2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs: All hail the Blackhawks, mudbutt (1 Viewer)

[Hawks64]

So the series is over already huh?

Of course not. Chicago fans doing the jinx thing.

Let's have Tampa pick 3D to play going forward and call up the rest of the D from the AHL....it's what Chicago will be doing in G4.

 

[ditka311]

I am not all that worried yet. Still don't think we have seen the Hawks play their best in this series yet.

 

[Hawks64]

I am not all that worried yet. Still don't think we have seen the Hawks play their best in this series yet.

You have though. The Hawks D handle the puck a ton and are the key to their offense. Hawks often lose offensive zone possesion since the D won't join the play/pinch very often. Q has the D playing very conservative since there are 4, now 3, of them.

 

[northern exposure]

Checked ESPN on my phone earlier tonight for scores under "top events"...

Women's Soccer was first and I had to scroll down below that to get to the SCF, pretty ####### ridiculous.

With all your money, I'm surprised you don't have somebody to do all that nasty scrolling for you.

 

[Zegras11]

Does anyone know how many D Hawks have left?

 

[fantasycurse42]

Checked ESPN on my phone earlier tonight for scores under "top events"...

Women's Soccer was first and I had to scroll down below that to get to the SCF, pretty ####### ridiculous.

With all your money, I'm surprised you don't have somebody to do all that nasty scrolling for you.

Gigantic miss on that one... Not even the slightest bit funny

 

[Capella]

So the series is over already huh?

Of course not. Chicago fans doing the jinx thing.

Let's have Tampa pick 3D to play going forward and call up the rest of the D from the AHL....it's what Chicago will be doing in G4.

Keith plays like 50 minutes a game. What difference does it make.

 

[Hawks64]

Does anyone know how many D Hawks have left?

They will ice 6. Likely Keith, Seabrook, Hammer, TVR, Runblad, Cumisky, if Oduya can play it will be ~10min or less so pull out Runblad and add time for TVR, Keith, Seabrook and Hammer. Not a good recipe for success.

 

[Hawks64]

So the series is over already huh?

Of course not. Chicago fans doing the jinx thing.

Let's have Tampa pick 3D to play going forward and call up the rest of the D from the AHL....it's what Chicago will be doing in G4.

Keith plays like 50 minutes a game. What difference does it make.

31 but will go up with Oduya hurt. Play your top 4D and AHL call ups....see what happens when Hedman and Stralman have to play 30/game.

Is what it is, Hawks D depth is incredibly lacking and it's killing them.

 

[ditka311]

Sigh....

 

[krista4]

Great title.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Quenneville overslept. Series over. [\Hawks64]

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I saw 2 Tampa fans at the game and a 3rd on the jumbotron sitting next to Danica Patrick (who had a Hawks hat on).

 

[krista4]

I saw 2 Tampa fans at the game and a 3rd on the jumbotron sitting next to Danica Patrick (who had a Hawks hat on).

A week ago, Mr. krista and I were figuring out all the hoops we'd have to jump through even to have a shot at making it to the game, due to his work schedule. We had pretty much decided it wasn't going to be workable when he said, "And what if we do make it and the Hawks lose?"

It had not even occurred to me that that could happen.

I'm glad you were able to make the game, as I'm sure it was still a blast, but I'm glad we didn't try.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I'm glad you were able to make the game

the 5 minute drive wasn't that bad.

 

[Grahamburn]

Victor Hedman > Hawks' remaining defensemen.

 

[Capella]

Cool picture from the watch party:

@MvndvBevr: Oh #TampaBay

Is wonderful!

@TBLightning @NHL #hockeyparadise #StanleyCupFinals #BoltsSocial #TBLvCHI http://t.co/NZ5Agtu9Wc

 

[E Street Brat]

Cool picture from the watch party:

@MvndvBevr: Oh #TampaBay

Is wonderful!

@TBLightning @NHL #hockeyparadise #StanleyCupFinals #BoltsSocial #TBLvCHI http://t.co/NZ5Agtu9Wc

But was the ground shaking?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

 

[Capella]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

Gotta reach for something.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

‏@BrianWGR

Top 5 markets for last night’s Game 3 on NBCSN: Chicago (24.0), Tampa (13.2), Buffalo (4.3), Boston (4.2), Providence (3.8)

 

[Grahamburn]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

 

[Zegras11]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

and all the 20 years prior to that were Red WIngs fans.

 

[Capella]

I mean it WAS just a month ago I literally had to throw a playoff ticket for round 2 in the trash. So we aren't quite there yet.

 

[tom22406]

My experience is every city has it's fair share of bandwagon fans.Once the playoffs start and the team is advancing you see the wagon just getting bigger and bigger.Some will stick around and most will just wait for the team to get good again and then show up.Hardcore fans will always stick around.

 

[Grahamburn]

My experience is every city has it's fair share of bandwagon fans.Once the playoffs start and the team is advancing you see the wagon just getting bigger and bigger.Some will stick around and most will just wait for the team to get good again and then show up.Hardcore fans will always stick around.

True of every city and every big sport. Florida seems to get bashed more because their stadiums are always full of the opposing team's fans. It's a nice place to live so there are always a ton of northerners here. That's not really the team's fault or their fans fault.

Florida also doesn't have the same rich sports history other cities have. It takes generations to develop a fanbase.

