Well, that's debatable.And the NHLs fans don't seem to mind.
The rest of Canada not cheering for the Canucks?
Started by kimmy, May 23 2011 11:00 AM
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:21 AM
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:36 AM
The NBA starts its season a month AFTER the NHL, plays the same number of games, and has the samenumber of playoff rounds. Yet they've wrapped up their season. And the NHL is still going and going.
Yeah they wrapped up their season three whole days before the NHL.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 12:23 PM
But they started their season a month after the NHL. So they started later AND finished sooner.Yeah they wrapped up their season three whole days before the NHL.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 02:03 PM
Remeber that it is a business. As long as fans are willing to pay to watch, the season will continue.But they started their season a month after the NHL. So they started later AND finished sooner.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:43 PM
Remeber that it is a business. As long as fans are willing to pay to watch, the season will continue.
Right!
And the National Winter Filler Sport League has comparatively little revenue from TV (unlike far more popular sports like football ,baseball etc.)So it has to drag out it's season and play off schedule to maximize gate...
Hey,it's a niche/seasonal sport that plays 2/3rds of its games out of season...There's a reason for this and it's not because it's popular!
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The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 04:44 PM
And the NHLs fans don't seem to mind.
You mean all 10 of them in North America???
Comparatively speaking,of course...
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 07:58 PM
Just as I suspected. The Canucks suck bad.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:08 PM
Huh? For coming in second place in the league? Give it a rest.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:16 PM
There is no second place in the league .Huh? For coming in second place in the league? Give it a rest.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:23 PM
Yes there second, third, fourth, fifth and so on. That's how they decide who plays who in the playoffs. By losing the finals the Canucks still finished ahead of all the teams that either didn't make the playoffs in the first place or bowed out in the earlier rounds. The Leafs would have killed to lose in 7.
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:41 PM
/facepalmYes there second, third, fourth, fifth and so on. That's how they decide who plays who in the playoffs. By losing the finals the Canucks still finished ahead of all the teams that either didn't make the playoffs in the first place or bowed out in the earlier rounds. The Leafs would have killed to lose in 7.
In professional team sports there's always a champion, and then everybody else. You think the Canucks are thinking "yay, at least we finished in 2nd place?". And do you think Tampa Bay or San Jose is thinking "yay, at least we finished in 3rd or 4th place?". This isn't the Olympics. There is no silver and bronze medal!
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:51 PM
No, the fans truly love and respect the game. Even when the home team loses badly in game 7Hey,it's a niche/seasonal sport that plays 2/3rds of its games out of season...There's a reason for this and it's not because it's popular!
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 08:56 PM
Nice job Tim Thomas! Nice run Vancouver!
I was cheering for the Canucks but Im kinda glad its over. I need to get out 40 more times to pay for my golf membership!
I was cheering for the Canucks but Im kinda glad its over. I need to get out 40 more times to pay for my golf membership!
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 09:48 PM
Frankly, I found the burning car to be more exciting than Game 7, but I wonder if things would have been any different with Rome playing. OTOH, Luongo still would have sucked! 
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Posted 15 June 2011 - 10:02 PM
Hope that our gladiators finally get their mug back....what's with this new modern hockey? They all have beards and look like Romans? You know that the government is up to no good when they push the games on the people to dumb them down.
