2 goal lead, empty net.... time for Smith to get a goal here

I don't agree with this Empty Net. O_o

Does it seem like LA doesn't give a shiat?

eddievercetti: More Laker fans than Suns fans


i took this 4-5 months ago. so wrong on so many levels.

an ARIZONA license plate!

Well the Kings were flat and lacked energy. Kinda boring game except for a few instances. Bah.

eddievercetti: rickythepenguin: That little red wheel logo is seen far more than you'd think, but rarely do you see any other franchise. I'd say occasionally the Avs, the Ducks, but the overwheleimning presence is the Red Wings.

More Laker fans than Suns fans
More Steelers, Packers, and Cowboy fans than Card fans
More Yanks fans than D'Backs fans
More Wings fans than Yotes fans

People really like moving here, it was so peaceful 10 years ago.

A large part of the problem is that for some strange reason a hot desert isn't a traditional hockey market. That's not to say that a hockey team can't survive there (with modern HVAC, most anything is possible), but it does say that there won't be generations of fans (yet) with a local team's history to grow up with. Combine that with the retirement benefits that the location brings (weather & financial compared to where they are moving from) & you have a lot of people coming from places that already have a team. It's only logical that they root for their 'home' team (and yes I know, all of you already know & understand this - some lurkers though...)

With some good years & enough time I can see that turning around somewhat. It will never be anything like a traditional market has but it doesn't always have to be terrible.

Yay! Glad they didn't let themselves be swept and Smith got a shutout.

Vangor: Not sure why, but I enjoy there being an actual home advantage in hockey. Every other sport talks about home field, but this is just the energy from the crowd. We have second positioning and last change.

I don't. In the nba, that usually translates to bullshiat.
I really don't see that happen in hockey.
It's a good thing

darwinoid: rickythepenguin: eddievercetti: ytterbium: How far away is Glendale from Phoenix?

If you're lucky, half a hour.



it really isn't far, but the larger issue is when you have a 40+ home game season, if those games are sunday-thursday, it is a pain in the ass due to traffic. and from most metro phoenix suburbs, it is a haul.


ballpark estimates, accoungint for rush hour traffic:

scottsdale / tempe = 60 minutes
gilbert = 80
anthem = 30
"phoenix" = 30
chandler = 60
laveen = 30
glendale = 20
awahtukee = 80
gold canyon = 70

so if a game is friday or saturday, no worries. but that much of the season on a work night?

on the heels of the shot of James Gandolfini, "FUGGEDABOWWWWWW..."

Usually takes me ~75 minutes to get there and 45 minutes back. It's hell on a weekday/night.

I can see how going on a regular basis would be unfeasible. No public transit either, right?

I can catch a train here for $8 to downtown Chicago, then bus or cab it to the United Center.

Congrats to Smith. Not only did they beat the Kings juggernaut but did it with a shutout - his 3rd of the playoffs, all of which were on the road - nice.

Tomorrow night then, see you all in a day or so...

Phoenix Coyotes 2-0 Los Angeles Kings
Kings lead series 3-1.

Wow. That's their first loss in a month.

yeah, likely delaying the inevitable. But!

No sweep. Not yours!

Nice game coyotes

Well, so much for the sweep. :\

See you guys later!

buckeyebrain: In a college football overtime (which is basically the same thing), why do you think the winner of the coin flip chooses Defense First 99 44/100% of the time?

Thought because you always had a last possession whereas you can ruin offense possession? Don't think you can just gain possession of the ball in baseball.

Captain Steroid: Yes.

Which is?

darwinoid: I can't imagine the Kings are going to suck as much as they did today.


like i said above, they looked disinterested.

i think the forechecking needs to improve, the neutral zone trap was effective, and to combat the Yotes' speed at the wings, they need to play with puck discipline and kill the power play. penalties remain an issue but if they can better manage their shifts (looking at you, Kopitar, you didn't know your substitution patterns several times, farkstain) to counter the Yotes, this could get interesting.


