Check out the scene in montreal...

after only game 1, amazing.... this is a team of destiny this year.

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I mean seriously, that looks like it could be a championship type celebration....

SportSavant said:

I mean seriously, that looks like it could be a championship type celebration....

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Free-Agency has ruined Canada's favorite sport. Remember when the Yankees were trying to catch Mtl for most North American Championships, now with the way sports has become. Glad to see MTL back near the top in the NHL.

SS that's just 2 games the Habs won. Wait until they win the series watch out. Imagine if they get to the Stanley Cup Finals. St Catherine street merchants are probably wishing the Canadians don't win the Cup.

nice to see the habs rollin again. Great win tonight, it should not of made it to overtime but glad to see them take care of biz.

The only reason its like this is because the real fans actually get to attend games unlike here in Toronto.

Have you seen the parades on Yonge Street after the Leafs win just one playoff game?

is it me, or is the nhl logo totally fucked up

hellah10 said:

is it me, or is the nhl logo totally fucked up

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Yeah, creepy much. What the hell could LNH mean? NHL is pretty obvious, but LNH? Looks like a freaky language from outer space.

FairWarning said:

They will be derailed by Washington and Huet as part of the Bettman Plan, He determined the hockey market in the DC area is down and will grant them a Finals appearance.

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It is wild in DC right now. I have never met so many Caps fans in the last two weeks.

hellah10 said:

is it me, or is the nhl logo totally fucked up

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Montreal = French speaking

LNH = Ligue Nationale de Hockey

Matt Rain said:

Yeah, creepy much. What the hell could LNH mean? NHL is pretty obvious, but LNH? Looks like a freaky language from outer space.

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It appears the NHL is marketing Ice Hockey to the spanish people!! I believe it means Liga Nacional De Hockey! :nohead:

HPark1 said:

Montreal = French speaking

LNH = Ligue Nationale de Hockey

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i see... that makes sense

SportSavant said:

I mean seriously, that looks like it could be a championship type celebration....

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ISN'T IT LIKE THAT IN MOST HOCKEY ARENAS THIS TIME OF YEAR??

SportSavant said:

I mean seriously, that looks like it could be a championship type celebration....

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Very similar scene in Mellon Arena after Pens pulled out game #2 in the arena and outside the arena.......my friend and I actually joked that it looked like we just won the Stanley Cup........


Whichever team makes it out of the east should win it.

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ISN'T IT LIKE THAT IN MOST HOCKEY ARENAS THIS TIME OF YEAR??

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no.... I would say pitt, wash and montreal but none are that close.....

SportSavant said:

no.... I would say pitt, wash and montreal but none are that close.....

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I remember reading where Philadelphia used to have the most sellouts. Is that still true or do other teams sell out more now?

I think the report I read stated that Philadelphia averaged 104% attendance. The extra 4% included standing-room-only people.

quantumleap said:

I remember reading where Philadelphia used to have the most sellouts. Is that still true or do other teams sell out more now?

I think the report I read stated that Philadelphia averaged 104% attendance. The extra 4% included standing-room-only people.

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yes, philly is a fantastic hockey town and have been selling out for decades in fact I was a diehard flyers fan for years.

this years its a bit of a connundrum for me as I have a large play on the caps at 85/1 to win the cup so I have to cheer for money before team.

but yes, there are excellent fans over there, even the phantoms do very well.

Take a look at Calgary! 112% at home.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?year=2008

