LeafalCrusader
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Could have done the battle of Ontario in Sweden too. Have Sundin and Alfredsson at the game.
GDT: Leafs vs Wings: Friday in Sweden 2pm [TSN4]
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I'm sure they do, but I highly doubt is is equal.
I bet their season ticket holders don't get a discount, the Arena employees 2 days of Work, the local sports bars game-day boost in revenue, or the hotel visiting teams stay at etc etc.
Evilhomer
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As someone else said, the whole thing is stupid. I can't imagine that Sweden is underserviced for hockey.
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I can't find anyone who like the idea. I can understand doing it in non-hockey markets.
Go to Latvia and keep up the momentum from the World Championships last year. Or Rome/Paris/Madrid etc. Even Mexico City and have a Matthews-Iso camera.
Arena technology is good enough these days you can play anywhere.
Ugh.
2pm, 8am, 2pm.
Going to take some work being skipped or ignored to catch the next few games.
2pm, 8am, 2pm.
Going to take some work being skipped or ignored to catch the next few games.
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I really wish we weren't playing overseas. That said...
if it gets Willy to sign; I am all for it lol
also FU marchand you pos. Lily could have played in Sweden in front of his family and friends.
if it gets Willy to sign; I am all for it lol
also FU marchand you pos. Lily could have played in Sweden in front of his family and friends.
I'm pretty sure that home teams for international games and outdoor games get paid the equivalent of what they would make from a home game. Essentially, the league buys the game from the team and runs the show.
So, a Leafs home game is very expensive to buy out. That's probably why Buffalo was the home team in the Buffalo-Toronto Heritage Classic in Hamilton.
So, a Leafs home game is very expensive to buy out. That's probably why Buffalo was the home team in the Buffalo-Toronto Heritage Classic in Hamilton.
I imagine Ottawa did not want to sell the league a Toronto game. Or if the payment from the league is based on the specific visiting team, the league may have preferred not to buy it.
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Thankfully the 2PM games are on Fridays lol. The Hawks game is on Black Friday so I'll probably be online shopping and watching the game during work hours
(obviously much harder to do for the folks with hands on jobs requiring them to be in person)
I'm on the west coast so the two 11am PST games work great for me. I'm neither a farmer, not am I someone who stays up all night doing lines anymore, so I guess I'm recording that 5am PST game.
This would have been a great gimmick in 1974 or something.
This would have been a great gimmick in 1974 or something.
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Flying to Stockholm to watch both games.
As a Leafs fan who has lived in the UK for the past decade I've waited for this for a long time. Two games with a day in-between to catch some sights. And it's the regular season! Stop whining about the start times!
As a Leafs fan who has lived in the UK for the past decade I've waited for this for a long time. Two games with a day in-between to catch some sights. And it's the regular season! Stop whining about the start times!
Maybe he got banged up when the puck went off him into the net on the 5-2 goal VS Vancouver.
Maybe it hit him the wrong way.
What's the difference between work being skipped vs ignored?
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I guess I could skip work, and have a few beers at home or a pub.
Or just sit around work watching the game on my phone.
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fair enough. Still as someone in Canada who watches a certain English football club every time they play, it never bugs me when the games aren’t in my preferred time zone.
It’s so stupid. Then They’ll cram games together at other points to even it out.
Even a Germany/Switzerland showcase. New Jersey has 4 Swiss players and the Hughes bros. Send Drai and McDavid.
While these counties have string niche markets already, hockey - especially NHL hockey is only a blip in the market share over there. With a population of close to 100M people, it would only make sense to attempt to expand their growing success.
As you said though, Sweden doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Do this as often as you can.
I’d give up a lot to be able to do this again with my dad, peace be with him….
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The time change is a little more forgiving back to NA, I’m either staying up late for a midnight game time, or more usually watching the highlights first thing in the morning.
Luckily for this you get a Friday afternoon game, a free Friday evening, and an afternoon Sunday game.
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