GOOD GOD WHATS HAPPENING TO MEEEEE

rickythepenguin: darwinoid: I can't imagine the Kings are going to suck as much as they did today.


like i said above, they looked disinterested.

i think the forechecking needs to improve, the neutral zone trap was effective, and to combat the Yotes' speed at the wings, they need to play with puck discipline and kill the power play. penalties remain an issue but if they can better manage their shifts (looking at you, Kopitar, you didn't know your substitution patterns several times, farkstain) to counter the Yotes, this could get interesting.


GOOD GOD WHATS HAPPENING TO MEEEEE

*tear*

I'm so proud!

rickythepenguin: darwinoid: I can't imagine the Kings are going to suck as much as they did today.


like i said above, they looked disinterested.

i think the forechecking needs to improve, the neutral zone trap was effective, and to combat the Yotes' speed at the wings, they need to play with puck discipline and kill the power play. penalties remain an issue but if they can better manage their shifts (looking at you, Kopitar, you didn't know your substitution patterns several times, farkstain) to counter the Yotes, this could get interesting.


GOOD GOD WHATS HAPPENING TO MEEEEE

Oh you.

4NSpy: rickythepenguin: [i3.photobucket.com image 640x480]

eddievercetti: More Laker fans than Suns fans


i took this 4-5 months ago. so wrong on so many levels.

an ARIZONA license plate!

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FWIW, I doubt that's a sports fan, perhaps a truck for a merchandising company? I mean, three basketball teams' logos?

ytterbium: I can see how going on a regular basis would be unfeasible. No public transit either, right?


nope. talk of expanding the light rail to the sports facilities, but.......that won't happen anytime soon. if it happens quickly it will be 5 years. these things take time.


4NSpy: i took this 4-5 months ago. so wrong on so many levels.

hilarious.



eddievercetti: Yep, a Yanks and Laker fan, I hate him already and that's coming from a Iggles fan.

it is no longer cool to brag about seeing your boy Donovan McNabb at the gym.

/but i will still brag about seeing Ed Hochuli there. he loves bench press. shocked, aren't you?

ontariolightning: rickythepenguin: darwinoid: Anything - except perhaps Apache Junction - would have made more sense than Glendale.


non-arizonans, you cannot understand how colossaly dumb it was to build an NHL arena where they did.

I always thought it was dumb to begin with to keep them there when moving them to a legit hockey city could double their profits

Define "legit hockey city"

vegaswench: I'm so proud!

i'm going five hole tonight.

*wink*



expobill: hockey threads rule on FARK because the posters here are incredible!

thanks bro.

*finger guns*

Vangor: buckeyebrain: In a college football overtime (which is basically the same thing), why do you think the winner of the coin flip chooses Defense First 99 44/100% of the time?

Thought because you always had a last possession whereas you can ruin offense possession? Don't think you can just gain possession of the ball in baseball.

Captain Steroid: Yes.

Which is?

Let's say you're in extra innings. Visiting team goes first, and gets a lead-off triple. What do you do? Do you go for a sac fly, surrendering an out to get the run? Probably, but it's hard to know if that's a good idea. Maybe you'll wish you had that out to help you get more runs.
On the other hand, home team gets a lead-off triple. If the visiting team got none, you sac fly all damn day, because one run and the game is over, you win. If the visiting team got two, you probably don't, because one run isn't enough, and your outs are too valuable to give away like that.

In college football, it's basically the same. First team gets to 3rd and 5 at the 20. What play do you call? Play it safe and then kick a field goal? Go for the big play?
The second team knows exactly what they have to do in such a situation. If the first team got 0, then you play it safe and set up for the field goal (maybe even kick it on 3rd down to make sure you're protected from a fumbled snap). If the first team got 7, you know you have to get the first down, and kicking the field goal never comes into it.