OT: Around the NHL: That Bedard kid is okay at hockey

[Tender Rip]

Rags.... groan.
Thank you Minnesota.

Anyway, clearly Columbus will get Bedard, because the NHL needs the Metro to be harder….

 

[BusinessGoose]

God the Avs suck this year. Worse than us.
Losing to Chicago as defending champs!?

Is their roster back to full strength?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

Is their roster back to full strength?

No, but almost no lineups are at full strength.

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

I tried to go then and I contacted the ticket box and they got back to me the day after the game. Lol

Was trying to go with a group of 12 and via ticket master it was 50 a ticket.

Alright, partial redemption then. What does an AHL seat generally cost? I used to go to ECHL games, they were a bargain, and the bar had great sight lines.

Rags.... groan.
Thank you Minnesota.

Anyway, clearly Columbus will get Bedard, because the NHL needs the Metro to be harder….

Not sure if that is better or worse than the Blackhawks. Ugh.

 

[BusinessGoose]

No, but almost no lineups are at full strength.

They were decimated this year though. Pens-style

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Rags.... groan.
Thank you Minnesota.

Anyway, clearly Columbus will get Bedard, because the NHL needs the Metro to be harder….

Two teams I'd hate to see get the 1st overall more than a Metro team:
1-Blackhawks because of their 2010 cover-up and overall shittiness
2-Arizona because f*** that team for not even trying to be anything but a laughing stock and Bettman allowing it to happen. A team that doesn't even try to be relevant doesn't deserve Bedard.

 

[Gurglesons]

Alright, partial redemption then. What does an AHL seat generally cost? I used to go to ECHL games, they were a bargain, and the bar had great sight lines.


Not sure if that is better or worse than the Blackhawks. Ugh.

10-20 is the most I’ve paid in San Diego or Ontario.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

10-20 is the most I’ve paid in San Diego or Ontario.

Every single time I see this I think people are referring to our province.

Stop naming your cities after our provinces, you weirdos.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Every single time I see this I think people are referring to our province.

Stop naming your cities after our provinces, you weirdos.

It's Cali...what do you expect?

 

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Two teams I'd hate to see get the 1st overall more than a Metro team:
1-Blackhawks because of their 2010 cover-up and overall shittiness
2-Arizona because f*** that team for not even trying to be anything but a laughing stock and Bettman allowing it to happen. A team that doesn't even try to be relevant doesn't deserve Bedard.

Yeah, those would both suck as options, as well as Columbus and Philly. I'm not trying to see a once-in-a-decade talent land with a rival.

Pretty much anyone else I would be okay with, at this point. Bedard in SJ or Anaheim would be cool, though the latter have plenty of talent moving forward already. I think the best option would be Vancouver, because of the hometown connection, a rivalry with McDavid in Western Canada, their search for a first cup, etc. I know their fans annoy the crap out of many people, but they've never had a true phenom talent like that since Bure. I feel like even the Sedins were pretty low key stars.

Either way, the kid looks like an absolute franchise-centerpiece stud. His playmaking at the WJC was magnificent, and he almost looked bored at times with how easily he was tearing through teams.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Sprong to Tanev lol…

Look at that hustle from Sprong. That's what a player that's happy playing for a coach looks like.

Yeah, those would both suck as options, as well as Columbus and Philly. I'm not trying to see a once-in-a-decade talent land with a rival.

Pretty much anyone else I would be okay with, at this point. Bedard in SJ or Anaheim would be cool, though the latter have plenty of talent moving forward already. I think the best option would be Vancouver, because of the hometown connection, a rivalry with McDavid in Western Canada, their search for a first cup, etc. I know their fans annoy the crap out of many people, but they've never had a true phenom talent like that since Bure. I feel like even the Sedins were pretty low key stars.

Either way, the kid looks like an absolute franchise-centerpiece stud. His playmaking at the WJC was magnificent, and he almost looked bored at times with how easily he was tearing through teams.

The fact that they cheated to get Bure, I'm ok with Arizona winning it and laughing at them a little longer.

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Every single time I see this I think people are referring to our province.

Stop naming your cities after our provinces, you weirdos.

The dudes who found it named after where they were from. Same reason there's Pittsburgs in Kansas and California.

That said...the first time I found out that there was a place called Ontario in California was when they got the Reign and I was baffled as to why a friggin' ECHL team would try to lay claim to a province that massive and I still have to remind myself that it's just the Inland Empire. Nobody refers to those cities by their actual names, but Ontario tries really f***ing hard to be a name and it's never going to not feel weird. If only Rancho Cucamonga had built an arena instead.

Still a more logical reason for that name than there is for California, PA simply being founded in 1849

 

[BusinessGoose]

Rancho Cucamonga Cowabungas sounds like an awesome ECHL team. Bonus points if they could get TMNT theming.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

 

[Honour Over Glory]

That's hideous.




Where can I buy one...

 

[Big Friggin Dummy]

Shit looks like old guacamole. I love it.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Our trivia team name the last two times we played has been "Meenage Tutant Tinja Nurtles". Each time the poor emcee had to say it it sounded like she was having a stroke.

 

[Gurglesons]

Two teams I'd hate to see get the 1st overall more than a Metro team:
1-Blackhawks because of their 2010 cover-up and overall shittiness
2-Arizona because f*** that team for not even trying to be anything but a laughing stock and Bettman allowing it to happen. A team that doesn't even try to be relevant doesn't deserve Bedard.

I don't know. Arizona has tried. Just nothing goes their way.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I actually would rather see Arizona get Bedard. We joke about the arena situation but the city doesn't play ball and didn't until recently. But outside of that dipshit Miller thing, I don't mind them. They lost out on Matthews, Mcdavid, Eichel, etc. They've hired a lot of bad people as well.

The last part is very self inflicted and they continue to do that.

 

[Gurglesons]

I actually would rather see Arizona get Bedard. We joke about the arena situation but the city doesn't play ball and didn't until recently. But outside of that dipshit Miller thing, I don't mind them. They lost out on Matthews, Mcdavid, Eichel, etc. They've hired a lot of bad people as well.

The last part is very self inflicted and they continue to do that.

Yeah, it'd be cool.

 

[Beau Knows]

Bedard in Vancouver could be fun, McDavid and Bedard on rival teams.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Bedard in Vancouver could be fun, McDavid and Bedard on rival teams.

McDipshit is too busy whining about not understanding offsides and how shootouts are boring.

 

[Empoleon8771]

GMJR seems to be running a terrific organization over there

 

[Honour Over Glory]

GMJR seems to be running a terrific organization over there

It's bad when Hughes calls out what happened to Pearson. It's funny how we've likely seen bad surgery on pens players and none would say shit. Good on Hughes.

 

[66-30-33]

Bedard in Vancouver could be fun, McDavid and Bedard on rival teams.

f*** that he should go to the Ducks and play with Zegras and McTavish or whatever the top line is.