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Anonymous
Ducks vs Penguins.
Ducks win.
Fuck yeah.
>> Anonymous
i was there it was the coolest
>> Anonymous
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CHRIS PRONGER SUCKS DONKEY BALLS
>> Anonymous
Anaheim isn't getting past DALLAS, bitch!

GO STARS GO!!!
>> Anonymous
HOCKEY SUCKS DONKEY BALLS
>> Anonymous
The two shittiest team names in the NHL square up to decide which one is truly the worst.
>> sage
>>54837
ducks'll beat dallas.

but they won't beat the sharks.
>> Anonymous
>>54866
Barring early elimination, best thing any team can hope for is for the Ducks to be forced into two long, hard rounds against the Stars and Sharks. Let them pulverize one another then make short work of the bruised-up, tired victor.
>> Anonymous
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>>54837

as much as I hate the Ducks only a fool would bet against the "Stache".
>> Big Fat Iori
>>54874
I wager one Joe Thornton Chuck Norris Beard against your George Parros porn stache
>> Anonymous
BATTLE OF THE SHITTY BIRDS
>> Anonymous
>>54874
Parros is overrated. May & Sutherby are both better fighters.
>> Anonymous
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>>55022
did someone say shitting birds?
>> Anonymous
I MISS HEBERT ;______;
>> Anonymous
>>55026
Most of the Duckfags here are Bandwagon fans who don't even know who Herbet is but will now Google him and pretend to know who he was.
>> Anonymous
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A challenger appears
>> Anonymous
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going to surprise everyone
>> Anonymous
>>55022
Not as shitty as "Habs"
>> Anonymous
>>55059

will only go anywhere with savard back and playing at 100%
>> Anonymous
>>55066
Patrice could be back by next week.
>> Anonymous
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Did someone say Cup?
>> Anonymous
I love how the 'shittiest' teams are always the ones that are winning.
>> Arutima
Anaheim don't even give a fuck about their hockey team. Had 5000 persons at their stanley cup parade
>> Anonymous
>>55108
There was more than 5000 people there.
>> Anonymous
>>55108
It wasn't even a parade. Fuck, they couldn't even get local newspapers to give more of a shit about it than *insert Paris Hilton's problem of the week here*. It's a fucking pathetic hockey market.
>> Anonymous
>>55141
Still a far cry from the sorts of enthusiasm Calgary/Edmonton/Ottawa had during their cup runs. Fuck, they didn't even win the thing and any one of them showed more enthusiasm than the last three cup winning cities combined.
>> Arutima
>>55141
>>55145
>>55149

ya, it wasn't even a parade, it was a stanley cup party, with more or less 5k people. Crappy hockey hockey market is crappy.


Far off of the 200k + people Stanley cup parade you see in Montreal.


Bettman like killing the hockey, by putting teams in crappy locations, like florida, south calorina, phoenix, anaheim, san jose. There is talks about a team in las vegas... oh boy
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55158

>BAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW HOCKEY TEAMS CAN ONLY BE WHERE IT IS COLD BAAAAWWWWWWWW

If you want this league to attract the best talent in the world it NEEDS support from the US.

I'd rather not have the league shrink into complete obscurity and have all the good players end up in Russia.
>> Arutima
>>55172

not good when all cities in south have shitty assistance, with half empty arenas each matches.

Less teams= more concentrated talent in all the remaining teams.

And less of crappy teams like the entire South eastern division, with echl teams
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55179

I don't agree with contraction but I do agree that teams with little support should be relocated.
>> Anonymous
>>55172
You still haven't learned to shut the fuck up. NOBODY on this board gives a shit about anything you've ever said.
>> Anonymous
>>55172
>THE 49th PARALLEL IS THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE IN THE STATES EXPERIENCES SNOW, EVER.

Christ you're a retard.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55228

I think you have reading comprehension problems.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55179

>not good when all cities in south have shitty assistance, with half empty arenas each matches.

