HF Habs: Out of Town Thread: Off-Season Edition

[HuGort]

NYI 1st season they were 12-60-6 for 30 pts. They were terrible but I am pretty sure I listened to them win a game against the Bruins that season.

You must be old

 

[Team_Spirit]

Is this @dinodebino @Michelangelo or @Walrus26

 

[CDN24]

Never heard of the Nordiques?

They had a brutal one- 89-90 with 31 points I think. The 74-75 Capitals are the worst ever I think with a 8-67-5 record for 21 points. SJ may be in that territory.

 

[waffledave]

The main board GDT seems to be unironically praising Nickelback here in 2023, ****ing lmao

Berta 4lyfe

Nickelback gets a lot hate because they became the face for an era of very generic, formulaic rock music that all sounded the same and was just everywhere. But I can't stand when people say they suck. I have friends like that, music snob friends who shout how Nickelback sucks, while hoping nobody remembers their emo days of the early 2000s.

Nickelback is not my thing but they don't suck, they sold a f***ing bajillion albums. By definition they don't suck, they are an extremely successful band.

 

[salbutera]

They had a brutal one- 89-90 with 31 points I think. The 74-75 Capitals are the worst ever I think with a 8-67-5 record for 21 points. SJ may be in that territory.

But they beat the Habs that year…

 

[Mrb1p]

Nickelback gets a lot hate because they became the face for an era of very generic, formulaic rock music that all sounded the same and was just everywhere. But I can't stand when people say they suck. I have friends like that, music snob friends who shout how Nickelback sucks, while hoping nobody remembers their emo days of the early 2000s.

Nickelback is not my thing but they don't suck, they sold a f***ing bajillion albums. By definition they don't suck, they are an extremely successful band.

Nickleback sucks and its fine if you like em. I like em, I know they suck and I know why I like them.

You dont have to like only "good things". I love Michael Bays Transformers, I know what they are. Some people love McNuggets, its fine.

 

[waffledave]

Nickleback sucks and its fine if you like em. I like em, I know they suck and I know why I like them.

You dont have to like only "good things". I love Michael Bays Transformers, I know what they are. Some people love McNuggets, its fine.

Objectively how can anyone say these things suck if they make billions of dollars? They all exist to make money, they all make insane amounts of money. That's the metric.

 

[GrandBison]

They had a brutal one- 89-90 with 31 points I think. The 74-75 Capitals are the worst ever I think with a 8-67-5 record for 21 points. SJ may be in that territory.

Nordiques case is worst I think, and closer to today's Sharks, cause you could have no pieces to build an expansion team like the 74-75 Caps, or the new Senators, but both the Nords and the Sharks literally destroyed their roster.

 

[Mrb1p]

Objectively how can anyone say these things suck if they make billions of dollars? They all exist to make money, they all make insane amounts of money. That's the metric.

Because capitalism is not a barometer of quality.

TV dinners are a multi million dollar business yet its dog shit. The three most succesful teams in the NHL have a bottom ten product over the last 30 years.

 

[waffledave]

Because capitalism is not a barometer of quality.

TV dinners are a multi million dollar business yet its dog shit. The three most succesful teams in the NHL have a bottom ten product over the last 30 years.

Nickelback exists to make money. Their music is a formula designed to sell albums. Michael Bay exists to make money, he's not out there trying to make art he's trying to make blockbuster movies. McNuggets exist to make money, they aren't trying to be high-end cuisine. They are all extremely successful examples of what they exist to do.

 

[Mrb1p]

Nickelback exists to make money. Their music is a formula designed to sell albums. Michael Bay exists to make money, he's not out there trying to make art he's trying to make blockbuster movies. McNuggets exist to make money, they aren't trying to be high-end cuisine. They are all extremely successful examples of what they exist to do.

Yes. Its good in a capitalist mindset. It is not what people refer to when they say good or bad.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

You must be old

Yes. Yes I am.

 

[waffledave]

Yes. Its good in a capitalist mindset. It is not what people refer to when they say good or bad.

