On The Eve of the New Season: North of the Border Editio

Originally posted by sweetcell:
tonight, Boston University won the Beanpot Tournament. great college hockey game, based on the third period BC should have won but BU somehow pulled it out in OT. BU's goalie, John Curry, was simply stellar.

Hey…my daughter starts at Boston University after the summer.

i dont get Versus in HD

in fact, i dont get Versus at all. Its in a higher tier package than the one i subscribe to.

but i dont believe Dish Network would give it to me in HD even if i got the higher package.

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Hey…my daughter starts at Boston University after the summer.

i went to grad school at BU, loved it (although being right across the river from harvard and mit does give one an inferiority complex at time). if she's into hockey, she picked a great school! the new arena rawkz. feel free to PM me if you happen to have additional questions about BU.

Thanks for the feedback. Pollard, is that cable that you speak of?

D*TV does not broadcast Versus in HD at all times, but any game Versus broadcasts in HD is available in HD on an alternate channel. My brother-in-law is trying to convince his cable company to offer the games at least in HD, but he was told that Versus HD is satellite only and I don't think that's true.

it is on comcast cable, i have watched games in hd on there before so I am sure of it

Originally posted by pdx pollard:
it is on comcast cable, i have watched games in hd on there before so I am sure of it

Perfect, thanks!

if you want proof for them

http://www.comcastnw.com/pricing/channel_lineups/st_helens.pdf

check out channel 732

What a first night. Sens spanked the Pens (don't let the score fool you), though the Pens PK was pretty good.

But, good lord….QUADRUPLE F**KING OVERTIME? I thought the double OT in the SJ/Nashville game was bad. Luongo makes 72 saves!! Welcome to the playoffs, Roberto.

Tonite will be interesting. My wife has "requested" that I sleep in the garage for the remainder of Round 1 as she cheers on her Wings with my "go flames go!" chant ringing in her ears.

Originally posted by xcanuck:
What a first night. Sens spanked the Pens (don't let the score fool you), though the Pens PK was pretty good.

bah, same as every year - they'll flame out in the second round (this from someone who grew up in the national capital region). then again, the colts were famous for chocking during the playoffs and they went all the way this year…

The over/under on penalty minutes tonight if Nashville either gets a big lead or does something stupid: 140.

Originally posted by vansmack:
The over/under on penalty minutes tonight if Nashville either gets a big lead or does something stupid: 140.

I don't know. but I wish somebody would put Tootoo in his place, moreso than Clowe did.

im really mad.. unless i sign up for the nhl package (and yes i know its discounted, but im not home enough), i wont be seeing most of the games. i guess nyc apparently only feels a need to show new york games. major major bummer! but the sabres/isles game wasnt so bad i suppose.

i went to a bar that was supposed to be showing nhl games, and was close to throwing a beer at the bartender. apparently instead of showing the hockey games, they had to show the f'ing mets game. i mean, c'mon, its F'ING PLAYOFF HOCKEY! i ended up leaving the bar and thusly they lost my money :) too bad for them. :mad:

i was unaware of this - the grandaddy of canadian hockey is invading the US airways?!?

Sixteen reasons to check out the NHL playoffs

3. "Don Cherry" is Canadian for "Don Imus"
Combative CBC hockey broadcaster Don Cherry will be joining NBC's in-studio crew throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs. Expect him to offend some people. And know going in that Cherry is not a big fan of Europeans, French-Canadians or visors. In fact, the only people he detests more than non-English-speaking visor-wearers are those who would dare suggest that this outfit is not stylish:

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peace out penguins!

My favorite Cherry quote, and I'm para-phrasing somewhat because I don't remember it word for word, I was too busy peeing myself.

As he sees Lemieux and Jagr chatting on the ice….

"And look at Mario Lemieux over there next to his sister"

Oh, classic, just eff'n classic!!!!! :D :D

Another, about a player I don't recall.