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bgColor=#c1c1c1>19,950</TD><TD>109.4</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>721,966</TD><TD>17,608</TD><TD>94.4</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,539,922</TD><TD>18,779</TD><TD>101.8</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>3</TD><TD align=left>Ottawa</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>812,665</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>19,821</TD><TD>107.1</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>688,203</TD><TD>16,785</TD><TD>89.9</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,500,868</TD><TD>18,303</TD><TD>98.5</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>4</TD><TD align=left>Philadelphia</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>801,797</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>19,556</TD><TD>100.3</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>710,010</TD><TD>17,317</TD><TD>95.1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,511,807</TD><TD>18,436</TD><TD>97.8</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>5</TD><TD align=left>Toronto</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>796,803</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>19,434</TD><TD>103.4</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>725,704</TD><TD>17,700</TD><TD>94.9</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,522,507</TD><TD>18,567</TD><TD>99.2</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>6</TD><TD align=left>Calgary</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>790,849</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>19,289</TD><TD>112.4</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>691,280</TD><TD>16,860</TD><TD>91.8</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,482,129</TD><TD>18,074</TD><TD>101.7</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>7</TD><TD align=left>Detroit</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>775,394</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,912</TD><TD>94.2</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>741,902</TD><TD>18,095</TD><TD>97.8</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,517,296</TD><TD>18,503</TD><TD>95.9</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>8</TD><TD align=left>Tampa Bay</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>766,412</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,692</TD><TD>94.6</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>674,897</TD><TD>16,460</TD><TD>88.0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,441,309</TD><TD>17,576</TD><TD>91.4</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>9</TD><TD align=left>Vancouver</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>763,830</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,630</TD><TD>101.1</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>699,745</TD><TD>17,066</TD><TD>93.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,463,575</TD><TD>17,848</TD><TD>97.3</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>10</TD><TD align=left>Minnesota</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>761,288</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,568</TD><TD>102.8</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>708,474</TD><TD>17,279</TD><TD>94.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,469,762</TD><TD>17,923</TD><TD>98.6</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>11</TD><TD align=left>NY Rangers</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>746,200</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,200</TD><TD>100.0</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>737,592</TD><TD>17,990</TD><TD>98.1</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,483,792</TD><TD>18,095</TD><TD>99.0</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>12</TD><TD align=left>Dallas</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>739,585</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>18,038</TD><TD>97.3</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>679,284</TD><TD>16,567</TD><TD>91.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,418,869</TD><TD>17,303</TD><TD>94.5</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>13</TD><TD align=left>St. Louis</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>722,021</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>17,610</TD><TD>83.9</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>706,121</TD><TD>17,222</TD><TD>93.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,428,142</TD><TD>17,416</TD><TD>88.4</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>14</TD><TD align=left>San Jose</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>713,863</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>17,411</TD><TD>99.5</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>693,411</TD><TD>16,912</TD><TD>92.9</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,407,274</TD><TD>17,161</TD><TD>96.1</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>15</TD><TD align=left>Anaheim</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>704,932</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>17,193</TD><TD>102.6</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>704,190</TD><TD>17,175</TD><TD>96.6</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,409,122</TD><TD>17,184</TD><TD>99.5</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>16</TD><TD align=left>Pittsburgh</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>700,137</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>17,076</TD><TD>100.7</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>779,087</TD><TD>19,002</TD><TD>105.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,479,224</TD><TD>18,039</TD><TD>103.2</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>17</TD><TD align=left>Colorado</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>690,552</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>16,842</TD><TD>93.5</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>709,178</TD><TD>17,297</TD><TD>94.6</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,399,730</TD><TD>17,069</TD><TD>94.1</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>18</TD><TD align=left>Edmonton</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>689,949</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>16,828</TD><TD>98.4</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>696,560</TD><TD>16,989</TD><TD>92.4</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,386,509</TD><TD>16,908</TD><TD>95.3</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>19</TD><TD align=left>Chicago</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>689,377</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>16,814</TD><TD>82.0</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>711,064</TD><TD>17,343</TD><TD>93.9</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,400,441</TD><TD>17,078</TD><TD>87.7</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>20</TD><TD align=left>Carolina</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>681,962</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>16,633</TD><TD>88.8</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>702,652</TD><TD>17,137</TD><TD>91.2</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,384,614</TD><TD>16,885</TD><TD>90.0</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>21</TD><TD align=left>Los Angeles</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>680,877</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>16,606</TD><TD>92.0</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>691,120</TD><TD>16,856</TD><TD>95.3</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,371,997</TD><TD>16,731</TD><TD>93.6</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>22</TD><TD align=left>Atlanta</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>648,811</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>15,824</TD><TD>85.3</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>702,254</TD><TD>17,128</TD><TD>91.0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,351,065</TD><TD>16,476</TD><TD>88.2</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>23</TD><TD align=left>New Jersey</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>638,144</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>15,564</TD><TD>88.3</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>720,301</TD><TD>17,568</TD><TD>95.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,358,445</TD><TD>16,566</TD><TD>92.0</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>24</TD><TD align=left>Washington</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>634,381</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>15,472</TD><TD>82.9</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>721,403</TD><TD>17,595</TD><TD>93.6</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,355,784</TD><TD>16,533</TD><TD>88.2</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>25</TD><TD align=left>Florida</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>632,881</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>15,436</TD><TD>80.2</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>691,256</TD><TD>16,859</TD><TD>89.9</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,324,137</TD><TD>16,148</TD><TD>85.0</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>26</TD><TD align=left>Boston</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>630,750</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>15,384</TD><TD>82.6</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>742,636</TD><TD>18,113</TD><TD>97.0</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,373,386</TD><TD>16,748</TD><TD>89.8</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>27</TD><TD align=left>Nashville</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>611,328</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>14,910</TD><TD>87.1</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>710,561</TD><TD>17,330</TD><TD>92.2</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,321,889</TD><TD>16,120</TD><TD>89.8</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>28</TD><TD align=left>Columbus</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>607,757</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>14,823</TD><TD>81.7</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>695,047</TD><TD>16,952</TD><TD>90.7</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,302,804</TD><TD>15,887</TD><TD>86.3</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=middle>29</TD><TD align=left>Phoenix</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>607,638</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>14,820</TD><TD>84.7</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>690,605</TD><TD>16,844</TD><TD>92.5</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,298,243</TD><TD>15,832</TD><TD>88.7</TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=middle>30</TD><TD align=left>NY Islanders</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>559,247</TD><TD bgColor=#c1c1c1>13,640</TD><TD>83.7</TD><TD>41</TD><TD>723,492</TD><TD>17,646</TD><TD>95.3</TD><TD>82</TD><TD>1,282,739</TD><TD>15,643</TD><TD>89.8</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- begin sp links -->