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06-07-2007, 12:07 PM
#9521
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Yumchah
If it makes you feel better, I would think there would be a giant collective yawn over in LA if your Princesses won the Cup too...? 
Back in '93 this town was electric over the Kings being in the Finals.It was all over TV, Radio, Press, Billboards...etc. Those were good times.
If you lived in So Cal you would know how much different it would be if the Kings were in the finals versus the Duckies being in the finals.
Kinda sorta like the difference between the Angels and the Dodgers.
06-07-2007, 12:08 PM
#9522
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^ I dunno...I thought having Snoopy Woofwoof as a fan of the Ducks would bring out at least the entire hip-hop rap-city yo foshizzle crowd over at California into the fray...?
06-07-2007, 12:10 PM
#9523
The sizzle in the Steak
^^^ 
06-07-2007, 12:11 PM
#9524
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
^^^
06-07-2007, 12:16 PM
#9525
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Originally Posted by dom
This is the easiest cup final to pick ever.
Ducks win. Not sure how many games it will take but its theirs. Take that to the bank.
Kudo's to Alfie for being the only Sen that showed up. He was great.
06-07-2007, 12:27 PM
#9526
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Yumchah
Well, isn't Snoop Dog a big-time fan of the Quacks...?
Wait a minute!!! That's not Snoop...or the Duckies...
:wink:Snoop is no fan of the Duckies or Hockey. Just a bandwagoner.
06-07-2007, 12:27 PM
#9527
Interesting. Interesting.
Originally Posted by dom
Kudo's to Alfie for being the only Sen that showed up. He was great.
yeah, what the fuck happened to Spezza? And Phillips and Corvo played like adult-league amateurs.
06-07-2007, 01:34 PM
#9528
I am #76,361,211,935
Originally Posted by wstevens
yeah, what the fuck happened to Spezza? And Phillips and Corvo played like adult-league amateurs.
than us!
06-07-2007, 01:41 PM
#9529
I am #76,361,211,935
Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Whatever the case....it's not good for the league to have one of the most legendary trophies in sports won by a team in a town where nobody even cares.
It was barely on TV and radio here last night following the win, and today so far the story of the Ducks winning the cup is being burried over Paris Hilton news.
It was barely on TV and radio here last night following the win, and today so far the story of the Ducks winning the cup is being burried over Paris Hilton news.
Cup. Especially in California - it represents a potentially huge untapped market
and the win by the Ducks can only raise the visibility of the sport there as did
Gretzky's move to LA back in the day.
After all, everybody loves a winner!
06-07-2007, 02:35 PM
#9530
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Originally Posted by underdog
Personally, I bet the NHL is very pleased that a western team won the Stanley
Cup. Especially in California - it represents a potentially huge untapped market
and the win by the Ducks can only raise the visibility of the sport there as did
Gretzky's move to LA back in the day.
After all, everybody loves a winner!
Cup. Especially in California - it represents a potentially huge untapped market
and the win by the Ducks can only raise the visibility of the sport there as did
Gretzky's move to LA back in the day.
After all, everybody loves a winner!
Ya, but they are fickle, and you cant win every year.
06-07-2007, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by fdl
ya but it must have been sold out last night, as well as game 1,2. I think people with tickets just didn't show up, for whatever reason.
06-07-2007, 03:12 PM
#9532
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by fdl
Ya, but they are fickle, and you cant win every year.
The duckies have little if any die-hard fans. Peeps go to duckie games because they had nothing better to do, or they are bandwagoners when the team is in the playoffs.
06-07-2007, 03:52 PM
#9534
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Originally Posted by Mike 350Z
Did anyone else think Bettman sounded like a total donkey when he came out to present the hardware?
06-07-2007, 03:56 PM
#9535
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by fdl
He always sounds like that.
He's always been a jackass.
06-07-2007, 03:56 PM
#9536
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06-07-2007, 04:38 PM
#9538
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by fdl
...then to top it off that jackass Brian Hayward who does the color for the Duckies shows up at the end of that clip.
06-07-2007, 04:59 PM
#9539
The sizzle in the Steak
TSN's - California's Top 10 Hockey Moments
http://broadband.tsn.ca/?vid=8425
So the Duckies winning the Cup is #11
Wildwing catches on fire > Duckies winning the Cup....IMHO.
10. Wildwing catches on fire.
9. Luc Robitaille scores his record-breaking 551st goal.
8. Miracle on Manchester
7. Marcel Dionne wins the Art Ross
6. Ducks Defeat Red Wings in 1st round in 2003 (and lose in 7 to NJ)
5. Oakland Seals form in 1967. In 1976 they move to Cleveland.
4. Gretzky breaks (Howe's) goals and points record.
3. LA becomes first California team to reach the Cup FInals
2. Sharks defeat Red Wings in 1994.
1. The Kings acquire Gretzky in 1988.
9. Luc Robitaille scores his record-breaking 551st goal.
8. Miracle on Manchester
7. Marcel Dionne wins the Art Ross
6. Ducks Defeat Red Wings in 1st round in 2003 (and lose in 7 to NJ)
5. Oakland Seals form in 1967. In 1976 they move to Cleveland.
4. Gretzky breaks (Howe's) goals and points record.
3. LA becomes first California team to reach the Cup FInals
2. Sharks defeat Red Wings in 1994.
1. The Kings acquire Gretzky in 1988.
Wildwing catches on fire > Duckies winning the Cup....IMHO.
