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I'm confused...are we talking about you or somebody else? What's less common, 1 out of 1230 or 6 out of 1230?

You want to know a secret? It's not wise to be so condescending to people around here. I mean, if you want to be a huge dick then go ahead. It's not that it's popular, it's that there are too many games and the idea of the WC is being watered down. Imagine if they had the Olympics 4 times a year. Nobody would care anymore.

I overheard this on NHL Network and about fell out of my seat.

Yeah, I actually just ordered one from them. They are on their site for $134.99. +$40 for twill name/number and +$50 for felt name/number. I used a promo code 'MOM13' and got $10 off, and orders over $100 are free shipping. Sooo, $164.99 shipped. I got a Datsyuk. I was going to go with Z, but my other WC jersey is Z's so I figured I'd change it up. I need a regular Z jersey, because I don't like wearing the old WC one, it fits weird. I'm going to rock this one in Dallas next weekend when we make the playoffs. http://www.detroitathletic.com/servlet/the-3573/2014-Winter-Classic-Detroit/Detail EDIT: The one thing they are missing is the WC patch. DA said they didn't come from Reebok with them and they are looking for a source for the patches. He said he thinks it has to do with the lockout, because if they came with the patch, they would have all been made with one from 2013. I'll probably add one later, D i c k's is selling the patches.

I can't find it, but I recall someone saying you could get these from the NHL Shop for around $100. Also, just spoke with a rep from Shop NHL and they said they are indeed screen printed. She also told me the C on the Datsyuk jersey stood for 'Winter Classic'. LMAO I'm looking at Detroit Athletic since they have sewn on logos/number/names for the same price point. They don't appear to have the C or A on the arm though. Bummer nobody is getting this right, not even the NHL. EDIT: I just spoke to Detroit Athletics and they said they are putting the C or A on the arm, you just need to specify it when you put the name/number you want. The logos are all sewn on. From Reebok, the logo and 'Detroit' is felt which you can get on the name/number as well, but they believe the twill will hold up longer. It's $10 extra and takes longer for the felt name/number since it's a special order.

It says so in the description:

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll have to endure him on NBCSN at least 10-15 times a season. Probably against the Hawks a time or two as well.

I thought it was only if he re-signs with Philly for next year.

Means Means they can suspend 5 games or more, even if White declines the in-person.

I've had multiple people make comments about the Ovechkin hit from this week, I think? Something about him getting hit and slamming into the net? I couldn't find any reference to it but had several people ask me what I thought. Anyone know what I am talking about?

Great, I'll be at the Dallas game....and a nervous f****** wreck. I'm liable to hurt someone if it comes down to that and the boys don't show up. I've been fearing that scenario all year.

Wut?

I'm right there with you. Kid has some hockey IQ, or as Mick would say, "He gets it." I thought he's look great, better than some of our other D at, you know, playing D.

I couldn't even make it through this entire thread because everyone here is f****** spoiled. Why don't our guys just sign minimum contracts and score 50 goals a season? Greedy lazy bastards they are. Sid's Howie face wash was worth $5 mil alone, not to mention all that damn rubber he's had coming at him this year.

I came here to ask where the C for Z's jersey was, but I see they put it on the arm. Pretty cool IMO.

I believe they call that a modified NTC, like Iginla had.

Prices on those jerseys are not bad either, I was expecting like $339. Looks like I should be able to get one before the new year. I guess they are in line with the Premier jerseys though, figured they would be 'authentic'.

I was going to read this, but I stopped as ES...

I'm not sure playoff games are on NHLN. I'm not doubting you, I just don't recall any of them being on there. Center Ice shows first two rounds of playoffs, because the last two rounds are NBC exclusives. At least that's how I recall it working. I would imagine it would be similar for GCL, but I don't use that either. Actually, considering GCL blacks out everything on a national channel, it would make sense they don't show any playoff games. Even with Center Ice I can't watch FSD, I have to watch national which means, why would they even show any playoff games on Center Ice? It's for out of market viewers, which have to watch national... Boo to blackouts.

Well, I for one didn't enjoy the lockout because they were depriving me of a product I consume. That product was out of stock, but now that they are stocked back up, I choose to consume that product again. I can be upset the lockout occurred but continue to be a consumer of said product. If I don't like the candidates in the race, do I have to vote for either? Voting for someone other than the two primaries is pretty much a throwaway vote. I know, I've done it twice now.

I'm not going to lie, the lockout had it's effect on me. I still love this game and this team, but as I got used to no hockey, I got used to no hockey. I don't watch many games outside of Wings' games and my interest level has definitely waned a bit, but I'm not going anywhere. It's like I realized I'm almost too busy to watch hockey. That's funny, because I remember numerous conversations here where people are talked down to for buying 'illegitimate' jerseys.

Even though I knew there was going to be a lockout, I bought WC tickets. They went on sale in August last year, before the lockout was official, and there was no way I was going to chance missing it. When I had the option after the game was officially canceled, I retained my tickets, because for me, this is a once in a life time opportunity. People in Michigan have substantially more opportunities to attend Wings' games than I do, so when I get the chance and the means to go...I go. I've been to 8-9 Wings' games and only one was at the Joe, so this is a big deal for me. I'm just hoping they release the Winter Festival schedule so I can plan my trip already.

I certainly wasn't going to support the NHL during the lockout, instead of Wings gear I was buying Tigers gear. However, I am not going to deprive myself of the WC in spite of the lockout. It's stronger than ever because the die hards couldn't stay away, and there appears to be a lot of them.

PP goals are good and usually lead to wins. Unless you collapse against the coyotes for 20 minutes.

Yeah, Datsyuk's useless.... Even when Dats has an average game, it's above average compared to most players in this league. He can't do it all himself all the time. If you recall, he got kneed last night and didn't look the same after it IMO.