I do like the synochrity of the 16-team, 16-win tournament, but let's be honest it's only been 16 wins for like twenty years of the NHL's history. There's a reason Wing fans throw octipii on the ice, it was 8 wins for many years.
I know it wasn't always 16 wins, but I think we can all agree that the playoffs are pretty good as they are right now. They lucked into something that works, leave it alone. Don't screw with the best playoffs in NA sports.
I won't be buying tickets so it's all the same to me.
ideally, every team’s first home back would be 95% empty. a message needs to be sent to the owners and players that this lockout was inexcusable, and the next time it happens we won’t be back.
unfortunately, this will never ever happen. but good for you, for sticking it to those ********.
I won't be buying tickets so it's all the same to me.
good joke.
you know you will once the season gets rolling. we all will. those who care enough to waste time on a message board posting about the team are the FIRST ones that will be buying tickets.
you know you will once the season gets rolling. we all will. those who care enough to waste time on a message board posting about the team are the FIRST ones that will be buying tickets.
I definitely think that some people go overboard with renouncing their fandom, however I think there will be a drop.
I think this lockout has slightly muted some fans. I'll still watch, and still go to games, but I've learned that I can get along without the NHL in my life.
I definitely think that some people go overboard with renouncing their fandom, however I think there will be a drop.
I think this lockout has slightly muted some fans. I'll still watch, and still go to games, but I've learned that I can get along without the NHL in my life.
I am sure there will be a handful. there always is.
and yea, you can get along without it, because it isn't there right now. what happens when it IS there? will you go out of your way not to watch it? I doubt it.
but people like us that post on hockey message boards all day will be back. whether its right away or a few months into it, we will be back. I am sure the NHL lost tons of casual fans with this, but the die hards like us will be back.
Can't wait for this to get settled so we can start complaining about the fact that Parise, Ponikarovsky, and Sykora are gone and Henrique is injured and Tedenby, Butler, and Barch are the replacements.
I am sure there will be a handful. there always is.
and yea, you can get along without it, because it isn't there right now. what happens when it IS there? will you go out of your way not to watch it? I doubt it.
but people like us that post on hockey message boards all day will be back. whether its right away or a few months into it, we will be back. I am sure the NHL lost tons of casual fans with this, but the die hards like us will be back.
watching and buying tickets/merch are 2 very different things. i plan to watch; i dont plan to buy
