Canucks
It's been a great season so far. Went to the Lightning game last night with Periop - Canucks kicking up the game with a 5 -1 win. Most of the season they've been playing very close games and they lead the league with most wins by a goal. Yesterday though, whole other hockey. It was fast, it was full of energy, all 4 lines were playing hard. Good hits, great goals, some terrific plays.
So this is great hockey. Unfortunately, we return to playing teams like the Wild. Although these games against Calgary, Edmonton, Colorado and so forth can get exciting, they lose some appeal after what... the 6 times we've already played them and have 2 more to go.
Although this has been hashed everywhere - the NHL has got to change up the schedule. Playing each West vs East once in a season can't be that expensive. Its far better hockey and we could still see Calgary come out 4 times. Really, that's enough for most fans. Its not so much about the players - albeit seeing Crosby, St Louis, Ovechkin etc... would rock - its more about seeing different teams. Teams play different styles of hockey - last night, 2 open ice teams played each other and what a difference it was!!
But then if the West had Crosby, St Louis, Ovechkin... I bet the schedule would have changed.
And enough with Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Do they not play other nights like the other teams? Give some different teams exposure for a change - and if you really have to show it - start putting it on PPV like everyone else. You want to grow the NHL TV coverage - you have to show some other Canadian teams playing. Who wants to watch the Laffs vs Atlanta when Ottawa is playing Philly? 11 goals in that Ottawa game and 2 fights - 1 with goalie on goalie! Come on! Tell me that wasn't the game to watch!!
It's been a great season so far. Went to the Lightning game last night with Periop - Canucks kicking up the game with a 5 -1 win. Most of the season they've been playing very close games and they lead the league with most wins by a goal. Yesterday though, whole other hockey. It was fast, it was full of energy, all 4 lines were playing hard. Good hits, great goals, some terrific plays.
So this is great hockey. Unfortunately, we return to playing teams like the Wild. Although these games against Calgary, Edmonton, Colorado and so forth can get exciting, they lose some appeal after what... the 6 times we've already played them and have 2 more to go.
Although this has been hashed everywhere - the NHL has got to change up the schedule. Playing each West vs East once in a season can't be that expensive. Its far better hockey and we could still see Calgary come out 4 times. Really, that's enough for most fans. Its not so much about the players - albeit seeing Crosby, St Louis, Ovechkin etc... would rock - its more about seeing different teams. Teams play different styles of hockey - last night, 2 open ice teams played each other and what a difference it was!!
But then if the West had Crosby, St Louis, Ovechkin... I bet the schedule would have changed.
And enough with Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Do they not play other nights like the other teams? Give some different teams exposure for a change - and if you really have to show it - start putting it on PPV like everyone else. You want to grow the NHL TV coverage - you have to show some other Canadian teams playing. Who wants to watch the Laffs vs Atlanta when Ottawa is playing Philly? 11 goals in that Ottawa game and 2 fights - 1 with goalie on goalie! Come on! Tell me that wasn't the game to watch!!
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