DSafetyGuy wrote:brian wrote:DSafetyGuy wrote:brian wrote:In a related story, there's gotta be a better/shorter way to refer to "AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain". That doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
Call it ASPRM (pronounced Ass-Sperm).
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DSafetyGuy wrote:brian wrote:DSafetyGuy wrote:brian wrote:In a related story, there's gotta be a better/shorter way to refer to "AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain". That doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
brian wrote:DSafetyGuy wrote:brian wrote:In a related story, there's gotta be a better/shorter way to refer to "AT&T Sportsnet Rocky Mountain". That doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
Just gotta get rid of 98% of the coverage area and then it can be named after a city.
Well, VGK is the "Team of the Rockies" so that ain't gonna work.
sancarlos wrote:Yeah, pretty ballsy for Vegas to claim they’re “the team of the Rockies” when there’s a different team based in Denver,
brian wrote:MAF making a lot of fans among newcomers to hockey in Las Vegas.
wlu_lax6 wrote:degenerasian wrote:NHL mucks around with more rule changes
1. A failed offside challenge will result in a two-minute penalty against the club asking for the review.
2. Incorrect goaltender interference reviews stay the same — the loss of your timeout.
3. Teams are no longer able to call timeout after icing the puck.
I like 3, I just hope that they don't let teams drag getting back to the dot for the faceoff. The Penguins used this trick and confused substitutions a few times against the Caps in the playoffs last year with no foul, etc. It let a tired team rest a bit more.
brian wrote:sancarlos wrote:Yeah, pretty ballsy for Vegas to claim they’re “the team of the Rockies” when there’s a different team based in Denver,
Though Vegas’ games are available in a vastly larger geographic than Colorado’s. Like 5x larger.
Altitude Sports FAQ wrote:Where is Altitude Sports & Entertainment available?
Colorado Avalanche games are available in the following areas: Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas (except for Kansas City), Nebraska, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Northern New Mexico and Northeastern Nevada.
brian wrote:I was apparently misinformed. That said, Vegas’ winning percentage is considerably higher.
brian wrote:sancarlos wrote:Yeah, pretty ballsy for Vegas to claim they’re “the team of the Rockies” when there’s a different team based in Denver,
Though Vegas’ games are available in a vastly larger geographic than Colorado’s. Like 5x larger.
Steve of phpBB wrote:brian wrote:sancarlos wrote:Yeah, pretty ballsy for Vegas to claim they’re “the team of the Rockies” when there’s a different team based in Denver,
Though Vegas’ games are available in a vastly larger geographic than Colorado’s. Like 5x larger.
I just looked and couldn't find the Knights on my cable system. That's too bad. (And I'm looking at the Rocky Mtn right now.)
brian wrote:Steve of phpBB wrote:brian wrote:sancarlos wrote:Yeah, pretty ballsy for Vegas to claim they’re “the team of the Rockies” when there’s a different team based in Denver,
Though Vegas’ games are available in a vastly larger geographic than Colorado’s. Like 5x larger.
I just looked and couldn't find the Knights on my cable system. That's too bad. (And I'm looking at the Rocky Mtn right now.)
That does suck because the station is supposed to be on throughout Utah and Montana (those are the two other states the team is targeting for marketing in a big way). So if it's not on in Salt Lake City, then that is kind of counter-productive. Could be they're working on getting it added to whatever your cable company is there as well, though it would have been less critical to get it on in SLC or in other markets than Las Vegas.
MaxWebster wrote:yeah i'll agree with you and even this summer it was downright puzzling that management and Paul Maurice especially was rehired. Again, trying to not take the easy route here but if you've got that much talent that's NHL-established or ready and you're playing like a bunch of drunken chickens in your own zone for years... where does the problem lie other than an obvious conclusion?degenerasian wrote:moving this hereMaxWebster wrote:timing horrific as they're down 0-3 already (or maybe perfect timing...) but the Jets *should* be a top 3 in that division based on talent alone. goaltending was the scapegoat last year, not without reason, but it's almost never that simple.mister d wrote:degenerasian wrote:No goalie. Drop too many points night after night. The Central is a grind.
Goalie should be a strength if anything. Neither is elite, but they can hot-hand themselves into a real good place.
The Jets lose too many stupid games like this to be a contender. Defense and goaltending is not good enough. I watched the parts of it yesterday and Byfuglien was skating randomly everywhere. That's no defending.
For the Flames, I'm not too disappointed in yesterday, they were quite organized but couldn't get anything going offensively. Not many teams will hold Edmonton to 2(3) goals this year.
brian wrote:Even if Vegas loses on Tuesday, it will still have the record for the best winning percentage in (Big 4) pro sports history. So here's a trivia question for you -- which team is #2 all-time*?
*(And will of course be back to #1 in due course here.)
Joe K wrote:brian wrote:Even if Vegas loses on Tuesday, it will still have the record for the best winning percentage in (Big 4) pro sports history. So here's a trivia question for you -- which team is #2 all-time*?
*(And will of course be back to #1 in due course here.)
San Antonio Spurs?
rass wrote:I'd be worried that Lundqvist's xAGE is approx. 6 higher than the league average.
Though he is younger than Craig Anderson, and you know how well he can still play.
mister d wrote:I'm so fucking tired of AV. And, by extension, Gorton.
degenerasian wrote:mister d wrote:I'm so fucking tired of AV. And, by extension, Gorton.
At least you beat Montreal. That team is in shambles. Price is just wasting away.
degenerasian wrote:At least you beat Montreal. That team is in shambles. Price is just wasting away.
Nonlinear FC wrote:No way the Caps finish second in the East. They are extremely shaky on D and their bottom 6 have a what the fuck is going on vibe that is either going to sort out and make them a decent squad or put them in fighting to make the playoffs scenario.
Nonlinear FC wrote:Nonlinear FC wrote:No way the Caps finish second in the East. They are extremely shaky on D and their bottom 6 have a what the fuck is going on vibe that is either going to sort out and make them a decent squad or put them in fighting to make the playoffs scenario.
And last night's game in Tampa proved this point about the shaky D, particularly the third pair. They got torched a couple of times in pretty glaring fashion. Yes, it was a nice backhand by Kucherov... Should've been handled/closed down a lot better than that by Chorney.