Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted August 31, 2018 https://www.nhl.com/fans/winter-classic So the NHL has decided to play their Winter Classic Game at Notre Dame Stadium this year. OK. Seems like a good choice. Cold weather city. Large stadium. A university with a decent hockey program. Just one problem: the teams. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins? I get the Blackhawks. Notre Dame has been associated with the Chicago market for a long time. They're roughly 90 miles apart. Makes sense. But the Bruins? Why? The Irish factor? South Bend is 10 miles from the Michigan border. It's 200 miles from Detroit. Why isn't this a Hawks-Wings game? I can't believe they are having an NHL outdoor game 90 minutes from my house and its the friggin Blackhawks. Have absolutely no interest in going now. Thanks NHL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: https://www.nhl.com/fans/winter-classic So the NHL has decided to play their Winter Classic Game at Notre Dame Stadium this year. OK. Seems like a good choice. Cold weather city. Large stadium. A university with a decent hockey program. Just one problem: the teams. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins? I get the Blackhawks. Notre Dame has been associated with the Chicago market for a long time. They're roughly 90 miles apart. Makes sense. But the Bruins? Why? The Irish factor? South Bend is 10 miles from the Michigan border. It's 200 miles from Detroit. Why isn't this a Hawks-Wings game? I can't believe they are having an NHL outdoor game 90 minutes from my house and its the friggin Blackhawks. Have absolutely no interest in going now. Thanks NHL. You want the simple answer? You're a smart guy; you already know it. The Detroit Red Wings suck. And the Bruins don't. Edited September 1, 2018 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks. I was hoping for more outdoor Blackhawks games 2 BottleOfSmoke and NerveDamage reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The 91 of Ryans 3,019 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, kickazz said: You want the simple answer? You're a smart guy; you already know it. The Detroit Red Wings suck. And the Bruins don't. Except the Hawks sort of also suck right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, The 91 of Ryans said: Except the Hawks sort of also suck right? One year of bad. But they have big name players which sells tickets. Plus the Norte Dame connection with Chicago Edited September 1, 2018 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheXym 2,606 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 We got rid of Brett Lebda. Notre Dame hasn’t forgotten or forgiven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,131 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 IMO, they should spread it around more. Fine, Notre Dame, Chicago, cool, but instead of having yet another multiple appearance, bring in Columbus, Nashville or Tampa, Florida, Colorado, Dallas...you get it. I'm actually surprised we haven't seen a "SunBelt Series" involving the southern teams. I actually prefer the traditional New Years Eve game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 groan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 7 hours ago, LeftWinger said: IMO, they should spread it around more. Fine, Notre Dame, Chicago, cool, but instead of having yet another multiple appearance, bring in Columbus, Nashville or Tampa, Florida, Colorado, Dallas...you get it. I'm actually surprised we haven't seen a "SunBelt Series" involving the southern teams. I actually prefer the traditional New Years Eve game. Any other ideas for teams and venues for the Winter Classic? Vancouver vs. Seattle at Husky Stadium in Seattle Calgary vs. Edmonton at Mosaic Stadium in Regina Chicago vs. Minnesota at Lambeau Field in Green Bay Columbus vs. Pittsburgh at Progressive Field in Cleveland Detroit vs Pittsburgh at Tiger Stadium NY Rangers vs NJ Devils at Metlife Stadium in NJ Rangers vs Bruins at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Capitals vs Flyers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeftWinger 5,131 Report post Posted September 1, 2018 44 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: Any other ideas for teams and venues for the Winter Classic? Vancouver vs. Seattle at Husky Stadium in Seattle Calgary vs. Edmonton at Mosaic Stadium in Regina Chicago vs. Minnesota at Lambeau Field in Green Bay Columbus vs. Pittsburgh at Progressive Field in Cleveland Detroit vs Pittsburgh at Tiger Stadium NY Rangers vs NJ Devils at Metlife Stadium in NJ Rangers vs Bruins at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Capitals vs Flyers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore http://globalsyntheticice.com/index2.php?pagenum=106&pagecontent=Super-Glide+SLICK&terms=synthetic_ice_rink&user=9&adcode=106&_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5eHlxdCa3QIVg4bACh0GcgF3EAAYAiAAEgKotfD_BwE And yes, before anyone becomes a dick, we know he meant Commerica Park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted September 2, 2018 5 hours ago, LeftWinger said: http://globalsyntheticice.com/index2.php?pagenum=106&pagecontent=Super-Glide+SLICK&terms=synthetic_ice_rink&user=9&adcode=106&_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5eHlxdCa3QIVg4bACh0GcgF3EAAYAiAAEgKotfD_BwE And yes, before anyone becomes a dick, we know he meant Commerica Park. I doubt the NHL would ever approve this, although it would be cool. I don't care what the corporates call it. It's still Tiger Stadium to me. 1 LeftWinger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylee 727 Report post Posted September 2, 2018 Didn’t Anaheim play San Jose in a stadium series game just a couple years ago? It looked weird on TV to see what was clearly a warm night play host to hockey outside lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted September 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: I don't care what the corporates call it. It's still Tiger Stadium to me. It's the Tiger's stadium but it's called Comerica park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dabura 12,232 Report post Posted September 2, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 8:08 AM, TheXym said: We got rid of Brett Lebda. Notre Dame hasn’t forgotten or forgiven. NOR. HAVE. I. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted September 2, 2018 On 9/1/2018 at 7:08 AM, TheXym said: We got rid of Brett Lebda. Notre Dame hasn’t forgotten or forgiven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: So glad we got rid of that guy. He sucked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xault 272 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 DET vs STL would of been cool. Wish we had real rivals again.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, xault said: DET vs STL would of been cool. Wish we had real rivals again.. What does “would of” mean Edited September 3, 2018 by kickazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mckinley25 679 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 They likely mean it in the past tense modal correctly written as “would have.” I suspect you know that though as it’s a common grammatical mistake derived from it’s contraction, which is phonetically identical. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
F.Michael 4,590 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 22 minutes ago, Mckinley25 said: They likely mean it in the past tense modal correctly written as “would have.” I suspect you know that though as it’s a common grammatical mistake derived from it’s contraction, which is phonetically identical. Dude - enough with all the smart guy talk eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 31 minutes ago, Mckinley25 said: They likely mean it in the past tense modal correctly written as “would have.” I suspect you know that though as it’s a common grammatical mistake derived from it’s contraction, which is phonetically identical. 2 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie, xault and Mckinley25 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mckinley25 679 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 11 minutes ago, F.Michael said: Dude - enough with all the smart guy talk eh? If I was smart I’d be engaging in discussions of CORSI and other statistical analytics. I am not however, so I’ll just continue to point out things people already know, like what “would of” is meant to convey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mckinley25 said: If I was smart I’d be engaging in discussions of CORSI and other statistical analytics. I am not however, so I’ll just continue to point out things people already know, like what “would of” is meant to convey. is 'woulda' ok? 1 Mckinley25 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neomaxizoomdweebie 3,083 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, NerveDamage said: is 'woulda' ok? woulda, coulda, shoulda just left it alone 1 Mckinley25 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NerveDamage 4,176 Report post Posted September 3, 2018 Just now, Neomaxizoomdweebie said: woulda, coulda, shoulda just left it alone I was asking... for a friend 1 Neomaxizoomdweebie reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
