SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Good column here, talking about how this is will probably be one of the main cogs of the NHL consistently and that even the casual hockey fan or non-hockey fans will tune in. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/stor...&id=3804478 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted January 1, 2009 Indeed. It'll be interesting to see how they let the southern teams participate. I expect a lot of North-South matchups with the North hosting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted January 1, 2009 I think we are gonna have north-north match ups for awhile, and then the the visiting north team will get to host a south team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Datsyerberger 279 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 I think we are gonna have north-north match ups for awhile, and then the the visiting north team will get to host a south team. That would be a clever way of doing it. Maybe the league will find an interesting thing to do that favors hosting in the south. Whatever that would be. Unless anyone here can think of a way to make a Winter Classic hosted in the south seem anything other than ridiculous, that is. Hm. If they fix the All Star Game (remove fan voting, move it til after the season), they could host those in southern rinks. And the skills competition and all that jazz. But the Winter Classic just has such greater seating capacity.. Eh. It's hard to find a way in which the southern teams don't get screwed. Oh well, go Wings! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opie 308 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) I love the winter classic and think they should do it twice a year. I also believe it should be reserved for O6 match ups only, but there are a lot of things I think the O6 should get that they don't. I think they should do an all outdoor day with the O6 revolving match ups each year. All 6 have stadiums that could hold the event near by and the weather necessary. Think about it this years match ups could have been: Det v Chi at Wrigley 1:00pm Tor v Boston at Foxboro or Fenway (I think the game is better suited to be in a football stadium than baseball) 5:00pm Mon V NY at the Meadowlands 8:00pm Could they do a night game, I mean the Giants and Jets play there at night all of the time?! EDIT: same for the Pats. What a great day of Hockey that would be!! Edited January 2, 2009 by Opie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