 

[Capella]

^^^^ excluding college football of course. God help you if you go into one of these stadiums in opposing gear.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

and all the 20 years prior to that were Red WIngs fans.

what means this? when teams suck no one goes.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

and all the 20 years prior to that were Red WIngs fans.

I bet it sucks when you hear a loud roar in your arena when the Wings score.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I bet it sucks when you hear a loud roar in your arena when the Wings score.

Red Wings vs Idaho Steelheads games?

 

[E Street Brat]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Last season TB averaged 18612 a night. 10th in the league.

 

[E Street Brat]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

They're like the Red Sox oh hockey.

 

[Capella]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Last season TB averaged 18612 a night. 10th in the league.

We have a pretty good fanbase. It could be better but people here also don't have as much scrilla as other areas.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Last season TB averaged 18612 a night. 10th in the league.

pretty good graph of their attendance numbers over time here: http://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=8385

 

[Dickie Dunn]

My experience is every city has it's fair share of bandwagon fans.Once the playoffs start and the team is advancing you see the wagon just getting bigger and bigger.Some will stick around and most will just wait for the team to get good again and then show up.Hardcore fans will always stick around.

See: This thread and all previous years' incarnations.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

Also, tough to rank based on total attendance in comparison with teams like Winnipeg, which have much smaller buildings, but bang them out every night.

2014-15 attendance by percentage

Numbers for the top 25 or so teams are pretty healthy overall, but how many more cheap seats could you sell if any of those top 13 buildings that already are at 100+ percent capacity were bigger?

 

[Capella]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Last season TB averaged 18612 a night. 10th in the league.

pretty good graph of their attendance numbers over time here: http://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=8385

That is pretty impressive.

 

[tri-man 47]

Blackhawks attendance, which picked up big time with the arrival of Toews and Kane:

http://www.hockeydb.com/nhl-attendance/att_graph.php?tmi=5218

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Also, tough to rank based on total attendance in comparison with teams like Winnipeg, which have much smaller buildings, but bang them out every night.

2014-15 attendance by percentage

Numbers for the top 25 or so teams are pretty healthy overall, but how many more cheap seats could you sell if any of those top 13 buildings that already are at 100+ percent capacity were bigger?

Carolina, Florida, and Arizona should all be moved.

 

[Thorn]

Chicago fans really do give 110%

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Chicago fans really do give 110%

I got my ticket last night for almost the same price that Standing Room Only tickets were going for. It's insane.

Not sure why other arenas don't come up with more standing room. Some people just want to get into the building.

 

[Capella]

I don't usually feel like franchises should be over but boy the Panthers are an exception. I have never seen an emptier arena (it doesn't shake there IMO)

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Also, tough to rank based on total attendance in comparison with teams like Winnipeg, which have much smaller buildings, but bang them out every night.

2014-15 attendance by percentage

Numbers for the top 25 or so teams are pretty healthy overall, but how many more cheap seats could you sell if any of those top 13 buildings that already are at 100+ percent capacity were bigger?

Carolina, Florida, and Arizona should all be moved.

bettman would move them to Vegas, Oklahoma and Houston probably

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Sounds like Chelios will be behind the bench with Blashill for Detroit

 

[Zegras11]

I bet it sucks when you hear a loud roar in your arena when the Wings score.

Red Wings vs Idaho Steelheads games?

 

[Zegras11]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Chicago Blackhawks set the standard for bandwagon fans in the past 6 years. But they keep winning, so the numbers keep growing.

and all the 20 years prior to that were Red WIngs fans.

I bet it sucks when you hear a loud roar in your arena when the Wings score.

Not really. There are a lot of transplants.

I do hate cross dressers. Pick a team already.

 

[Grahamburn]

Tampa is full of transplanted northerners. Tons of good hockey fans there. Don't get the shtick about bashing them.

The bandwagon has swelled quite profusely in the last month. It's great to have all these people supporting the team and talking about hockey, but they were nowhere to be found when the season started.

I imagine that's what people who watch their team religiously night in and night out get miffed about.

Last season TB averaged 18612 a night. 10th in the league.

Vinick has made the experience at the Amalie Arena fantastic. They'll be selling out for years to come.

I'm just referencing the amount of people all of a sudden wanting to talk to me about hockey.

"The Lightning are doing really well! You used to play hockey, right? What's icing? That deflection thing is all luck, right? Why don't the announcers like us? That play in the second quarter was amazing! I put my Lightning flags on my car windows yesterday. Go Bolts!"

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/memo-from-a-bitter-rangers-fan-the-nhl-just-missed-a-ratings-bonanza/

The Blackhawks are a pretty good draw for NBC. Among U.S.-based NHL teams, they have the fourth-largest fan base. The Lightning, however, are sixth from the bottom. It’s roughly an average matchup for NBC, and the series is liable to get about average ratings: probably in the neighborhood of 2.5 for the first two games, 1.5 for Games 3 and 4 on NBCSN, and then 3.0 or higher if the series makes it to Game 5 and beyond.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/stanley-cup-final-ratings--game-3-delivers-on-nbcsn--thanks-to-chicago-160533612.html

According to NBC, the (Chicago) market delivered its best-ever local number (24.0) on NBCSN to fuel a 2.88 national overnight rating. The number is 14 percent better than last year’s Game 3. It’s the second-best rating for a Stanley Cup Final game in the network’s history.

oops, Nate.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Pierre's unabashed pom pom waiving for the Hawks in this series has been embarrassing, even for him. when Saad scored I think I saw him trying to get in on the fly by between the benches.