use this thread for minor league hockey too? I only see this and NCAA thread.


Anways...SO HAPPY MY GULLS ARE BACK!!

[TheMatrix31]

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My point is that hockey is a niche sport. And my becoming a fan of it came out of necessity to diminish the drivel I was being inundated with from the NBA. Other people aren't looking for that replacement. I'm not crazy about expanding the sport to people who have made those other sports insufferable to continue to follow, nor do I think they're even interested.

I like the prospect of continuing to learn about and appreciate the game and the league without those undesirable elements infiltrating it and ruining this for me too.

[ImTellinTim]

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After last night's game, the Wild have now scored 18 goals this year against Jhonas Enroth in 3 games across two different teams.