My sister went to OSU so I spent some time in Columbus. It will work as a hockey market if they can put a decent product on the ice. People do care about the team.
- PhillySportsGuy

i dont think the change to the east gets considered enough too. it probably prevented a good deal of younger fans from being able to latch on.

but yeah. oh, fans arent packing the house for an inferior product. itll never work...

ill concede tampa. they just literally seem to be a tough sports market in general. could be the makeup of the city, i dont know. but even when the rays were really good, they had difficulty.
- stayinthefnnet

No one really cares about professional sports here. It's always gators/hurricanes/Seminoles

[quote=PhillySportsGuy]Beau Bennett
- stayinthefnnet[/quote

my god hed be hard to part with. hes been one of the only players who hasnt made me sick this series. i understand you have to give to get, but id work damn hard to not include him or maatta.

Well Schneider is on the Devils now, so it's not moot.

No one really cares about professional sports here. It's always gators/hurricanes/Seminoles
- Flyersgod

Bikinis...

No one really cares about professional sports here. It's always gators/hurricanes/Seminoles
- Flyersgod

And Nascar

And Nascar
- PhillySportsGuy

And more bikinis.

exactly. i just refuse to believe when they say oh itll never be a hockey market. just no. look at any team that supposedly has a problem. you put them in the playoffs, and they can usually pack a building. that place looked like it was on fire.

between just always being pathetic and the road schedule making it virtually impossible to latch onto road games, i dont think columbus has been given a fair shake to see how much of a market they can become.
- stayinthefnnet

Biggest problem in Columbus has been that the team was never that good. Keep making the playoffs and doing damage and they will build a fan base.

Biggest problem in Columbus has been that the team was never that good. Keep making the playoffs and doing damage and they will build a fan base.
- Jeropotato

Yup. Plus they aren't playing as many 9pm or 10pm local time games now that they are in the East, that helps generate more interest as well.

I see a guy who just can't handle the pressure of the playoffs. It happens. He's the modern-day Curtis Joseph.

That isn't a crime, though...you can win regular-season games and make the playoffs with a guy like Fleury, and for a team like the Islanders or Buffalo, maybe even Vancouver now, the first step is consistency in the regular season
- AllInForFlyers

its infuriating, because all of this happened AFTER he won a cup. its not like he could never get there. hes been to the top of the mountain. im not a huge stat guy for goalies, because they can be very deceiving. in the 2 cup run years, he was absolutely an integral part of those teams.

And Nascar
- PhillySportsGuy

Yeah that's huge here too. I don't get it, but whatever. Golf is probably just as big. People talk about golf all day long like it's great.

Golf is the most boring thing ever. Spend 5 hours drinking and hitting a golf ball around? Or sleep in and get a good nights rest and rest peacefully at home.

And more bikinis.
- wolfhounds

I'd post a picture of a bikini, but the mods have been extra sensitive lately.

Well Schneider is on the Devils now, so it's not moot.
- PhillySportsGuy

is or isnt? i imagine trading with NJ would be like pulling teeth, especially after they acquired him and committed to him.

Yup. Plus they aren't playing as many 9pm or 10pm local time games now that they are in the East, that helps generate more interest as well.
- wolfhounds

Can't Hurt.

I'd post a picture of a bikini, but the mods have been extra sensitive lately.
- Flyersgod

its a shame, because i could really use it.

Can't Hurt.
- Jeropotato

so are you guys ready to part with eberle yet or what

its a shame, because i could really use it.
- stayinthefnnet

its a shame, because i could really use it.
- stayinthefnnet

Check your inbox bro

I'd post a picture of a bikini, but the mods have been extra sensitive lately.
- Flyersgod

It's ok, I have a damn good imagination.

It's ok, I have a damn good imagination.
- wolfhounds

So do I but nothing beats the real thing. Nothing.

You've been pm'd.

so are you guys ready to part with eberle yet or what
- stayinthefnnet

Hard to say. So few things work on the Oilers, but the line of Hall Nuge and Ebs (when they actually get to play together) has been dynamite. I think Mac T has to exhaust all other resources first.
If he can't move a pick , or leverage Gagner into a useful player and hit a couple home runs in free agency than I suppose that he will. It's tough, he's not holding a lot of cards to deal.

Hard to say. So few things work on the Oilers, but the line of Hall Nuge and Ebs (when they actually get to play together) has been dynamite. I think Mac T has to exhaust all other resources first.
If he can't move a pick , or leverage Gagner into a useful player and hit a couple home runs in free agency than I suppose that he will. It's tough, he's not holding a lot of cards to deal.
- Jeropotato

Nuge, Ebs, and Hall are absolutely a ridiculous trio. But I really dont see a whole lot of NHL ready talent that you guys could convert into significant assets. Could definitely have something brewing with this current pick, and guys like klefbom and nurse considering how they pan out. But the whole pool gagner with something never yielded much in my mind.

its infuriating, because all of this happened AFTER he won a cup. its not like he could never get there. hes been to the top of the mountain. im not a huge stat guy for goalies, because they can be very deceiving. in the 2 cup run years, he was absolutely an integral part of those teams.
- stayinthefnnet

Definitely stay off Twitter -- the stats guys have crunched his numbers and concluded that he is, at best, an average goalie.

it is interesting -- he's got the reflexes of a No. 1, the size/athletic ability. But as far back as the World Junior tournament back in the day, he just gives up goals in key spots that just kill his team

the body language of the Pens going off the ice was BAD

- watsonnostaw

man, youre the coolest!


although at least its good to see a pair of legs spread wide.

its a shame, because i could really use it.
- stayinthefnnet

Drive down a US highway and you will see it on billboards. But no way no how in here.