03-10-2016, 08:16 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Winter Classic Comes to STL
Only problem, its surprise against Chicago. 
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The rivalry between the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks has gotten so intense that it’s time to take it outside.
Busch Stadium, in fact.
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“We’ve seen how great the Winter Classics are,” Blues goalie Jake Allen said. “The energy and the passion, it’s a big thing for our city. We’ve been one of the best organizations in the NHL the last 50 years and next year is our 50th anniversary, so to be able to have that to look forward to next year is going to huge for us, our city, and the organization.
“It’s nine months away, but I’m looking forward to it already.”
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http://blues.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=872921
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03-10-2016, 08:20 AM
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I get that Chicago is huge for ratings, but that's enough already. Give someone else a chance.
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03-10-2016, 08:29 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Agreed,
Bring in another team St.Louis vs Nashville / Dallas would have been better. Its like the NHL is afraid of not having Chicago involved in the outdoor games.
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03-10-2016, 08:36 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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It's like ratings are important to the NHL and Chicago playing is guaranteed to bring in good ratings. Curse you NHL and wanting to make money!
God, you guys whine about this every single time
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03-10-2016, 08:38 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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Chicago vs St Louis makes sense and should be a fantastic game..... It's just some of the other outdoor games involving Chicago didn't make sense.
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03-10-2016, 08:57 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by codynw
I get that Chicago is huge for ratings, but that's enough already. Give someone else a chance.
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If we operate on the premise of it being a strict cash-grab then it should just be Chicago vs. New York every time.
Just make those two teams play their entire seasons in various outdoor stadiums around North America.
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03-10-2016, 09:30 AM
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First Line Centre
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The NHL should try hosting outdoor games in warm weather climates like Miami and Texas and see if that will drum up more interests...
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03-10-2016, 09:32 AM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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I thought for sure they would try a Panthers vs. Lightning game next season. Probably foolish of me.
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03-10-2016, 09:37 AM
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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You get an outdoor game! And you get an outdoor game! Everyone gets an outdoor game!!
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03-10-2016, 09:41 AM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
You Hawks get an outdoor game! And you Hawks get an outdoor game! Everyone Chicago gets an outdoor game!!
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ftfy
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03-10-2016, 09:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
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I think the oilers should be the visitors at every single outdoor game, that way they could market it by saying "come watch your (home team) beat the edmonton oilers in an outdoor game" or something like that. I think the crowds would love to come out if they were guaranteed to see their team win.
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03-10-2016, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Poe969
I think the oilers should be the visitors at every single outdoor game, that way they could market it by saying "come watch your (home team) beat the edmonton oilers in an outdoor game" or something like that. I think the crowds would love to come out if they were guaranteed to see their team win.
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So you're saying every team is basically the Harlem Globetrotters compared to the Oilers?
That seems fair, actually.
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03-10-2016, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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I think the problem is that teams want to host their own outdoor games, so they're reluctant to agree to be the visitor for one for fear of moving to the back of the list. As a result, we keep getting stuck with Chicago and Detroit every year.
After next season, there will only be 7 teams who haven't yet played in an outdoor game:
- Arizona
- Carolina
- Columbus
- Dallas
- Florida
- Nashville
- Tampa Bay
Also, Anaheim, Ottawa, Montreal, and the Rangers have been in outdoor games without being the home team. The Rangers played two games at Yankee Stadium as the road team and the Ducks were the road team at Dodger Stadium, so at least their local fans were able to go to the games if they wanted to without significant travel.
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03-10-2016, 02:08 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Ok I think it is safe to say outdoor games have jumped the shark
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03-10-2016, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
So you're saying every team is basically the Harlem Globetrotters compared to the Oilers?
That seems fair, actually.
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Almost! You see the Washington Generals arent actually trying to win whereas the Oilers are supposed to be.
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03-10-2016, 03:52 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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why are they having a winter classic after a winter classic?
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03-10-2016, 03:54 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by getbak
I think the problem is that teams want to host their own outdoor games, so they're reluctant to agree to be the visitor for one for fear of moving to the back of the list. As a result, we keep getting stuck with Chicago and Detroit every year.
After next season, there will only be 7 teams who haven't yet played in an outdoor game:
- Arizona
- Carolina
- Columbus
- Dallas
- Florida
- Nashville
- Tampa Bay
Also, Anaheim, Ottawa, Montreal, and the Rangers have been in outdoor games without being the home team. The Rangers played two games at Yankee Stadium as the road team and the Ducks were the road team at Dodger Stadium, so at least their local fans were able to go to the games if they wanted to without significant travel. |
There is a difference in playing in an outdoor game and playing in THE Jan 1 Winter Classic. How many teams have played in that?
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03-10-2016, 04:25 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: East of the Rockies, West of the rest
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
There is a difference in playing in an outdoor game and playing in THE Jan 1 Winter Classic. How many teams have played in that?
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2008: Pittsburgh @ Buffalo (Ralph Wilson Stadium)
2009: Detroit @ Chicago (Wrigley Field)
2010: Philadelphia @ Boston (Fenway Park)
2011: Washington @ Pittsburgh (Heinz Field)
2012: New York Rangers @ Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Park)
2013: Lockout
2014: Toronto @ Detroit (Michigan Stadium)
2015: Chicago @ Washington (Nationals Park)
2016: Montreal @ Boston (Gillette Stadium)
Jan. 1 2017: Detroit @ Toronto (BMO Field)
Jan. 2 2017: Chicago @ St. Louis (Busch Stadium)
They're calling the Det @ Tor game the Centennial Classic, I think to celebrate the Leafs 100th? Then the next day is the usual Winter Classic, but a day late.
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03-10-2016, 04:30 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: East of the Rockies, West of the rest
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So, depending on if you count the Centennial Classic as another Winter Classic of sorts (probably fair to say) then the tally in 10 games looks like:
Detroit: 3
Chicago: 3
Boston: 2 (both at home no less)
Pittsburgh: 2
Philadelphia: 2
Toronto: 2
Washington: 2
Montreal: 1
New York Rangers: 1
Buffalo: 1
St. Louis: 1
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03-10-2016, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hurtin_albertan
So, depending on if you count the Centennial Classic as another Winter Classic of sorts (probably fair to say) then the tally in 10 games looks like:
Detroit: 3
Chicago: 3
Boston: 2 (both at home no less)
Pittsburgh: 2
Philadelphia: 2
Toronto: 2
Washington: 2
Montreal: 1
New York Rangers: 1
Buffalo: 1
St. Louis: 1
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Oh FFS how many goddamned 'Classics' are there?
Heritage, Winter, Centennial, Fecal, come on!
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