06-07-2007, 05:14 PM
#9540
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Back in '93 this town was electric over the Kings being in the Finals.It was all over TV, Radio, Press, Billboards...etc. Those were good times.
If you lived in So Cal you would know how much different it would be if the Kings were in the finals versus the Duckies being in the finals.
Kinda sorta like the difference between the Angels and the Dodgers.
06-07-2007, 05:17 PM
#9541
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by TSXforme
Plus it didn't hurt that the best player ever was playing for the Kings at that time....
..but then again expectaions for the playoff run that year were low...new coach, and the Kings were not a top pic to win.
06-07-2007, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
The Honda center is rarely sold-out.
They have been sold out since December. I doubt you can say the same for the Staples Center. Hey if a place called Hockey Town can't sell out their playoff games, what's the big deal if the Honda Center isn't sold out anyway? So who cares. I'm not gonna keep bagging on your team. If it was the other way around, I would have been rooting of the Kings or Sharks to bring it to Cali. Anyway, congrats to the Ducks. It was great watching those guys celebrate last night, especially for guys like Teemu and Jiggy. They were the best team at the beginning and the best at the end. I just hope they can keep the same people together and improve. I would hate for Jiggy to go across town next season. That would force me to cheer for them, except against the Ducks ofcourse.
06-07-2007, 10:26 PM
#9545
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by guia x
They have been sold out since December. I doubt you can say the same for the Staples Center. Hey if a place called Hockey Town can't sell out their playoff games, what's the big deal if the Honda Center isn't sold out anyway? So who cares. I'm not gonna keep bagging on your team. If it was the other way around, I would have been rooting of the Kings or Sharks to bring it to Cali. Anyway, congrats to the Ducks. It was great watching those guys celebrate last night, especially for guys like Teemu and Jiggy. They were the best team at the beginning and the best at the end. I just hope they can keep the same people together and improve. I would hate for Jiggy to go across town next season. That would force me to cheer for them, except against the Ducks ofcourse.
You would pull for the Kings or Sharks if they were in the playoffs?!?!?!?! Silly duckie fans. You gotta learn to hate your opposition with a passion!!!!btw the Ducks had 25 total sellouts on the season....almost doubling last seasons number of sellouts
Go ducky bandwagon!!!In all seriousness....other than this past year with the Kings in re-build mode...it is far easier to get a ticket to a Duck game than a King game....and FWIW...with the team the Ducks had this season, there is no reason why they should not have sold out the entire season at home.
Are you REALLY a Duck fan? If so how long?
06-09-2007, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
You gotta be a Duck fan fer sure!! You would pull for the Kings or Sharks if they were in the playoffs?!?!?!?! Silly duckie fans. You gotta learn to hate your opposition with a passion!!!!
btw the Ducks had 25 total sellouts on the season....almost doubling last seasons number of sellouts Go ducky bandwagon!!!
In all seriousness....other than this past year with the Kings in re-build mode...it is far easier to get a ticket to a Duck game than a King game....and FWIW...with the team the Ducks had this season, there is no reason why they should not have sold out the entire season at home.
Are you REALLY a Duck fan? If so how long?
You would pull for the Kings or Sharks if they were in the playoffs?!?!?!?! Silly duckie fans. You gotta learn to hate your opposition with a passion!!!!btw the Ducks had 25 total sellouts on the season....almost doubling last seasons number of sellouts
Go ducky bandwagon!!!In all seriousness....other than this past year with the Kings in re-build mode...it is far easier to get a ticket to a Duck game than a King game....and FWIW...with the team the Ducks had this season, there is no reason why they should not have sold out the entire season at home.
Are you REALLY a Duck fan? If so how long?
Anyway, I haven't been a Ducks fan for long. I watched a few hockey games here and there, like when the Kings were in the playoffs in '93. I could never get into it as I had no clue what the rules were. I started gaining interest in '03 when Kevin and Bean over at KROQ kept on interviewing Giguere and how well he was doing. I've always had a fondness to goalies, which was part of the reason I started watching the Kings when they had Kelly Hrudey (I think he was doing well back then if I can remember). So I started watching the Ducks play and since my boss was a big hockey fan, he taught me all the rules and stuff. Since I knew all the players at that point, that's when I became a Ducks fan. From then on I just became more into hockey and now it's my number 1 sport. I use to only love football, but now I can't even watch it sometimes. It's just too slow for me. I use to think hockey was boring but now it's the most exciting sport. So I am just a new Ducks fan but I have not missed a game since I started watching back in '03.