"I don't know why he's got his hands over his groin, there's nothing down there"

Sonick…..the pens were so nineties man! Why not go for the Redwings like every other sheep?

TV Schedule

Wed Apr 25, 2007
7:00 PM Rangers @ Sabres VERSUS
10:00 PM Canucks @ Ducks VERSUS

Thu Apr 26, 2007
7:30 PM Sharks @ Red Wings VERSUS

Fri Apr 27, 2007
7:00 PM Rangers @ Sabres VERSUS
10:00 Canucks @ Ducks VERSUS

Sat Apr 28, 2007
3:00 PM Sharks @ Red Wings NBC
8:00 PM Senators @ Devils VERSUS

Sun Apr 29, 2007
2:00 PM Sabres @ Rangers NBC
5:00 PM Ducks @ Canucks VERSUS

Mon Apr 30, 2007
7:00 PM Devils @ Senators VERSUS
10:00 PM Red Wings @ Sharks VERSUS

Tue May 1, 2007
7:00 PM Sabres @ Rangers VERSUS
10:00 PM Ducks @ Canucks VERSUS

Wed May 2, 2007
7:00 PM Devils @ Senators VERSUS
10:00 PM Red Wings @ Sharks VERSUS

Thu May 3, 2007
10:00 PM Canucks @ Ducks VERSUS

Fri May 4, 2007
7:00 PM Rangers Sabres VERSUS

Sat May 5, 2007
2:00 PM Sharks @ Red Wings NBC
8:00 PM Senators @ Devils VERSUS

Sun May 6, 2007
2:00 PM Sabres @ Rangers NBC
5:00 PM Ducks @ Canucks VERSUS

Mon May 7, 2007
7:00 PM Devils @ Senators VERSUS
10:00 Red Wings @ Sharks VERSUS

Tue May 8, 2007
7:00 Rangers @ Sabres VERSUS
10:00 Canucks @ Ducks VERSUS

Wed May 9, 2007
7:00 Sharks @ Red Wings VERSUS

Ducks in 5.
Sharks in 7.
Sabres in 6.
Senators in 6.

And to my Canadian friends, I will be in Toronto May 4 - May 8. Where should I watch the games? And, how far is Ottawa from Toronto should I decide to drive to Game 6?

Originally posted by vansmack:


Ducks in 5.
Sharks in 7.
Sabres in 6.
Senators in 6.

And to my Canadian friends, I will be in Toronto May 4 - May 8. Where should I watch the games? And, how far is Ottawa from Toronto should I decide to drive to Game 6?

Good predictions. Can't argue too much with them. The only one I can see going the other way is the Sharks/Wings series. Battle of the goalies there.

You'll get alot of people telling you to watch the games at Gretzky's but to be honest, it's a lousy atmosphere to watch the games in. Where you should go really depends on where you are in the Toronto area, since it's such a huge place. If you're downtown, I'd suggest Philthy McNasty's - a stupid, horrible name but it used to be the Peel Pub and it's a great sports bar. PM me with your exact location and I'll give you more specific suggestions.

Ottawa is 4.5 hrs at a minimum (e.g. no traffic on the 401 out of Toronto). A healthy drive but watching playoff games in Canada is something every hockey fan should do at least once.

while i didnt watch any of the sens series, im thinking the devils could pull it off and knock out the sens. they usually manage to choke no matter how great a season they have.

and id love to see the wings win - only to see the sharks lose. oh my sharks friends will kill me for that one.

i watched a lot of the sabres/isles games, and well the sabres killed them to put it nicely :) the rangers were looking good, but there is no way they are getting past this series.

now if only i can convince some partners here to give up their rangers tix for one game :D

I would tend to agree with those predictions, but I would love to see the Rangers knock off the sabres.

i agree on the rangers win. itd be pretty cool to see them knock off the sabres. its hard to imagine ive become a semi-rangers fan, but with no LA kings to cheer on and living in NYC, its easy to do :)