AD Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 This is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 NBC is doing a good job too. I've got both feeds on at work. Too bad Sam Roberts was only shown on the CBC's second intermission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 That was a fun game with some great visuals. NBC used a lot of innovative camera angles which added a lot to the broadcast.Can the finish be any more fixed though? Crosby scores the winning goal on a shootout... time for the conspiracy theorists to start theorizing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Conspiracy or not, the kid loves the game.His scream when he scored that goal was priceless...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That was facking great, albeit a terribly slow and painful watch at times due to all the stoppages in play. Kudos to the league on this one!71 thousand fans? Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I was watching PTI the other night. They made a cool suggestion. The NHL should look at having an out door game every Sunday throughout the year. It may get old but with the amount of fans that came and the fact the NHL had it's best television ratings in a while (though still low compared to other sports) it may be worth looking in to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 That's selling a 25$ bag of snow to a Floridian on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Would make it more affordable for lots of folks too. Limited markets though. I can see it in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto (where?), Ottawa, Buffalo, Boston (away from the coast somewhere) and maybe the NYC area teams. Who else could really pull it off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Who else could really pull it off?Winnipeg could, easily. (refering to the city of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Would make it more affordable for lots of folks too. Limited markets though. I can see it in Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto (where?), Ottawa, Buffalo, Boston (away from the coast somewhere) and maybe the NYC area teams. Who else could really pull it off?Philadelphia? (Or is that considered a NYC-area team?)Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I'm saying...a game on the Canal at Dow's Lake would be AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Philly could totally do it Brad (huge hockey town, football stadium taboot) and a Giants Stadium game could work as well but its a dream to think of a game being played at Dow's Lake. That would be a logistical nightmare. It would be facking cool though. There is no denying that. I just cant see it happening in Ottawa with the Frank Claire issues and all. Take it to the Big-O before Ottawa but dont do it if its going to alienate US fans because we all know where the business really stands.I hope the NHL is smart and doesnt go too far, too fast. This seems like a fantastic way to get the unheady US fan back into the game. Take the time to let it properly breathe and dont oversell the product because we all know most of those outdoor games arent going to be the best showcase of the on-ice talent.I read on Eklund (I think) that one of the biggest markets for viewership during the broadcast was in Vegas. Bettman has wanted to get in there for years and now we know why. The game was also the biggest regular season tv draw in the US in 10 years. Kudos again NHL. A job well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Who else could really pull it off?Minnesota, Chicago, Denver, Detroit to name a few more. Pittsburgh and Columbus could probably pull it off weather-wise too.The Vegas viewership is obviously more attributed to betting than actual interest in the game. But the NHL will take the numbers any way it can get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 all it takes is a day of rain and the whole idea will look dumb. and if you do it regularly it loses the 'once in a lifetime' appeal. i dunno. it was awesome, just like it was in edmonton, but i don't think the nhl should make this a regular thing at all. keep it rare.but then again i know shit about business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 The game definitely highlighted the impact that weather may have on the game. Like AD said, all it takes is a day of rain. Despite the 'facking cool' factor, I question the decision of playing a regular season game under these conditions, and if it shouldn't be more of a special attraction game in the pre-season or perhaps the All-Star game.So who here hopes that EA Sports incorporates an outdoor game into NHL 09? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I'd like to see it be a special attraction game as well, not a league game. If there was a fair way to figure which teams would get to participate and play it new years eve or day. Ideally anyway, the weather would be suitable given the right location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 the All-Star game.Bingo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 the All-Star game. Bingo! I'm not sure about that. The point of the All-Star game is to showcase skills. The weather might hinder that ability. I can see both advantages and disadvantages to that idea. Maybe they could have a mediocore player All-Star game so that players with average to less than average skills can play. Then everyone can just say it's the ice conditions. Also more Leafs could get on the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Miller's toque sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I watched the entire game and I thought it was awesome. (Actually I watched 4 NHL games on Jan. 1st. - an excellent way to ring in the new year!)I'd like to see an outdoor game once a season. Of course they'll have to do it in cities that actually have a decent winter. Too bad our football stadium in Ottawa is crumbling. Otherwise it would be a perfect place for another Winter Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 The thing about Lansdowne is that they can tear down the lower section of the south side, and keep the upper section...(they are separate)then add some temporary seats eh voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 then add some temporary seats eh voila! .........and somehow host less people than would fit into ScotiaBank Place............. 71000 people in Buffalo dude. 71000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 True that...Lansdowne could host what 30000 if they have endzone seats as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I thought that the changing weather conditions, ice conditions, etc. really showcased how some players can truly adapt on the fly, while others are hopeless without perfect conditions.You often hear NHL vets talk about the whining players these days and how good they've got it with current ice and rink construction. Back in the day they'd be skating through puddles in the corners sometimes . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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