06-09-2007, 11:12 PM
#9550
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Originally Posted by wstevens
<--- Colts, Ducks, Cardinals, and soon to be Spurs fan.
Bandwagoner and fair-weather fan, aren't ya...?
I'm guessing from the early prognosis, you'll also be a Patriots fan soon too?
06-10-2007, 01:25 AM
#9551
I shoot people
Originally Posted by wstevens
<--- Colts, Ducks, Cardinals, and soon to be Spurs fan.
06-10-2007, 10:40 PM
#9552
The sizzle in the Steak
There are not enough hard-core ducky fans to fill their arena...sad.
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and more than 15,000 fans celebrated the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup title Saturday night.
Some fans who jammed the south parking lot of the Honda Center brought homemade replicas of the cup, and some bought souvenir game pucks in Stanley Cup-shaped cases.
The Ducks won the NHL title with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, ending the series in five games in front of their home fans.
Some fans who jammed the south parking lot of the Honda Center brought homemade replicas of the cup, and some bought souvenir game pucks in Stanley Cup-shaped cases.
The Ducks won the NHL title with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, ending the series in five games in front of their home fans.
15,000 people would not even sell-out the Honda Center!!
06-10-2007, 10:44 PM
#9553
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by guia x
I wouldn't scream like a school girl everytime they score but I would rather them win than say the Red Wings or Dallas. Ofcourse I hate those teams with a passion but I was pulling for the Sharks to win this year so they can meet the Ducks in the WC finals. You got to put your hate aside because having those teams do well generates more buzz for hockey in California. You can say what you want about nobody giving a crap about the Ducks but atleast now they are getting alot more coverage. Hey yesterday at the Kaiser hospital in Panorama City, I heard people talking about the Ducks. That's right in Panorama City!
Anyway, I haven't been a Ducks fan for long. I watched a few hockey games here and there, like when the Kings were in the playoffs in '93. I could never get into it as I had no clue what the rules were. I started gaining interest in '03 when Kevin and Bean over at KROQ kept on interviewing Giguere and how well he was doing. I've always had a fondness to goalies, which was part of the reason I started watching the Kings when they had Kelly Hrudey (I think he was doing well back then if I can remember). So I started watching the Ducks play and since my boss was a big hockey fan, he taught me all the rules and stuff. Since I knew all the players at that point, that's when I became a Ducks fan. From then on I just became more into hockey and now it's my number 1 sport. I use to only love football, but now I can't even watch it sometimes. It's just too slow for me. I use to think hockey was boring but now it's the most exciting sport. So I am just a new Ducks fan but I have not missed a game since I started watching back in '03.
Anyway, I haven't been a Ducks fan for long. I watched a few hockey games here and there, like when the Kings were in the playoffs in '93. I could never get into it as I had no clue what the rules were. I started gaining interest in '03 when Kevin and Bean over at KROQ kept on interviewing Giguere and how well he was doing. I've always had a fondness to goalies, which was part of the reason I started watching the Kings when they had Kelly Hrudey (I think he was doing well back then if I can remember). So I started watching the Ducks play and since my boss was a big hockey fan, he taught me all the rules and stuff. Since I knew all the players at that point, that's when I became a Ducks fan. From then on I just became more into hockey and now it's my number 1 sport. I use to only love football, but now I can't even watch it sometimes. It's just too slow for me. I use to think hockey was boring but now it's the most exciting sport. So I am just a new Ducks fan but I have not missed a game since I started watching back in '03.
I beg you to be a good fan, and HATE my team (Kings) with a passion. It only makes the rivalry that much better!!!
Glad to hear you are a hockey fan....we are some crazy passionate people.
06-11-2007, 01:23 PM
#9554
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ANYHOW. Moving on to the bigger topic: who's all kinda nervous and giddy at the same time about the upcoming draft...?
Cuz, I know I am.
Cuz, I know I am.
06-11-2007, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
ANYHOW. Moving on to the bigger topic: who's all kinda nervous and giddy at the same time about the upcoming draft...?
Cuz, I know I am.
Cuz, I know I am.
06-11-2007, 02:58 PM
#9557
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Originally Posted by TSXforme
Your team having the #1 pick can do that for you. Too bad there isn't a Crosby like player in this years draft....
And from what I'm reading from the Chicago news sites, I'm not sure if the Hawks know who to draft.
06-11-2007, 03:24 PM
#9558
The sizzle in the Steak
Originally Posted by Yumchah
ANYHOW. Moving on to the bigger topic: who's all kinda nervous and giddy at the same time about the upcoming draft...?
Cuz, I know I am.
Cuz, I know I am.
.....and looking forward to July 1