People mix up "this is bad" with "I don't like this."

 

[Mrb1p]

People mix up "this is bad" with "I don't like this."

Nickleback is objectively bad. You can, however, like bad things.

 

[Paddyjack]

Never heard of the Nordiques?

They even had a comical song that year made by the local radio FM93 "Un club de dinde" (A team of turkeys)

 

[CDN24]

Nordiques case is worst I think, and closer to today's Sharks, cause you could have no pieces to build an expansion team like the 74-75 Caps, or the new Senators, but both the Nords and the Sharks literally destroyed their roster.

Nordiques of 89-90 were further along than today's Sharks though as they had been drafting well for a while. They had Sakic drafted in 87, who put up over 100 pts in 89-90. They had leschyshyn, Kamensky and Fiset from 88 draft. They had Sundin and Foote from the 89 draft and would Owen Nolan with the 1990 no 1 pick.

 

[McGees]

I'm so over these outdoor games. I'm sure it's a fun event to be there live but they're awful to watch. They just don't translate well to tv viewing

Yep. Boring AF.

 

[Walrus26]

Is this @dinodebino @Michelangelo or @Walrus26

Might have been me 5 years ago or so, but I've shifted some weight since ;-)

 

[the valiant effort]

Nickelback gets a lot hate because they became the face for an era of very generic, formulaic rock music that all sounded the same and was just everywhere. But I can't stand when people say they suck. I have friends like that, music snob friends who shout how Nickelback sucks, while hoping nobody remembers their emo days of the early 2000s.

Nickelback is not my thing but they don't suck, they sold a f***ing bajillion albums. By definition they don't suck, they are an extremely successful band.

Satirizing Kroeger’s infamous “8 million albums” quote aside, it will always be cool and fresh to dunk on the Nickelbacks of Earth.

My next move is to petition for the removal of Fix You as the Habs intro song.

 

[YukonCornelius 5thOA]

Nickelback gets a lot hate because they became the face for an era of very generic, formulaic rock music that all sounded the same and was just everywhere. But I can't stand when people say they suck. I have friends like that, music snob friends who shout how Nickelback sucks, while hoping nobody remembers their emo days of the early 2000s.

Nickelback is not my thing but they don't suck, they sold a f***ing bajillion albums. By definition they don't suck, they are an extremely successful band.

No, they suck.

Making a product that everyone buys does not equate to quality.

You kind of suck for this post too waffledave.

 

[MXD]

Nickelback had a pretty good song on Silver Side Up that I really enjoyed and that I could still enjoy today.
But they sound like, and probably are, a band that was really, but really, thought Creed was the most revolutionnary thing to happen in music. ... And then pretty much ended up taking's Creed spot in the music industry food chain (albeit with a tolerable frontman).

 

[LaP]

Obviously what is good or not is kind of relative. Personally i'd call the Avengers pretty damn average at best but most people consider it one of the best movies they ever watched. As for Nickelback they're fine i guess but my main problem is lot of people classify then as alternative metal or post grunge or hard rock or something like that but like no it's really a Rouge FM type of band for middle aged women. Relating them to metal or grunge or hard rock in any possible way is ridiculous. It's a pop rock band. It's like saying Avril Lavigne is punk rock ...

 

[waffledave]

No, they suck.

Making a product that everyone buys does not equate to quality.

You kind of suck for this post too waffledave.

I have 15,398 likes on this website, I can't suck.

 

[OnTheRun]

English Ice Hockey Association making neck guards mandatory in 2024 | TSN

The English Ice Hockey Association, the governing body of hockey in England and Wales, says it will be mandatory for its players to wear a neck guard during "all on-ice activities," beginning in 2024.

www.tsn.ca

Allegedly, the NHL are also looking into it, so that should be mandatory somewhere around 2044.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

No, they suck.

Making a product that everyone buys does not equate to quality.

You kind of suck for this post too waffledave.

Anything someone under 30 would buy is very likely SHIT.