Stanley Cup Picks

Boston in 5
Caps in 6
Detroit in 6
Chicago in 6

I made it to the game last night…It was completely insane.  Definately the loudest sporting event I've ever been to…a complete blast.

chaz wrote:
I made it to the game last night…It was completely insane.  Definately the loudest sporting event I've ever been to…a complete blast.

we tried warning you :)

i'm bummed that i'm within striking distance of 3 teams (NYR/NJ/PHL), all of them made it to the playoffs, i slept on round 1, and now i won't be attending a playoff game this year.  i suck.

i like this for the pens as a match up, but hate it because now i have to hear people that dont watch hockey talk for 2 weeks. even if/when the pens win, they'll just go back to mumbling about being horny for zorny or something

godsshoeshine wrote:
i like this for the pens as a match up, but hate it because now i have to hear people that dont watch hockey talk for 2 weeks. even if/when the pens win, they'll just go back to mumbling about being horny for zorny or something

ahhh. . .always loved those pens/caps series. . .i had a friend that was convinced that the pens won or lost towards the end of the season solely so that the pens would play the caps in the first round. . .

i am too busy to check…what was the Caps/Pens season series like?

3-1 caps

If we need it game 7 is on my birthday. PUCK FITTSBURGH

Boston in 6
Pens in 7
Vancouver in 7

And since it worked last time….

Detroit in 5

back wrote:thanks Versus

No kidding.  Thank god I don't have to listen to those f'in homers on CSN-Bay Area any longer.

godsshoeshine wrote:
when do tickets go on sale

Presale @ 11:00am today.

vansmack wrote:

back wrote:thanks Versus

No kidding.  Thank god I don't have to listen to those f'in homers on CSN-Bay Area any longer.

i actually enjoy the Boston homers. :)  i just hope i get to watch more than just the last 30 minutes of the Bruins game.

and a quick word from those not in the playoffs: The NHL has loaned an unknown amount of money to the Phoenix Coyotes for payroll and rent payments

move them to toronto

sweetcell wrote:
and a quick word from those not in the playoffs: The NHL has loaned an unknown amount of money to the Phoenix Coyotes for payroll and rent payments

The bigger issue is rumours coming from venue ownership that the NHL has day-to-day control of the franchise, and did at the trade deadline. Did they approve taking a bunch of junk salary and shopping Jokinen to Canada? Very big ramifications.

I heard on the radio yesterday that even with selling out most home games and the tons of jerseys etc they are selling the Caps are still operating at a loss this year.  I guess without the money from a lucrative TV contract these teams will never make much…..I'm curious to know the revenue of other NHL franchises, who makes $$ and who doesn't.  Also curious to know if the Canadian teams make more than their US counterparts….I'd imagine they have a better TV contract up there?

Can anyone shed any light on this stuff?

i doubt canadian teams are doing a whole lot better than their US counterparts.  they have better TV coverage… to a much smaller audience.  hockey on CBC is probably more of a tradition than a business decision at this point, and the CBC has a VERY limited budget.

EDIT: quick google search revealed that the CBC pays the NHL about $100 million a year. 

I believe with revenue sharing that the TV contract money (US, Canadian, local) is split evenly between all teams. At least that's what I was always told.

the nbc/versus deal is the problem. dead horse i know, but youd think a second rate network would at least broadcast more games than they do

godsshoeshine wrote:
the nbc/versus deal is the problem. dead horse i know, but youd think a second rate network would at least broadcast more games than they do

i feel the same way.  I guess they get better rating for rodeos and fishing shows…sad.