Still waiting.............

[Booche]

...............for Kanada Kev to bitch that the NHL doesnt care about California hockey fans because the start time is 5pm tonight.

[Kanada Kev]

Ha!

No friggin' way. It's all about the East dude! Hard enough getting people to watch this series as it is This has been much to long a break since the last series ended.

I'd love to be tailgating this afternoon in the sunny California sun outside the Honda Place, catch a game at 5pm, then party the night away

Edited May 28, 2007 by Guest

[Freak By Night]

I'm not a big fan of the scheduling: the long layoff, early start times out west, conflicts with a concert, and the possibility of not being over until June 11th.

Will the NHL's micro-management attract a huge quantity of new viewers in the U.S.? I doubt it.

[Kanada Kev]

Will the NHL's micro-management attract a huge quantity of new viewers in the U.S.? I doubt it.

Most certainly not. This will probably rank as one of the least viewed Stanley Cups. Too bad for a lot of people, as it should provide for some fantastic hockey! That's what i'm looking forward to.

Both sides are "deserving" in their own way for this championship. The arguments around the "Canadian-ness" or the city's that the teams are from are ridiculous. I'd rather see great hockey from teams representing small markets, than shit from the big cities. Every team is a member of the League. Therefore, they all have the right to raise that Cup.

[Northern Wish]

One guy (who was the hockey fan out of 4 cabbies) was interviewed in the Sun this morning and stated that Tony Salami is the best player for the Ducks in the final.

One of them recognized the Sens jersey worn by the reporter and guessed that CCM was the team!

Sean

[Kanada Kev]

Tony Salami ... great handle!

Were they interviewing Don Cherry? Sounds like one of his pronounciations.

Should be a character on the Simpsons.

[ollie]

Tony Salami ... great handle!

Were they interviewing Don Cherry? Sounds like one of his pronounciations.

Should be a character on the Simpsons.

As bad as our mayor at the rally on Thursday calling him Teamon Selanne.

[Kanada Kev]

Hey, have the mayors made a bet yet? What's the wager?

[Kanada Kev]

I found out my answer:

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/sports/pros/ducks/ducksinfo/article_1708761.php

Ottawa mayors make Stanley Cup wager

The losing mayor must wear the winning team's jersey.

By ERIK ORTIZ

The Orange County Register

ANAHEIM – The Anaheim Ducks face off against the Ottawa Senators for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday.

And Mayor Curt Pringle is counting on his hometown team to come out on top.

As is tradition, each team's respective mayors have made a wager on the outcome and announced it Friday.

If the Ducks win: Ottawa will display four flags – the Ducks, the city of Anaheim, the state of California and the United States of America – for one day; Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien and the Ottawa City Council will wear Ducks jerseys at a council meeting, including pirates-styled Mickey Mouse ears; O'Brien will show off an "Anaheim 150" crate paperweight until the 2007-08 NHL season begins; and the city of Ottawa will put a picture of O'Brien and the Ottawa City Council in their Ducks garb on the city's Web site.

If the Senators win: Anaheim will display four flags – the Senators, the city of Ottawa, the province of Ontario and the Canadian flag; Pringle will wear a Senators jersey at an upcoming City Council meeting and a Canadian Mounties hat; A Rideau Canal (175th anniversary) paperweight or memento will go on display in Pringle's office; and a picture of Pringle and the City Council in Senators jerseys will go on www.anaheim.net.

[ollie]

If I was Larry I would have gone with "loser has to shave his head".