Let's test this hypothesis.

What are the bottom five teams in attendance?

Boston
Nashville
Phoenix
Columbus
NY Islanders

Only 2 of the 5 are traditionally considered "southern states".

Looks like you fucking fail.
>> Anonymous
>>55236
You ramble on about the NHL needing support from the US. Last I checked, there are cold places in the US. There don't need to be teams in deserts and subtropical marshlands for the NHL to receive 'US support'.
>> Anonymous
>>55238
I particularly liked your complete disregard for presenting any kind of evidence to support this claim. But you're obviously not just pulling team names out of your ass to make yourself look good. Right?
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55240
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?sort=home_total&year=2008
>> Anonymous
>>55238
Funnily enough, I wouldn't be opposed to the Islanders and Blue Jackets fucking off and dying either.
>> Arutima
>>55238

boston = the hockey team sucks since 5 years, let's go see winning teams, like the Celtics, patriots or Red sox

Nashville= rednecks do no care about hockey

Phoenix= lulz team in the middle of the fucking desert

colombus= team sucks

NY islanders= why going to see a loosing team with you can go see the rangers?


The funniest thing, is that there is 4 canadian teams in the first five ranks in that list
>> Anonymous
>>55241
And goodness, look at the top five! All teams that have either never won the cup or last won it decades ago. Even with recent Cup wins these deep-south teams can't get people to give a shit.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55251

>Even with recent Cup wins

What the fuck are you talking about retard?

Tampa Bay is 7th in total attendance at home.

Carolina is in the middle of the pack at 19th.
>> Anonymous
>>55254
>19th.

BEST ATTENDANCE EVER. Even Tampa Bay's standings are pathetic given their (somewhat) recent playoff success and the offensive talent on their first line. Vancouver's never won the cup in their ~40 year history yet has a sellout streak lasting years. Ditto Minnesota. Tampa Bay and Carolina would be lucky to get three sellouts in a row even with their recent Cup sucess. If winning the (arguably) most famous trophy in sports dosen't get maximum asses into seats, what will?
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55264

>Even Tampa Bay's standings are pathetic given their (somewhat) recent playoff success and the offensive talent on their first line

Tampa Bay is in LAST FUCKING PLACE in the east and has the 7th most attendance.

That is pretty damn good.
>> Anonymous
>>55254

Last I checked, 19/30 isn't very good for a team that won the cup recently.
>> Anonymous
>>55268

Too bad Pittsburgh can't say that.

Tampa is pretty decent, it's the Panthers that should wither and die.
>> CapitalistBastard !!f/pELCnjRD0
>>55269

I agree.

The Devils should be contracted.
>> Anonymous
A near-sexual obsession with Sidney Crosby. Vehemently defending deep-south markets. Believing expansion into Europe is a good idea. Using every fiber of his being to prevent more hockey in Canada.

Every time CapitalistBastard opens his mouth I just become more and more convinced he's Bettman browing /sp/ in 'disguise'
>> Anonymous
>>55272

Oh god... there we go again.. agreeing on something.. fuck
>> Anonymous
This is the current poll results on the Anaheim Ducks website. I fucking lol'd.


With the playoffs about the start, how far do you think the Ducks can go?

Stanley Cup Champions
56.49%

Stanley Cup Final
10.39%

Western Conference Final
13.64%

Western Conference Semifinals
11.69%

Out in the first round
7.79%
>> Anonymous
>>55608
umm id like to know y u find this funny?
>> Anonymous
>>55608
What's even funnier is that the poll on NHL's home site (same question but for the Wings) is split almost equally among the same answers.
>> Anonymous
>>55615
Over 50% of the voters on anaheimducks.com think Anaheim is going to repeat.
>> Anonymous
>>55636

Well it would make some sense since that is the team they're rooting for to win the cup...isn't it?
>> Anonymous
>>55653
So are Bruins fans, but deep down inside they all know they don't stand a snowflake's chance in hell.