NHL Hockey

~***Theodred*** · February 13th, 2004, 07:57 PM

Is anyone else a hockey fan? I know Bere is!

Right now my Bruins are only 2 points out of first place in the Northeast Division, and Bere's Senators are a point behind us. :b

~***Arathorn III*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:14 PM

Only because we had 13 players missing from the second last game (against Toronto) due to injuries/flu bug. I'm not joking either.

Anyone else here hate Toronto?

~***Theodred*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:17 PM

They're all right, I don't hold a grudge against them. But Montreal...

**Damaring** · February 13th, 2004, 09:18 PM

Don't hate Toronto, even though I'm in Ottawa. I don't actually care what team wins, but I cheer for Ottawa to bug my boyfriend, who is a Toronto fan. Or whoever else Toronto is playing.

~***Theodred*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:30 PM

Any predictions for the playoffs yet?

~***Arathorn III*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:31 PM

Trust me, Toronto is a very annoying team. They slash, beat, hook, and play dirty, not allowing more skilled players to play. That's not hockey. They do have a selection of very good players who are not goons - Sundin, Kaberle, Mogilny, Nolan. Ottawa can check better though, and Chris Neil can take on Domi anyday.

But are you seriously from Ottawa, Damaring? You're the first on Rohan who is, besides me and Balin!

~***Arathorn III*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:36 PM

Stratford! That's a really cool town. I've been there a couple times.

Personally I find Ottawa dull and uninteresting, but it is home, and I mostly only do dull things when I'm in town. :tongue

~***Theodred*** · February 13th, 2004, 09:46 PM

Any Calgary fans out there? I kinda like them, don't know why. There's up by 1 right now against Anaheim after 1 Period.

**Damaring** · February 13th, 2004, 09:58 PM

Didn't grow up here. Originally from Stratford, Ontario, and came here for school. Really liked it here, so decided to move here when school was over.

~***Arathorn III*** · February 13th, 2004, 10:37 PM

(Back to hockey)

~***Arathorn III*** · February 13th, 2004, 10:49 PM

Good. I like all the Canadian teams (excepting Toronto), and Calgary is a nice city.

**Poguemahone** · February 14th, 2004, 06:00 PM

Ottawa is the best, but second to none is Vancouver.

~***Theodred*** · February 14th, 2004, 06:02 PM

Yeah, I like them too. They were playing late last night, did they win?

~***Arathorn III*** · February 14th, 2004, 06:10 PM

I personally like to watch Edmonton in the playoffs. They are a really exciting team to watch. Those Edmonton-Dallas series were classics.

~***Theodred*** · February 14th, 2004, 06:16 PM

Speaking of Dallas, what's your opinion of hockey teams in the south? There really aren't as many fans down there, most people go to games to watch the fights. But some cities are starting to get loyal fan bases like Anaheim and Dallas.

~***Arathorn III*** · February 14th, 2004, 06:22 PM

My opinion? I think you're right about the fans. All these teams moved south for the money. The percentage of real hockey fans are in Canada and Northeastern USA, but those teams can't afford the players. The worst thing about teams in the south of course is the fact that the ice sucks, because it's too warm.

~***Theodred*** · February 14th, 2004, 08:12 PM

I remember that I was sad when the Hartford Whalers moved to Carolina. (Two states represented by one word, I wonder if there will ever be teams from Dakota?

) Hartford is probably never going to have a professional sports team again.

~***Theodred*** · February 16th, 2004, 10:35 PM

Well, since the Senators won on Saturday and the Bruins lost, I think your team is now in 2nd place Bere!

~***Arathorn III*** · February 16th, 2004, 11:28 PM

Ottawa and both Toronto won today, so Ottawa is one point back of the Leafs in the NE division, but with one game at hand.

**Poguemahone** · February 17th, 2004, 05:10 PM

And they will win in the end. (Ottawa)