NHL Set to Cancel Season Tuesday

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:54 am

That's lacrosse, not hockey.

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:56 am

Redskin in Canada wrote:
BringThePain! wrote:It's the other way around in the NHL...
OK good guy, it is called an INTERNATIONAL sport. But what amazes me the most is that over the last few years the USA has put GREAT soccer and hockey teams in world championships...

... mostly to be ignored by most of the fans.

When the USA plays a Latin American team in the USA there are more fans for the visiting team than for your own. It is beginning to look like FedEx field under Spurrier...

...spooky!

I'm not following your point.....

General Failure · Post by **General Failure** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 1:58 am

He's calling you a bad hockey/soccer fan. You should punch him.

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:09 am

General Failure wrote:He's calling you a bad hockey/soccer fan. You should punch him.

I think that's were he's going... but I wanted to hear it from the horses mouth...

In return I will call him a bad basketball/baseball fan. Along with a poopy head...

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:28 pm

Chris Luva Luva wrote:Cedric the entertainer said black people would play hockey if you let us play without sticks and just hit people. (Kings of Comedy)

There is a guy doing that -AND- he uses a stick to score TONS of goals:

Click here

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:30 pm

tazlah wrote: How can you not see the little BLACK puck on the WHITE ice?????

She means you , whoever "some US fans" are.

I can see it very well thanks. It looked very strange on US tv networks when they colour-coded it for a while but I could live with it... :lol:

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:34 pm

BringThePain! wrote:I'm not following your point.....

Point is: players and teams are one thing, and the strength of the fan base quite another.

Hockey and soccer have made great advances in the US but the fans have not supported them as they would in other countries with THAT degree of success. That's all.

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:50 pm

BringThePain! wrote:In return I will call him a bad basketball/baseball fan. Along with a poopy head...

I used to follow (but not be a fan of) the Pirates in the National, and the Orioles and later the Blue Jays in the American. But I have been mostly a fan of players and not their teams. That's what the lunacy called free agency in baseball did to many of us. I feel that St Louis is one of the most knowledgeable baseball cities in the US. But this is open to discussion if you want.

As far as basketball is concerned, I also follow individual NBA players. Dr. J has been the only good thing EVER to come up in a team in Philly. But to tell you the truth, I find College basketball to be far more exciting than the pro games in general.

And...

... I would call you a bad Rugby/Car Racing fan ...

...with an even poopier head but not as poopier as that of GF. There are limits even to that. :lol:

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:56 pm

Look... every country has got it's sport or 2 and the rest are all fill in sports.... America is a Football and Baseball country, Canada is Hockey, Japan is Baseball, England & half the rest of the world is a soccer country...

You came off as if it was awkward for Americans to not fully support Hockey or Soccer... but it's like that all around the world....

whether you, personally, like baseball or basketball is insignificant... Canada as a whole does not fully support teams of the NBA & MLB organizations in Canada... not that thats wrong... that's just how it is... just like in America...we don't fully support the NHL or MLS

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:20 pm

BringThePain! wrote:America is a Football and Baseball country, Canada is Hockey, Japan is Baseball, England & half the rest of the world is a soccer country...

Two out of four is not bad. I suspect there is a longer tradition in Japan for Sumo but that is just me...

As far as England & half the rest of the world, I would make that England and 99% of the world... :lol:

But you guys are OK, as long as the Redskins keep on playing. :wink:

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:32 pm

But you guys are OK, as long as the Redskins keep on playing.

But thanks for the kind words.

I wish that other people would stop getting on us American's cases just because we don't like to watch footie and love our football (and I've been outside these shores, and have experienced the hating first-hand).

We're just sitting here; let me watch my Skins in peace and you go support your club. (impersonal "you" there, by the way)

Because in the end, there is no way that anyone is going to convince me that the Redskins aren't sport at its very finest.

My 2 cents

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 3:49 pm

FanfromAnnapolis wrote: (and I've been outside these shores, and have experienced the hating first-hand).

It may be just me but I suspect that is a far more complex issue that you make it to be above.

FanfromAnnapolis wrote:Because in the end, there is no way that anyone is going to convince me that the Redskins aren't sport at its very finest.

Do not let -ANYBODY- even try to convince -US- of the opposite. :wink:

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:08 pm

Dude... What's with all the American Jokes?

I'm gonna go find some Canada Jokes....

Redskin in Canada · Post by **Redskin in Canada** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:20 pm

BringThePain! wrote:I'm gonna go find some Canada Jokes....

You might get in trouble ...

And me is the LEAST of people you would have to worried about...

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:30 pm

I'm not scurd....

Besides... it's no use... hard to make fun of country when you don't know what they do... :shock:

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:33 pm

BossHog is one of the good guys, and he can take a joke! He was fine with us making fun of his "aboot" and his "eh" at camp! ;-)

BossHog · Post by **BossHog** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:37 pm

I have some good Canadian jokes BTP... I mean jeepers... if you can't make fun of a newfie, you shouldn't be telling jokes. But probably none a one of them belong in the lounge. :oops:

And this thread is suppsed to be about the NHL SEASON BEING CANCELLED

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:42 pm

How many canadians does it take to change a lightbulb?

2, one to change the light bulb and one to punch Celine Dion in the face.

BringThePain! · Post by **BringThePain!** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:44 pm

Sorry... I'm not use to making fun of other peoples countries... just other people...

It's very sad that the NHL has cancelled it's season... I'll miss watching playoff hockey... besides the fact that it's made all the Canadians on this board up tight...;P

Scooter · Post by **Scooter** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:17 pm

Ah, sneaky with the fine print bro...

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:43 pm

Is it true ? I thought I read briefly that talks were being resurrected ?

tazlah · Post by **tazlah** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:10 am

TC, Don't tease. :thump:

That's just mean!

skinsfan1 · Post by **skinsfan1** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:19 am

tazlah wrote:TC, Don't tease. That's just mean!

It seems it's true. Might be a season as soon as saturday.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=1994750

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:21 am

Wow I guess the people spoke and they listened perhaps??

tazlah · Post by **tazlah** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:29 am

Hmmmmm ... interesting turn! Sorry TC!

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