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Pokecheque said:
If they can do outdoor games in California, Nevada (though that one was obviously a tad problematic), and Texas, they can certainly do one in the Pacific Northwest. I think the humidity presents a bigger obstacle than the temperature, but that could be probably be mitigated.
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It's not actually overly humid in the SeaTac area. Go south to Olympia and then further into that area is where the rainforest is, but it has to do with a sharp elevation climb that is sort of unique for the peninsula. Seattle is a running joke and absolutely false billed as a rainy city.

Simple fact, clouds need to dump moisture to get over the Cascades/Rainer. Which happens past Seattle, and usually just contributes to the very long ski season mostly.

Add in consistent air movement, the ocean keeping things consistently temperate, and you have one of the best cities weather wise. If it gets over 85 people start getting hotels, if it gets below freezing it's the coming of the ice age, yet in like April/May some days you could actually enjoy a pretty nice day on the beach, and then be skiing in the next hour or two.

That area is pretty unique, and special. I miss it. 😥
 
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CobraAcesS said:
It's not actually overly humid in the SeaTac area. Go south to Olympia and then further into that area is where the rainforest is, but it has to do with a sharp elevation climb that is sort of unique for the peninsula. Seattle is a running joke and absolutely false billed as a rainy city.

Simple fact, clouds need to dump moisture to get over the Cascades/Rainer. Which happens past Seattle, and usually just contributes to the very long ski season mostly.

Add in consistent air movement, the ocean keeping things consistently temperate, and you have one of the best cities weather wise. If it gets over 85 people start getting hotels, if it gets below freezing it's the coming of the ice age, yet in like April/May some days you could actually enjoy a pretty nice day on the beach, and then be skiing in the next hour or two.

That area is pretty unique, and special. I miss it. 😥
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F*** Edmonton for real lol
 
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Miller seems like a terrible teammate and doesn't always give it his all. Even if the latter changed, I still don't think that's someone to trade for because he can no longer be a player you can just put up with if you have strong leadership in front of him. Not with a $64M contract you can't. There's way too much expected from him and he's no longer someone who can just blend in while being a dick like he did in Tampa/NY.

It's not an Avs problem though and won't be. He makes too much for them to afford and that's not a contract structure I see them touching regardless. They broke the norm with the bonuses with Nate and to a very small extent with Val. They're not paying J.T freakin Miller, who would be at best the 6th best player on the team (7th for me), $24M in bonus money.
 
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CobraAcesS said:
I'd take him at 50% retention, unless that is happening cheap, he's Vancouver's problem. Contract, attitude and everything in between lol.
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I think he'd have way less problems here. The Avs have a very established leadership group here and he would not be expected to be a leader or anything here. Not advocating to add him to the squad or anything, but the context of the different teams would make a difference I would imagine.
 
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The Abusement Park said:
I think he'd have way less problems here. The Avs have a very established leadership group here and he would not be expected to be a leader or anything here. Not advocating to add him to the squad or anything, but the context of the different teams would make a difference I would imagine.
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Oh yeah, I'm not one to judge guys on shit teams acting out, but that player and that team made their own bed lol.

There is just no way, that contract..
 
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Boy what a finish in Boston. Half a second more on the clock and Malkin ties the game.

It's been said before but boy do these outdoor games really hurt the quality of hockey being shown. It's supposed to be a showcase of our game but the hockey is just brutal. Puck hardly moves, you can't make any plays out there it's the ultimate dump and grind style of game.
 
dahrougem2 said:
Boy what a finish in Boston. Half a second more on the clock and Malkin ties the game.

It's been said before but boy do these outdoor games really hurt the quality of hockey being shown. It's supposed to be a showcase of our game but the hockey is just brutal. Puck hardly moves, you can't make any plays out there it's the ultimate dump and grind style of game.
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Yeah the actual quality of hockey is just terrible to watch. Looks slow AF and the bad camera angles make it look worse. Plus, the players will never admit it but they're cold AF and it affects how they play.
 
Metallo said:
I've lost all interest for the Winter Classic a whilr back.
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I get why they still do it, and next year's could do A LOT to reignite interest if they do it right, but for the most part it's pretty ho-hum to me too.

The thing about shinny, no doubt it's fun as hell to play, but I'm pretty sure would not be fun to watch. :laugh:

Maybe that would be way to go. Make it full shinny. Put a big uneven crack in the ice. Players don't wear pads. A big snowbank instead of boards. Put cones around a patch of the playing surface and mark it "THIN ICE."

In all seriousness once the NHL finally decides to quit showcasing the same five goddamned teams every year it might get more interesting at least. Maybe if they got rid of the Heritage Classic they could focus more on the Winter Classic but we know that ain't happening.
 
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Pokecheque said:
Yeah the actual quality of hockey is just terrible to watch. Looks slow AF and the bad camera angles make it look worse. Plus, the players will never admit it but they're cold AF and it affects how they play.
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I put it on just now, it's got old instantaneously, I kinda want to go to one still just for the T shirt, but no fkn way am I sitting out there if the weather is total shit. Football fans are crazy f***s.

The players who don't play a lot of minutes are probably the ones freezing their asses off like the fans lol.
 
What happened to Marchand's face? Is that just from being cold lol? He looks like he sat next to Mike Tyson on the plane ride.
 
Pokecheque said:
I get why they still do it, and next year's could do A LOT to reignite interest if they do it right, but for the most part it's pretty ho-hum to me too.

The thing about shinny, no doubt it's fun as hell to play, but I'm pretty sure would not be fun to watch. :laugh:

Maybe that would be way to go. Make it full shinny. Put a big uneven crack in the ice. Players don't wear pads. A big snowbank instead of boards. Put cones around a patch of the playing surface and mark it "THIN ICE."

In all seriousness once the NHL finally decides to quit showcasing the same five goddamned teams every year it might get more interesting at least. Maybe if they got rid of the Heritage Classic they could focus more on the Winter Classic but we know that ain't happening.
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What is going with the Winter Classic next year that makes it so interesting?
 
Apart from the Winter Classic almost always being a dull game, what really makes me dislike it is the coverage. Which is the exact same fawning bullshit year after year as the broadcasters work their hardest to sell it as some special experience.
It reminds them of playing shimmy when they were young. It's a great atmosphere. The players are really having fun out there. Here's a washed-up musical act at the intermission. The crew really did an amazing job on the ice. What a town this is with great traditions.

It was ridiculous years ago. Now it's torture.
 
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