Who will win the Stanley Cup tonight?

The team that scores the most touchdowns. :lol:

 

Go Hurricanes! Although they look as though they are falling apart.

 

Stanley Cup? Whats that? Just kidding. I think the past strikes have killed the sport.

 

Wow... My interested in NHL has surley dropped since the strike. I wasn't even aware the cup was being played right now... might also have something to do with the fact that bruins... hos should I put it.... S U C K S

 

Pulling for the 'Canes here in South Carolina. Could be the first professional sport title in Carolina history!

 

OILERS!!!

 

I think the winners will be those who continue not to watch. :lol:

Invisible TV: OLN averaged 611,000 households for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday. That's fewer households than ESPN2 drew for an Arizona-Northwestern college women's softball game Monday night. It is 39% fewer households than ESPN drew for the Stanley Cup series opener two years ago.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/h...stand-nba_x.htm

Go Lady Wildcats! Kick hockey butt!

I think even a rerun of Joanie Loves Chachi would pull in better ratings!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ Jun 19 2006, 02:07 PM) [snapback]273552[/snapback]</div>

That's cause the majority of Americans have bad taste in sports and television in general.

I still love my Oilers!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Jun 20 2006, 09:57 AM) [snapback]274045[/snapback]</div>

I agree Jared. Last nights game kept you on the edge of your seat. I am a Hurricanes fan but I have to say both teams played an awesome series.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Jun 20 2006, 09:57 AM) [snapback]274045[/snapback]</div>

Great game - spellbinding. Happy Carolina won for the first time - sharing the wealth. I also like the new rules that open the game up more. all they need now is a better way to follow the puck - i thought the tv coverage at times lost the flow of the game. i know it sounds moronic but i kinda liked the fox coverage when they had an electronic tag on the puck - something less glitzy would be better.

The best thing was the import of the Cup itself and how the players treated it. Beautiful to see. Real emotion there.

 

hockey madness has taken over the local rock station's morning show. they've had a bunch of players on there, the announcer, etc. i was expecting to hear commentary from some of the players this AM but nope. lots of celebration going on around here though.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Jun 20 2006, 11:07 AM) [snapback]274077[/snapback]</div>

Commercials here are a given - no governmental support and they have to pay the players and TV revenue is a large share of that paycheck.

They should just do the commercials on a natural break like a face-off or give the teams another time-out or two.

I really do like the new rules - i would like a larger field of play to open it up even more something akin to soccer where each player can have room to operate if they choose.

The cameramen must have to be in good shape to do these games - still like the thought of sometype of electronic puck that aids in viewing the game from the TV.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(jared2 @ Jun 20 2006, 06:57 AM) [snapback]274045[/snapback]</div>

There IS a more exciting game than hockey to watch on TV . . . it's called GOLF!
(j/k) . . . they both are equally boring. :lol: But at least Golf has it's own cable channel here in the US . . . and it still spills out into network broadcast TV. Not sure if there is a cable channel in Canada devoted just to Hockey. :huh:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(dbermanmd @ Jun 20 2006, 08:33 AM) [snapback]274088[/snapback]</div>

Can't argue with that. - No Really! I can't.

Commercials are a given . . . unless it's pay per view . . . Hmmmm, maybe not a bad idea for the NHL. That way, maybe they could compete on the same monetary level as big time wrestling.

No governmental support . . . Of course not. There is no military or political gain to be had from professional hockey. :blink:
Olympic Hockey? Now that is a different story. But, on the field of battle, I think the Biathlon soldiers would kick the Hockey soldiers' nice person . . . unless they get into hand to hand combat, then the Hockey soldiers would prevail due to their acquired ancillary skills and better body armor. :lol:

They have to pay the players . . . if they want to be able to call them professionals.

TV revenue is a large share of that paycheck . . . If you consider three percent a “large share,†who am I to argue.

TV earnings for the National Football League, for example, are 66 percent of revenues. Hockey gets only about 3 percent of revenues from TV — a testament, critics say, to its lack of broad appeal.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/09/...in1697024.shtml